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AI Agents: Substance or Snake Oil with Arvind Narayanan - #704
The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)
Agents: Beyond Marketing Hype
The term 'agents' in AI is meaningful, moving beyond mere marketing hype. As the potential for scaling models to AGI seems unlikely, there is a need to develop more complex systems to enhance the utility of AI models beyond simple prompts. This necessity for complexity and functionality in AI calls for a definition of 'agents' that reflects their role in creating advanced AI systems, as well as their recognized importance in research and application. Thus, while various definitions exist, establishing a shared understanding of agents is crucial for progressing in the field.
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