Beyond Automation: The Developer’s Guide to AI Agents
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Beyond Automation: The Developer’s Guide to AI Agents
 

Beyond Automation: The Developer’s Guide to AI Agents

AI agents are shaking things up in our beloved software development industry. AI is taking us way beyond the usual automation we’re used to. Instead of just following predefined steps, these agents can actually sense their environment, plan out their actions, and cleverly use the tools at their disposal. SSW’s COO, Ulysses Maclaren, recently gave a fantastic talk at a few local conferences, highlighting just how powerful and game-changing AI agents are. For developers, understanding these agents isn’t just helpful, it’s becoming essential, oops… it is essential.

Read on for an essential breakdown of automation vs AI agents!

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