🤖 AI Agents vs AI Chatbots: What's the Difference?

The tech industry is shifting from AI chatbots to AI agents, representing a significant technical leap beyond simple text generation. While chatbots act as conversationalists, AI agents actively perform work for users by searching databases, interacting with APIs, and executing commands. To manage the challenge of diverse application interfaces, the MCP protocol provides a common standard, allowing AI models to coordinate multiple tools and cloud services efficiently without requiring custom integrations for every single tool.