AI basics
What is an AI agent? A plain-English guide for business professionals
What agents can do, where people stay involved and why the work matters more than the label.
2 min readAgents Anywhere Editorial Team
An agent moves work forward
An agent can read approved information, choose a step and use tools. It stops when the task is done or a person is needed.
People set the limits
Some agents only draft or classify. Their authority should match the risk, ease of reversal and quality of the available information.
Start with the job
Define the recurring problem, owner, systems, decisions and measure of success before choosing a model or tool.