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Agents and Workflows
An agent runs a fixed sequence of four steps on every input, never varying. What should it be?
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Answer: B — A workflow — the steps are enumerable, so the agent adds cost and nondeterminism for nothing
Enumerable steps mean a workflow, and a conversational interface is not evidence of agency. Ask whether the sequence varies with what's discovered — here it doesn't.
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