> An **agent** is an entity that acts or exerts power to produce an effect. > An **intelligent agent** is an agent that percieves its environment, take actions autonomously in order to achieve goal, and may improve its performance with [[Learning]] or acquiring [[Knowledge]]. **Reflex Agent Diagram**^[[Agent | Wikipedia (2024)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_agent)] This diagram is reminiscent of the [[OODA Loop]] ![[Pasted image 20240830122919.png]] ## Agent-Based Model An agent based model (ABM) is a computational model for simulating the actions and interactions of autonomous agents.^[[Agent-Based Model | Wikipedia (2024)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent-based_model)]