What are AI agents and how will they change my art business workflow?

AI agents are essentially the large language model (the ‘brain’) connected to specific tools like your email, calendar, website backend, or social media platforms. Instead of just getting information, agents can take actions. For example, you could ask the AI to plan a trip, and different agents would search flights, find accommodations, and actually book them using your credit card. In the future, you’ll drive all your business applications from a single chat window. Every third-party application you use—email, social platforms, shopping sites—will be controllable via AI agents. This represents a shift from you doing individual tasks to you conducting an orchestra of automated systems.

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Asked by an artist trying to understand AI agents · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2025-05-30