# kaal:claim:5245185-004

**Claim.** AI agents are autonomous software entities that execute specific tasks on behalf of their users, combining computational engineering with cognitive simulation; this stipulated definition anchors the paper's monitoring analysis.

**Type.** definitional  **Support.** asserted

**Source quote.**

> AI agents are autonomous software entities designed to execute specific tasks on behalf of their users, encompassing a convergence of computational engineering and cognitive simulation.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *How can we Best Monitor AI Agents* (2025), 3. AI Agents, page 3

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, How can we Best Monitor AI Agents (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5245185

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**Topics.** ai-and-agents

**Keywords.** ai-agents, autonomy, definition, cognitive-simulation

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