AI Agents Explained - How They Actually Work

LearnThatStack · Beginner ·📄 Research Papers Explained ·2mo ago
How AI agents can search, code, debug, and fix — all without you touching the keyboard? It's not a smarter AI. It's the same language model with different scaffolding. In this video, I break down exactly what's happening inside AI agents — the loop, the tool calls, the memory systems, and where it all falls apart. What you'll learn: → The ReAct pattern that powers virtually every agent framework → How tool calling actually works (model proposes, your code executes) → Why agents forget and how memory systems solve it → Common failure modes you'll hit if you build with agents → A mental model …
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Chapters (8)

Intro
0:36 The Core Analogy
1:48 The Agent Loop Explained
3:15 Tool Calling Mechanics
4:44 Memory: Why Agents Forget
6:42 Where Agents Fail (6 Common Issues)
8:06 Key Takeaways
8:51 Outro
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