# Agent Concepts

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<p>AI agents are autonomous software systems that use artificial intelligence to perform tasks, make decisions, and interact with their environment on behalf of a user or another system. They apply reasoning, planning, and memory, and can adapt over time to pursue goals more effectively.</p>
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<p class="term-meta"><em>Also known as:</em> AI agent, autonomous agent, agentic AI, intelligent agent</p>
<p class="term-meta"><em>Sources:</em></p>
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  <li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/discover/what-are-ai-agents">https://cloud.google.com/discover/what-are-ai-agents</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/ai-agents">https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/ai-agents</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://github.com/resources/articles/what-are-ai-agents">https://github.com/resources/articles/what-are-ai-agents</a></li>
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