What Is an AI Agent?
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From the show’s notesWhat exactly is an AI agent — and does anyone actually agree?
In this episode, taken from of AI + a16z, General Partner Guido Appenzeller and partners Matt Bornstein and Yoko Li break down one of the most hyped- and most hotly debated 0 concepts in AI right now: agents.
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Are agents just clever wrappers around LLMs? Tools that can reason and act? Or simply a fresh label for familiar tech?
Whether you're building, investing, or just trying to make sense of the buzz, this episode is for you.
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