--- > In the realm of large language models (LLMs), an *agent* is an entity that can autonomously reason and complete tasks with an LLM’s help. This allows LLMs to go beyond text generation to conduct conversations and complete domain-specific tasks. To guide this behavior, we employ reasoning patterns. According to the research paper [Large Language Models are Zero-Shot Reasoners](https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.11916), LLMs excel at high-level reasoning, despite having a knowledge cutoff. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hgdwhprmxv8jnk4889s2qacv) ---