What Is an AI Agent? Here’s the Clearest Definition Yet l Dev in the Details

AI Agents Explained in 20 Seconds. No Hype, No Handwaving Everyone talks about “AI agents” — but almost no one defines them clearly. Rubrik Co-Founder & CTO Arvind Nithrakashyap finally breaks it down: 👉 An agent is a workflow 👉 Powered by a model that plans, executes, and refines 👉 Using real tools across your SaaS + internal systems 👉 Taking step-by-step actions, just like a human employee No magic. No hype. Just a model + tools + feedback loops = an AI worker that can actually get things done. This clip is from the full episode of Dev in the Details, where we dive into the rise of a…