Agents Unpacked — Table of Contents

Conversations about what AI agents are, how they work, and when they're useful. No programming knowledge required.

Here’s the planned route through Agents Unpacked. The titles and article boundaries may change as the conversations develop.

Part I — From conversation to action

1. What makes an AI agent different from a chatbot?

2. Who actually does the work—the model or the software?

3. How can words turn into actions?

4. Does an agent need a plan?

Part II — Checking the work and setting boundaries

5. How do we know it really finished the job?

6. What does an agent actually remember?

7. How much freedom should we give it?

8. What happens when a web page tells it what to do?

Part III — Beyond a single conversation

9. Can we teach an agent new skills without retraining it?

10. What happens when the job outlasts the conversation?

11. Are several agents better than one?

12. When is an agent the wrong tool?