The Evolution of AI Agents: From Philosophy to Modern Implementations
Tracing AI agents from Aristotle’s and Zhuangzi’s philosophical notions through the coining of “agent” in computer science to today’s learning‑based systems powered by large language models, the article outlines key milestones, core components—LLM brain, memory, planning, tool use—and showcases applications such as AlphaGo, Siri, and autonomous platforms, while forecasting their expanding, industry‑wide ubiquity.