1.1 Module 1 · Agentic AI & Business Value

What Is an AI Agent?

Add components to build an agent from scratch. Watch the system classification shift as you add planning, tools, memory, and feedback loops.

Agent Anatomy Builder Classification Playground

Agent Anatomy Builder

Click each component to add it to your system. Watch the classification and spectrum update in real time as the system gains new capabilities.

Current Classification
Pure Automation
Pure AutomationChatbotAssistantFull Agent

Key insight: An AI agent is not defined by how sophisticated its language is. It is defined by its ability to act autonomously, use tools, remember context, and adapt based on results. A simple script that plans, acts, and adjusts is more "agentic" than a eloquent chatbot that only generates text.

Classification Playground

Describe any system and get an instant classification. The analyser detects which agent components are present and explains why it falls where it does on the spectrum.

Describe a system or click an example to see its classification