Roy Zhao (Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington), Zhenyu Zhao (Independent Researcher)
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Roy Zhao (Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington), Zhenyu Zhao (Independent Researcher)
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Terms in this piece · Glossary
inference — Running a trained model to get answers — the phase where AI is actually used, as opposed to trained.
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
Why it matters
Puts the artifacts that determine an AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition →'s future behavior under versioned human custody: self-edits arrive as validated candidate changes for review, and forking an agent creates a descendant with its own identity and private state.
