Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Day 20/42: Workflow vs Agent

Yesterday, we built RAG.
Now we talk about control.

A workflow follows fixed steps.
Predictable. Reliable.

An agent decides its own steps.
Flexible. Risky.

Workflows are safer.
Agents are more powerful.

Most failures happen when people use agents where workflows would’ve been enough.

Missed Day 19? Start there.
Tomorrow, we zoom out to the big idea: agentic AI.

I’m Louis-François, PhD dropout, now CTO & co-founder at Towards AI. Follow me for tomorrow’s no-BS AI roundup 🚀

#Agents #Workflows #LLM