What is agentic AI?

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are small, specialised pieces of software that can make decisions and operate cooperatively or independently to achieve system objectives. Agentic AI refers to AI systems composed of agents that can behave and interact autonomously in order to achieve their objectives.

Recent advances in agentic artificial intelligence (AI) have driven remarkable growth in both its popularity and capabilities. This progress is due to the integration of large language models (LLMs) with agent-based systems. By providing reasoning and discovery abilities, LLMs enhance an agent’s autonomy. This enables the agent to determine the most appropriate course of action to meet system objectives.

Traditional software typically follows fixed pathways to solve problems. In contrast, agent-based systems operate like independent assistants that choose and combine several actions to achieve their goals.