WHAT ARE AI AGENTS? WHY DO THEY MATTER?

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

AI agents are autonomous programs that use AI models and tools to achieve specific goals through a series of interactions, unlike traditional AI models that usually have single input-output exchanges. This autonomy allows agents to understand their environment, make decisions, take actions, and maintain context over time, letting them handle complex, multi-step tasks. New standardized protocols like MCP and A2A show that agents are going to be more prominent in the future.