AI glossary · Agents and automation
Agentic AI
Agentic AI describes AI that can act with some independence, making decisions and taking several steps toward a goal without a prompt for each one.
Also called agentic workflow
In more detail
“Agentic” is a matter of degree. A chatbot that runs a single web search is slightly agentic; a system that plans a project, writes code, tests it and fixes errors on its own is highly agentic.
More independence means more usefulness, but also more need for limits, monitoring and guardrails. See AI agent.
Related terms
AI agentAn AI agent is an AI system that works toward a goal on its own, planning steps, using tools like search or apps, and checking its progress along the way.AI automationAI automation uses AI to handle repetitive work automatically, such as sorting emails, extracting data from documents or drafting replies.GuardrailsGuardrails are checks and limits built into an AI product to stop harmful, off-topic or unauthorised outputs and actions.Human in the loop (HITL)Human in the loop means a person reviews, approves or corrects an AI system’s work at key points, instead of letting it act entirely on its own.
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