https://www.aaronhampton.com/en/tags/explainer/Recent content in Explainer on Aaron HamptonHugoen-USSun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.aaronhampton.com/en/blog/ai-tools-vs-ai-agents/Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.aaronhampton.com/en/blog/ai-tools-vs-ai-agents/<p>Take <a href="https://www.aaronhampton.com/en/apps/songsplit/">SongSplit</a>, one of my apps. You give it an audio file, it separates the vocals from the instruments, and you get the split tracks back. That is using AI as a tool. One file in, one result out, and then you decide what to do with it. Most people&rsquo;s experience with AI stops here.</p> <p>An AI agent is a different mode. The difference is worth understanding.</p> <h2 id="what-a-regular-ai-tool-does">What a Regular AI Tool Does</h2> <p>Say you want to send a thank-you email to your friend David for helping you move last weekend. You type:</p>