For low-bar definitions of “agent”, you’re probably running some already.
“In computer science, a software agent is a computer program that acts for a user or other program in a relationship of agency, which derives from the Latin agere (to do): an agreement to act on one’s behalf. Such “action on behalf of” implies the authority to decide which, if any, action is appropriate. Agents are colloquially known as bots, from robot.”
So, if you find agents weird and mysterious, you are probably using a different definition from Wikipedia’s article on software agents.
For low-bar definitions of “agent”, you’re probably running some already.
“In computer science, a software agent is a computer program that acts for a user or other program in a relationship of agency, which derives from the Latin agere (to do): an agreement to act on one’s behalf. Such “action on behalf of” implies the authority to decide which, if any, action is appropriate. Agents are colloquially known as bots, from robot.”
So, if you find agents weird and mysterious, you are probably using a different definition from Wikipedia’s article on software agents.