UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

With reference to the AI-agent incident reported by CERT-In, which one of the following best describes an AI agent?

  1. Code that acts autonomously when given instructions
  2. A static website used only for publishing reports
  3. A physical robot requiring continuous manual control
  4. A database that cannot execute instructions

Answer

Correct Answer

Code that acts autonomously when given instructions

Explanation

Option A is correct because the report defines AI agents as code that acts autonomously on instructions. B is a website, not an autonomous program. C confuses software agents with robots. D describes a passive database, whereas the agents reached live systems.

Topics: artificial intelligence, autonomous ai agents, cybersecurity, science and technology