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Editorial illustration for What Are AI Agents? How Autonomy Separates Them From Bots and Assistants
Consumer Tech

What Are AI Agents? How Autonomy Separates Them From Bots and Assistants

AI agents are autonomous software systems that perceive, reason, and act to achieve goals independently, distinguishing them from simpler bots and assistants. Their core architecture and functional loop enable them to perform complex, multi-step tasks proactively and adaptively.

Meera Iyer·October 22, 2026
Editorial illustration for Navigating AI Agents: Comparing Privacy and Control in DoorDash and Robinhood
Consumer Tech

Navigating AI Agents: Comparing Privacy and Control in DoorDash and Robinhood

Consumer AI agents offer convenience but raise privacy and control concerns. This article compares DoorDash's and Robinhood's approaches, providing a framework for evaluating agent design and user agency.

Meera Iyer·October 1, 2026
Developer building AI applications with LangChain, surrounded by futuristic code and data visualizations, symbolizing innovation in AI development.
Developer Tools

How to Build AI Applications with LangChain

Over 63% of mid-sized companies (100-2000 employees) now run AI agents in production, reports LangChain .

Armen Bedrosian·July 18, 2026
An advanced AI interface, glowing with neural networks, actively learning from conversation data and refining complex code streams in a futuristic development environment.
Industry Applications

Anthropic Claude AI Learns From Channel Conversations

Within Anthropic itself, an internal version of Claude Tag is already approving and incorporating 65% of the code changes submitted by its product team.

Rui Almeida·June 24, 2026
Futuristic interface showing AI-powered coding tools and AI agents integrated within a ChatGPT super app.
Research & Breakthroughs

OpenAI to Make ChatGPT a Super App with Coding Tools

OpenAI's software-writing product, Codex, saw its active user base increase six fold to more than 5 million weekly, according to Fortune .

David Katzman·June 8, 2026
A sophisticated AI agent interfaces with digital systems, highlighting the power and complexity of autonomous digital labor in a modern professional environment.
Explainers

Understanding what a data agent is

An AI agent named B.Claw is already connecting to Gmail, calendars, and CRMs, running morning briefings and triaging inboxes. This agent also drafts Comparative Market Analyses (CMAs) and interfaces w

Meera Iyer·May 26, 2026
Tech executives in a boardroom looking at a holographic display with abstract data streams and a question mark, symbolizing the confusion around AI agent definitions.
Research & Breakthroughs

AI agent definitions: Why clarity is so elusive

A recent industry survey reveals 70% of tech executives claim to understand 'AI agents,' yet fewer than 15% agree on a single, common definition, according to the Tech Insights Report 2023.

David Katzman·May 25, 2026
A beginner programmer building their first AI agent in Python on a laptop, showcasing new sandboxed tools for local AI development.
Developer Tools

Build Your First AI Agent in Python With These Beginner Tools

For the first time, beginners can build sophisticated AI agents on their laptops using new sandboxed tools.

Armen Bedrosian·May 24, 2026