Definition
Agentic AI refers to AI systems that can autonomously plan, reason, and take actions to achieve goals without continuous human guidance. Unlike traditional chatbots that respond to single prompts, agentic AI maintains context across interactions, breaks down complex tasks into steps, uses external tools when needed, and learns from outcomes.
Example
You tell Shogo, "Monitor my Gmail for invoices, extract the amounts, and update my accounting spreadsheet." An agentic AI system handles the entire workflow: reading emails, parsing PDFs, extracting data, and updating your spreadsheet, all without you clicking another button.
Why it matters
Agentic AI represents the shift from AI as a chat tool to AI as a workforce. Companies using agentic automation report 35-50% reductions in operational costs according to McKinsey.