DAR ES SAAAM, Aug. 10 -- ARTIFICIAL Intelligence is evolving faster than many people realise. After becoming skilled at answering questions, AI is now beginning to perform tasks, make decisions and assist people in entirely new ways. In this weeks technology column, we discuss what AI agents are, how they could benefit Tanzania and why human judgment, good governance and cybersecurity will remain indispensable.

A few years ago, Artificial Intelligence (AI) amazed us by answering questions, translating languages and helping us write emails. Today, AI is entering a completely new era. Instead of simply responding to our requests, it is beginning to perform tasks on our behalf.

These new systems are called AI agents, and they are set to ch...