What are AI Agents? Definition and Types Artificial Intelligence is defined as the study of rational agents. A rational agent may take the form of a person, firm, machine, or software to make decisions. It works with the best results after considering past and present perceptions (perceptual inputs of the agent at a given instance). An AI system consists of an agent and its environment. Agents operate within their environment, which may also include other agents. Agent examples: A software agent has keystrokes, file contents, received network packages that act as sensors and are displayed on the screen, and files, sent network packets to act as actuators. The human agent has eyes, ears, and other organs that act as sensors, and hands, feet, mouth, and other body parts act as actuators. A robotic agent consists of cameras and infrared range finders that act as sensors and various motors that act as actuators.
