Agent Types in Action: Task-Specific vs. General-Purpose Agents

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Some agents are built for one job. Others reason across many. Knowing the difference is what helps you match the right architecture to the right problem. Terms covered: - Deep Research Agent: searches sources, reads documents, cross-references and produces a structured answer end to end - Coding Agent: writes, tests and debugs code on its own, iterating until it works - Vertical Agents: agents built for a specific industry, where the specialization is what makes them precise - RAG Agent and Agentic RAG: retrieval as an active decision rather than a fixed step - General-Purpose Agents: agents that decide for themselves whether a goal needs research, code, data or a combination Task-specific agents go deep. General-purpose agents go broad. — AI Fundamentals Glossary | H2O.ai University Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAWKlIKS-66E Free courses and certifications: https://h2o.ai/university #AIAgents #AgenticAI #AI #AIGlossary #H2Oai

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