agentic

American  

[uh-jent-ik, ay-] / əˈdʒɛnt ɪk, eɪ- /

adjective

1. Digital Technology.  (of artificial intelligence) capable of acting independently to accomplish a goal or task; acting like a human agent.

2. (of a person) focused on one's own goals and acting independently to set and achieve them, as opposed to seeking or accepting direction, serving the goals of others, etc.

3. (of a process or activity) allowing participants to make their own judgments and decisions and work independently to achieve a goal.

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Other Word Forms

• agentically adverb
• non-agentic adjective

Example Sentences

And Anthropic’s latest model, Claude Opus 4.5, beat both GPT-5 and Gemini 3 on agentic coding benchmarks upon its release last week.

From MarketWatch

While full agentic commerce, or the use of AI tools, or agents, to find merchandise, comparison shop, and place orders, is in the early stages, AI’s influence is accelerating, promising new commercial opportunities for brands and retailers and a transformational experience for shoppers.

From Barron's

“While we are in the top of the first inning, we believe agentic commerce has the potential to fundamentally change how consumers shop and retailers sell online,” Yun Kim, an analyst at Loop Capital, recently wrote.

From Barron's

Analysts have lauded Etsy and Shopify for their active embrace of agentic commerce, with Shopify emerging as a standout in AI adoption.

From Barron's

The company declined to comment, pointing Barron’s to its previous comments on agentic commerce.

From Barron's