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Agent, assistant, automation: three words, three different things you can buy
The three terms describe three different levels of autonomy, and the difference decides who is accountable, what it costs to run, and whether the EU AI Act applies. A definition of each, with the test that tells them apart.
Written by Kail Patruck
Co-Founder, Tech & AI, Sondero
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