Last week, Grammarly, the popular writing assistance tool, announced the arrival of nine new “agents” in its software. “Whether you need expert feedback, grade predictions, or help anticipating reader reactions, these next-level AI agents offer help at every stage of your writing so you start easier and finish stronger,” the company said . Agents sit somewhere between a buzzword and an AI term of art, and definitions vary. OpenAI , for example, calls agentic AI “systems that can pursue complex goals with limited direct supervision,” which leaves a lot of room for interpretation. Google defines them as “software systems that use AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users.”

A few of Grammarly’s new agents might fit such a definition, if you squint a little. The “AI G

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