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What Are AI Agents?
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AI Agents are like having a brilliant assistant who can actually do things for you — not just answer questions. Learn how they work in plain English.

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Think of an AI Agent as Your Digital Employee

Traditional AI (like basic ChatGPT) is like a really smart consultant. You ask questions, it answers. But an AI Agent? That's like hiring someone who can actually do the work.

Regular AI

You: "How do I organize these files?"
AI: "Here are 5 steps to organize files..."

It tells you what to do. You still do the work.

AI Agent

You: "Organize my files by date"
Agent: *Actually organizes them*

It does the work for you. You approve the results.

The Key Difference

AI Agents can take actions: browse the web, write files, run code, send emails, interact with apps.

They're AI with hands, not just a brain.

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The Four-Step Loop: How Every Agent Works

Every AI Agent follows this simple pattern. Click each step to see it in action.

1

You Describe

Tell it what you want

2

Agent Plans

Breaks it into steps

3

Agent Acts

Executes each step

4

You Review

Approve or refine

Step 1: You Describe What You Want

Use plain English. Don't worry about technical terms — just be specific about the outcome you want.

you → "Create a report of all my customers who haven't ordered in 90 days, with their last order date and total spent"
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See It In Action: A Real Conversation

Here's what working with Claude Code (an AI Agent) actually looks like:

you → "Create a script that backs up my important files to cloud storage every night"
I'll create a backup script for you. First, let me check what cloud storage you have configured...
Found Dropbox installed. I'll create backup_files.py that:
1. Scans your Documents folder for changes
2. Compresses new/modified files
3. Uploads to Dropbox/Backups with date stamp
4. Sets up to run automatically at 2 AM
Created: backup_files.py
Scheduled: Daily at 2:00 AM
Want me to run a test backup now?

What Just Happened

  • You described what you wanted in plain English
  • The agent figured out how to do it
  • It wrote actual working code
  • It configured your computer to run it automatically
  • It asked before doing anything permanent

You're Always In Control

  • The agent shows you what it plans to do first
  • You approve before any action is taken
  • You can say "wait, change this part"
  • Nothing happens without your permission
  • You can undo anything it does
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What Can AI Agents Do for Your Business?

Here are real examples of tasks AI Agents can handle for Rhode Island businesses:

Invoicing

"Review my unbilled work from last week and create invoices for each client"

Reports

"Analyze my sales data and create a visual report comparing this quarter to last"

Email

"Draft follow-up emails for everyone who attended last week's meeting"

Data Entry

"Extract all the contact info from these business cards and add to my CRM"

Scheduling

"Find a time that works for everyone on this thread and send a calendar invite"

Custom Tools

"Build me a calculator that estimates project costs based on hours and materials"

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