Agent is not only the language model, but the software wrapped around it
CShorten30 · x · 2026-08-31
On the Weaviate Podcast, Alex Zhang emphasizes that an agent is not just the language model, but the software wrapped around it. He defines the "agent harness" as the code that manages the model's tools, loop, environment, and next action, noting that the boundary between model and agent is more flexible than it sounds.
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