Ep. 52: AI Agents Explained (For Non-Coders) - Prompting Curiosity | Lyssna här

In this episode I break down what AI agents actually are and how they differ from regular chat tools. Before diving in, I run through the recent flood of new model releases from Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI, including the full story on the Fable 5 suspension and reinstatement. The episode ends with a practical mini cheatsheet on when an agent is actually the right tool for your workflow.

Main Topics Covered

The eleventy billion releases: Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI
Fable 5: the jailbreak, the suspension, and the fix
GPT-5.6, Grok 4.5, and what this means for everyday users
So WTF is an agent?
"Building an agent" and "spinning up agents" explained
Is regular Claude an agent?
Human-in-the-loop
You're probably already using one
Do you need an agent? (mini cheatsheet)
How I used AI this week: Tom's Switzerland itinerary

Links & Resources for This Episode

Chapters

(00:00:05) - Prompting Curiosity: The AI Curious
(00:00:38) - Caution: Agents in the AI World
(00:02:41) - AI Wars: The Race to AGI
(00:03:24) - Amazon's Fable 5 and Mythos 5: What Happened
(00:05:27) - OpenAI and Anthropic: The Fight for C# Talent
(00:07:17) - Grok 4.5.0 Review
(00:10:05) - An Agent in the Machine Learning World
(00:13:02) - Building an agent: Low-
(00:14:04) - Spinning Up Agents: What Is It?
(00:15:19) - Cloud: Is Regular Claude an Agent?
(00:18:24) - ClAUDE: Permission vs. Planning in the Cloud
(00:21:31) - ChatGPT: An Agent for the World
(00:22:57) - Agents: Their Use Cases,
(00:25:55) - Using AI For Fun

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