The a16z Show · Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The concept of AI agents is defined as a model within a loop, equipped with tools and memory, capable of automating business processes. Examples like autonomous bug fixing in coding and potential applications in price optimization and procurement illustrate this automation capability.
“If you look at the way that the evolution of AI use has gone, it has gone from prompting models to putting models in loops.”
“You know, the term agent is overused, but agent is just a model in a loop with sort of tools and memory and a few other things.”
“This is how enterprise automation is going to occur through AI.”