So what is an agent?

The definition of AI agents remains inconsistent, often confused with chatbots. To address this, new frameworks like OpenHarness provide transparent runtimes featuring tool use, memory, and multi-agent coordination. Meanwhile, Alibaba's Qwen team introduced Qwen-AgentWorld, utilizing models that predict environment returns rather than acting within them. This approach improves performance across seven domains, including Software Engineering and OS, complementing Qwen3.7-Max's autonomous execution capabilities to overcome traditional training ceilings in autonomous agent development.