Multitasking AI Agents

Letting your chatbot make decisions for you

- BY MADHURI PEIRIS

IMAGINE if something like this happened to you. Out of the blue, you woke up in the morning to find your calendar reorganized, three emails sent on your behalf, and a dinner reservation made at a restaurant you'd never heard of.

Any idea who the culprit is? Yes, most probably it is an AI agent you have been testing. It wasn't a malfunction, but this was exactly what you had asked it to do.

We're watching chatbots evolve into something stranger and more powerful. They're not just waiting for our questions anymore. They're booking flights, managing schedules, responding to messages, and making judgment calls that used to require a human being. It's convenient, sure. But sometimes it is kind of unsettling when you really think about it.

The chatbots we are mostly familiar with are pretty straightforward. We ask questions, get answers, and maybe write something. Easy enough. But over time, developers wanted something that could actually get things done without constant supervision.

As a result, they were able to come up with these AI agents that can handle multiple tasks simultaneously and even switch between different apps. Sounds more like an efficient intern who never needs coffee breaks, right?

They'll look into your vacation options while analyzing your spending patterns and drafting a work report. All of this happens in the background, without you lifting a finger.