"agent" is a buzzword. All it is, is a bunch of LLM calls in a while loop.
- 'rag' is meaningless as a concept. imagine calling a web app 'database augmented programming'. [1]
- 'agent' probably just means 'run an llm in a loop' [1]
- 'rag' is meaningless as a concept. imagine calling a web app 'database augmented programming'. [1]
- 'agent' probably just means 'run an llm in a loop' [1]
Consciousness may be such a loop. Look outward, look at your response, repeat. Like the illusion of motion created by frames per second.
To me it is concerning that proper useful agents may emerge from such a simple loop. E.g just repeatedly asking a sufficiently intelligent AI, "what action within my power shall I perform next in order to maximize the mass of paperclips in the universe," interleaved by performing that act and recording the result.
It's just that the tools to do this are non-existent and each application needs to be bespoke.
It's like programming without an OS.