agent
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈeɪdʒənt/
- Specialized
- For the Watson question-answering agent, this includes natural language passages that provide evidence for the answer.
- software agent
- an intelligent agent
- an autonomous agent
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Watch on YouTubeSo if you want to build agents, now, let's start simple.
- So if you want to build agents, now, let's start simple.
- God has a bunch of AI agents that like, work for him.
- Well, it, it, it turns out that when agents interact, they form new agents.
- The fourth phase is what I like to call intelligent agents, smart, intelligent software agents.
- So obviously there's agents, there's there's good agents and there's ones that really don't care.
Examples
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Viewers may interact with a software agent that hunts out investments based on the viewers' preferences.
Academic text (1997) -
A virtual assistant is a type of agent that helps users manage their schedules.
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So if you want to build agents, now, let's start simple.
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So it's a deep Q learning agent right there in the browser.
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So Pivot has a software agent that guides the learner.
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Virtual assistants, robots, and other artificial intelligent agents are becoming mainstream in our lives.
Academic text (2017) -
In an MDP, an agent is interacting with a fully observable world.
Academic text (2017) -
Through the use of knowledge-based engineering tools and intelligent software agents, all noncreative tasks are automated.
Academic text (2005) -
Mr. Dixon, I've been authorized to assign you four of my best agents.
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This software agent automatically sorts emails based on their importance.
Synonyms
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3.5
A program that answers questions and does tasks for a person
Compounds
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3.5
A person who works for the country's government to enforce laws and investigate crimes
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1.6
A person or company that books tickets, hotels and transport for people going on a trip
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4.9
A spy who secretly works for two opposing sides while pretending to help one and giving secrets to the other
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4.1
A person who works secretly for the police to gather information while hiding who they are
- Specialized
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3.0
A person who secretly works for a government to get information about the country's safety
- Literature
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7.6
A strong chemical sprayed in the Vietnam War to kill plants that caused long-term harm to people and land
- Specialized
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4.1
A substance used to cause or speed up a change in other substances
- NSFW
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8.8
A very poisonous chemical used as a weapon that stops the nerves from working and makes people stop breathing
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3.7
A person who works to get news and attention for a company, group, or famous person
- Specialized
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4.2
A tiny living thing like a virus or bacterium that can make people and animals sick
- Formal
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6.7
A person or group the government requires to report activities and funding from another country
- Jargon
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3.7
A person or company that arranges performances for people like musicians and actors
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9.9
A person who secretly encourages others to break the law to make them look guilty
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5.8
A government worker who looks into serious money crimes like tax fraud and making fake money
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4.4
A person or company who finds work for actors in plays, films, and television
- Specialized
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5.8
A person who secretly gets information for another country or company
- Specialized
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3.5
A substance like a medicine that stops a virus growing or kills it
- NSFW
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9.9
A very strong chemical weapon that causes severe blisters and harms the lungs and eyes
- Formal
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5.8
A government worker who gives farmers and rural families advice about farming and household matters
- Archaic
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8.0
A United States government worker who deals with Native American tribes on a reservation
- NSFW
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9.9
A harmful chemical that causes severe blisters on skin and damages eyes and lungs, often used as a weapon
- Specialized
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3.6
A person or company that arranges cargo, customs, and port services for a ship
- Specialized
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5.8
A medicine that stops or reduces a body process, for example a hormone action
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4.0
A person who manages business affairs for employees and represents them to employers
- Formal
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4.0
A government worker who advises farmers and families on growing crops and running a home
- Specialized
1
5.9
A drug that stops nerve signals to muscles and makes them relax or stop moving
- Specialized
1
7.9
An organization that keeps records of a company's stock owners and handles transfers and cancellations of stock certificates
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3.7
A person who represents actors, finds them work, negotiates contracts, and manages their careers
- Specialized
1
6.9
A medicine that treats some cancers by adding small chemical groups to DNA to stop cell growth
- Specialized
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4.1
A drug that temporarily makes part of the body feel no pain during medical treatment
- Specialized
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3.8
An ingredient added to dough or batter to make it rise and become lighter
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5.0
A person who organizes and checks the arrival and delivery of goods for a shipping company
- Formal
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6.5
A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses
- Specialized
1
5.9
A substance that makes another substance lose electrons during a chemical reaction
- Specialized
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5.8
A substance that gives electrons to another substance in a chemical reaction
- Specialized
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7.3
A computer simulation that shows how each person or thing acts and changes a whole system
How Autonomous
Surface Forms
Morphology
agent = ag + ent
The sense 'autonomous program that acts' extends the core notion of 'one who/that acts', but the stem is a bound form and the suffixation is historically derived rather than transparently analytic for learners.
Etymology
Agent comes from Latin agere 'to do', and today we use it for a program that 'acts' for you; think of a digital agent as an assistant that automatically does tasks on your behalf.