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
An unreleased OpenAI model, orchestrated across ~10,000 agents, generated new mathematical knowledge by disproving that Navier-Stokes solutions must stay smooth, evidence that 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 →-scaled compute can do genuine research, not just retrieval.
