Self-Reflection
Category: Agents“self ree-FLEK-shun”
When an AI reviews its own work, spots weak spots or mistakes, and tries again before handing anything to you.
Lesson #6: The Agentic Era: Agents That Do the Work →Proofreading your letter before you mail it.
The AI rereads the email it drafted and fixes the confusing second paragraph.
It rechecks its own material list against the plans and catches two missing joists.
It reviews its own proposal for missing pricing before your customer ever sees it.
A quick self-check catches a big share of errors and cuts the cleanup work on your side.
Self-reflection is an AI checking and fixing its own work.
Ask an AI for something, then ask it to critique its own answer. Compare the two.
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