Introducing the Techsplainers by IBM podcast, your new podcast for quick, powerful takes on today’s most important AI and tech topics. Each episode brings you bite-sized learning designed to fit your day, whether you’re driving, exercising, or just curious for something new.
This is just the beginning. Tune in every weekday at 6 AM ET for fresh insights, new voices, and smarter learning.
Introducing the Techsplainers by IBM podcast, your new podcast for quick, powerful takes on today’s most important AI and tech topics. Each episode brings you bite-sized learning designed to fit your day, whether you’re driving, exercising, or just curious for something new.
This is just the beginning. Tune in every weekday at 6 AM ET for fresh insights, new voices, and smarter learning.
This episode of "Techsplainers" provides an in-depth exploration of AI agents and AI assistants, comparing and contrasting their functionalities and capabilities. The podcast explains that AI assistants are reactive, performing tasks based on user commands, while AI agents are proactive, autonomously achieving specific goals. The discussion also delves into the structure and features of both types of AI, including conversational AI, prompts, recommendations, and tuning for assistants, and autonomy, decision-making, connectivity, persistent memory, and adaptive learning for agents. Real-world applications and potential benefits of both technologies are highlighted, along with current limitations and risks.
Find more information at https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/techsplainers
Narrated by Alice Gomstyn