Meanings
nounagentic AI (countable and uncountable, plural agentic AIs)
plural agentic AIs
- countableneologismuncountableartificial intelligenceA type of artificial intelligence that can make decisions and take actions without the need for human input.First known use 2024
While previous AI assistants were rules-based and had limited ability to act independently, agentic AI will be empowered to do more on our behalf.
2024 December 12, Mark Purdy, “What Is Agentic AI, and How Will It Change Work?”, in Harvard Business Review, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2024
Origin
Popularized by American artificial intelligence researcher Andrew Y. Ng.
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