AI Agent
An AI given a goal that plans its own steps to get there. It does not run in a straight line — it navigates decisions.
In practice
An agent told "plan a beach day" that checks weather first.
Where students meet it
AI Agent is taught in Lesson 11, AI Agents: Teaching AI to Plan Ahead, part of the Automation unit of the AI Explorers course for kids. Ananya is the guide for that lesson, and it is one of 6 terms in the unit.
Often mixed up with
- Automation
Something that runs by itself: IF a trigger happens, THEN an action follows — with no human in between the steps.
More from Automation
Back to all 58 AI terms for students.
KNOWING THE WORD IS THE START
AI Agent is one of 58 terms students meet across 16 video lessons that teach them to direct AI rather than just use it.