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This isn't strictly speaking true. An agent is merely something that acts (on its environment). A simple reflex agent (eg. simple robot vacuum with only reflexi
by _Algernon_ 1y ago
This isn't strictly speaking true. An agent is merely something that acts (on its environment). A simple reflex agent (eg. simple robot vacuum with only reflexive collision detection) are also agents, though they don't strictly speaking attempt to maximize a utility function.
Ref: Artificial Intelligence - A Modern Approach.
- QuadmasterXLII 1y ago"Agent" in the context of LLMs has always been pretty closely intertwined with advertising how dangerous they are (exciting!), as opposed to connecting to earlier research on reflexes. The first viral LLM agent, AutoGPT, had the breathless " (skull and crossbones emoji) Continuous Mode Run the AI without user authorisation, 100% automated. Continuous mode is not recommended. It is potentially dangerous and may cause your AI to run forever or carry out actions you would not usually authorise. Use at your own risk. (Warning emoji)" in its readme within a week of going live, and was forked into ChaosGPT a week later with the explicit goal of going rogue and killing everyone
- _Algernon_ 1y agoI'm responding to this claim: >Agent originally meant an ai that made decisions to optimize some utility function. That's not what agents originally referred to, and I don't understand how your circling back to LLMs is relevant to the original definition of agent?
- baxtr 1y agoThanks to your comment I came across this article, which I think explains agents quite well. Some differences seem artificial, but it gets the point across. Were you thinking along these lines? https://medium.com/@tahirbalarabe2/five-types-of-ai-agents-ee6fb9fb6c4f https://medium.com/@tahirbalarabe2/five-types-of-ai-agents-e...
- _Algernon_ 1y agoYes. This is in essence the same taxonomy used in A Modern Approach.