agent/agency/agentic

AI Overview:

The keyword "agentic" refers to the ability to act independently and achieve outcomes through self-directed action, or possessing "agency". In artificial intelligence (AI), agentic systems can autonomously set goals, plan, and execute multi-step tasks without constant human intervention.

Agentic AI vs. generative AI Unlike generative AI, which is designed to produce content based on prompts, agentic AI is proactive and focused on taking action to achieve a goal. Agentic AI systems often use large language models (LLMs)—the core of generative AI—as a component for reasoning and planning.

Analogy: A generative AI chatbot can answer your question about a product. An agentic AI, on the other hand, could process that query, search for the product across different retailers in real time, apply a coupon, and make the purchase on your behalf.

Agency (psychology) Wikipedia

Agency Albert Bandura

Social cognitive theory: an agentic perspective A Bandura Annual Review of Psychology (2001)

personal agency sciencedirect.com

Agency Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

25 Agentic AI Terms Every Business User Needs To Know Lisa Lee at salesforce.com