What Agentic AI Means and How It Differs From Chatbots
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EDITOR BRIEF
Agentic AI refers to systems that do more than answer prompts: they can plan steps toward a goal, choose tools, act, check results, and try again if needed. The excerpt contrasts this with a chatbot, which follows a simple question-and-answer loop. It also gives a business-trip example and notes that the article will cover how agents work, where they are used, and the risks they bring.
INSIGHTS
For learners, this shows how AI apps can move from chat to automation. A good next step is to study agent loops and try building a small tool-using assistant that searches, runs code, or completes a simple task.
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