January 2026
Beginner
352 pages
9h 8m
English
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Chapter 1
Introducing Agentic AI
IN THIS CHAPTER
Identifying Agentic AI and its connection to traditional AI
Embracing reasoning as an Agentic AI trait
Distinguishing AI agents from Agentic AI
Evolving prompting to direct Agentic AI
Examining Agentic AI impacts on the internet and commerce
Agentic AI represents a significant shift in the evolution of AI. Its capabilities are leaps and bounds beyond those of Generative AI (GenAI) and other traditional forms of AI, such as voice assistants like Siri and Alexa, or the technologies that drive autonomous cars. The most distinguishing feature that puts Agentic AI in a league of its own is autonomy (its capacity to make decisions and carry out a set of actions toward a goal without specific instruction at each step).
Put in a simpler way, GenAI is all talk, and Agentic AI is all action.
This chapter explores what defines an AI as agentic, how it differs from other AI types, and the foundational elements required to recognize such a system. ...
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