Dulranga's Notes
Semester 3Artificial Intelligence

AI Agents

an Agent is defined as a fundamental entity,

  • who perceives its environment
  • then makes decisions
  • then take actions
  • to achieve a specific target

perceive \to become aware of something / come to realize

Core feedback loop

all agents Act on a feedback loop. agent.png

  • Sensors (perception) - this is how the agent see the environment
    • eg: Camera feed, gyroscopes, motion sensors, text inputs, database updates
  • Decision Maker (brain) - this is the logical part. This evaluate the current state & determine what to do next
    • eg: logical program, Machine Learning model
  • Actuators (actions) - this is how the agent change its environment.
    • eg: Clicking a button, increasing a motor speed, output text

an Agent or Not?

This is not an AgentThis is an Agent
DescriptionA basic thermometer that displays 72F72^\circ\text{F}An AC that maintain room temperature at 70F70^\circ\text{F}
ReasonThis perceive environment, but no Action or pursue a goal.This perceive environment 72F72^\circ\text{F},take decision the temperature should be lower,Then reduce the temperature,Keep at 70F70^\circ\text{F} (goal)

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