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AI Agent Questions

Definition

Questions evaluating your understanding of autonomous AI systems, tool-calling, and reasoning frameworks like ReAct.

Explain Like I'm New

Can you build an AI that actually *does* things instead of just talking?

Real World Example

Being asked: 'Explain how you would build an AI Agent that can browse a competitor's website and extract product prices into a database.'

Common Use Cases

  • •Next-Gen AI development
  • •Staff Engineer roles

Interview Questions

basic

  • What is the difference between a Chatbot and an AI Agent?

intermediate

  • Explain the 'ReAct' framework.

Flash Cards

Question

Chatbot vs Agent?

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Answer

A chatbot responds to text with text. An Agent is given a goal, makes a multi-step plan, and autonomously executes 'Tools' (like running code or browsing the web) to achieve that goal.

Question

What is ReAct?

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Answer

Reasoning and Acting. A prompting framework where the Agent is forced to output an internal monologue (THOUGHT) to strategize its next move before outputting a command to an external system (ACTION).