Seven AI Agent Types
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Type I: Task-Oriented Agent
Automatically handles office tasks like invoicing, scheduling, and document sorting.
Example Tools: UIPath, Power Automate
Type II: Conversational Agent
Handles customer service, HR, IT Q&A tasks.
Example Tools: Dialogflow, Microsoft Agents
Type III: Research Agent
Performs information retrieval, verification, summarization—acts as a research assistant.
Example Tools: Perplexity Pro, OpenAI DeepResearch
Type IV: Analytical Agent
Processes data and generates insights.
Example Tools: Power BI Copilot, ThoughtSpot
Type V: Developer Agent
Automatically writes and debugs code.
Example Tools: GitHub Copilot, Cursor
Type VI: Professional Agent
Provides services in healthcare, law, finance, etc.
Example Tools: Harvey, Hippocratic AI
Type VII: Web Control Agent
Operates web tasks and automates complex site actions.
Example Tools: OpenAI Operator, Anthropic Computer Use