AI agent
explained by the herding dogAn AI agent is like a trained herding dog: one whistle is enough, and it gathers the whole flock until every sheep is in the pen. And it still listens when you whistle.

LLM, token, agent, context window: with AI, the jargon comes at you from all sides. In my AI ABC, felt characters explain the most important terms in short films, so simply that even a twelve-year-old can follow. Meet the characters.
An AI agent is like a trained herding dog: one whistle is enough, and it gathers the whole flock until every sheep is in the pen. And it still listens when you whistle.
An LLM is like an old owl that has read millions of books. It doesn't look things up, it knows which word usually follows another. So always double-check what matters.
A new name tag doesn't make an AI any smarter. It calculates very, very well, but it still guesses and is sometimes wrong, no matter what you call it.
Episode 04FilmInside every AI is a web with billions of threads, the parameters. During training they are pulled tighter or looser. After that, the AI only works, it no longer learns.
Episode 05Coming soonA prompt is your note to the AI. The more clearly you write what you need, the better the answer. That's why I call it prompt design.
Episode 06Coming soonThe context window is Lexi's desk. Only so many notes fit on it, and when new ones arrive, the oldest fall off. That's why AI forgets things in a long conversation.
Episode 07Coming soonA token is a small piece of text, often just part of a word. AI doesn't read whole sentences, it strings these little pieces together, one after the other.
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Watch on YouTube →What is an AI agent? The shepherd explains
What is an LLM? Lexi the owl explains
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