LLMs vs AI Agents Explained: A Practical Guide by Dr. Haina Fatima (XINI8 Engine)

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Hi, I'm Dr. Haina Fatima. I started my career as a physician and radiologist, and today I lead development and product at XINI8 Engine, an AI-native software engineering platform within the XINI8 ecosystem. Coming from outside traditional software, the terms "LLM" and "AI agent" confused me for a long time, because people use them as if they mean the same thing. They do not.

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