Thoughts on AI Agents and Tools
AI agents that can call external tools look a lot like workflow engines. Both move work from “Step A” to “Step B.” The difference is in the steering wheel: a workflow engine follows hard‑coded lanes, while an agent can improvise. Tell the agent to “summarize this report and email the highlights,” and it decides which tool to grab next—no rigid flowchart required.That’s why the agent‑vs‑tool...