What Agentic AI Is and How It Differs From Chatbots
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EDITOR BRIEF
Agentic AI is AI that can act toward a goal instead of only replying to prompts. Unlike a chatbot’s simple question-and-answer loop, an agent can break a task into steps, choose tools like search or code execution, check results, and try again when needed. The excerpt also notes that this shift brings risks.
INSIGHTS
For beginners, this shows why AI projects are moving beyond prompt-and-reply. Try building a simple agent loop that plans a task, uses one tool, and checks its own output.
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