www.computerworld.com
Over the next few years, agentic AI is expected to bring not only rapid technological breakthroughs, but a societal transformation, redefining how we live, work and interact with the world. And this shift is happening quickly. By 2028, 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI, up from less than 1% in 2024, enabling 15% of day-to-day work decisions to be made autonomously, according to research firm Gartner.Unlike traditional AI, which typically follows preset rules or algorithms, agentic AI adapts to new situations, learns from experiences, and operates independently to pursue goals without human intervention. In short, agentic AI empowers systems to act autonomously, making decisions and executing tasks even communicating directly with other AI agents with little or no human involvement.One key driver is the growing sophistication of large language models (LLMs), which provide the brains for these agents. Agentic AI will enable machines to interact with the physical world with unprecedented intelligence, allowing them to perform complex tasks in dynamic environments, which could be especially useful for industries facing labor shortages or hazardous conditions.The rise of agentic AI also brings security and ethical concerns. Ensuring these autonomous systems operate safely, transparently and responsibly will require governance frameworks and testing. Preventing the law of unintended consequences will also require human vigilance.Because job displacement is a potential outcome, strategies for retraining and upskilling workers will be needed as the technology necessitate a shift in how people approach work, emphasizing collaboration between humans and intelligent machines.To stay on top of this evolving technology, follow this page for ongoing agentic AI coverage from Computerworld and Foundrys other publications.Agentic AI news and insightsHow to know a business process is ripe for agentic AIMarch 11, 2025: Deloitte predicts that in 2025, 25% of companies that use generative AI will launch agentic AI pilots or proofs of concept, growing to 50% in 2027.The firm says some agentic AI applications, in some industries and for some use cases, could see actual adoption into existing workflows this year.With new division, AWS bets big on agentic AI automationMarch 6, 2025: Amazon Web Services customers can expect to hear a lot more about agentic AI from AWS in future with the news that the company is setting up a dedicated unit to promote the technology on its platform.How agentic AI makes decisions and solves problemsMarch 6, 2025: GenAIs latest big step forward has been the arrival of autonomous AI agents.Agentic AIis based on AI-enabled applications capable of perceiving their environment, making decisions, and taking actions to achieve specific goals.CIOs are bullish on AI agents. IT employees? Not so muchFeb. 4, 2025: Most CIOs and CTOs are bullish on agentic AI, believing the emerging technology will soon become essential to their enterprises, but lower-level IT pros who will be tasked with implementing agents have serious doubts.The next AI wave agents should come with warning labels. Is now the right time to invest in them?Jan.13, 2025: The next wave of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is already under way, asAI agents AI applications that can function independently and execute complex workflows with minimal or limited direct human oversight are being rolled out across the tech industry.AI agents are unlike any technology everDec. 1, 2024: The agents are coming, and they represent a fundamental shift in the role artificial intelligence plays in businesses, governments, and our lives.AI agents are coming to work heres what businesses need to knowNov. 21, 2024: AI agents will soon be everywhere,automating complex business processesand taking care of mundane tasks for workers at least thats the claim of various software vendors that are quickly adding intelligent bots to a wide range of work apps.Agentic AI swarms are headed your wayNovember 1, 2024: OpenAI launched an experimental framework called Swarm. Its a lightweight system for the development of agentic AI swarms, which arenetworks of autonomous AI agents able to work together to handle complex tasks without human intervention, according to OpenAI.Is now the right time to invest in implementing agentic AI?October 31, 2024: While software vendors say their current agentic AI-based offerings are easy to implement, analysts say thats far from the truth.