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.
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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 → that retries and escalates itself to a costlier model will do it whether or not a policy forbids it; the only control that binds is one enforced in the request path, on the key.