agentic
Americanadjective
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Digital Technology. (of artificial intelligence) capable of acting independently to accomplish a goal or task; acting like a human agent.
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(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.
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(of a process or activity) allowing participants to make their own judgments and decisions and work independently to achieve a goal.
Other Word Forms
- agentically adverb
- non-agentic adjective
Example Sentences
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Additionally, the rise of agentic and physical AI should help grow chip makers’ earnings further, Rocco said in emailed comments, as those applications will rely on immense amounts of computing power.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
AI watchdogs say the quality-control challenge will become even more acute as models become more agentic, or capable of making decisions without explicit direction from humans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“For Server, checks remain constructive as agentic AI workloads drive an inflection in CPU demand,” Rolland wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, interest in server CPUs has surged thanks to the rise of agentic AI, which depends on the chips to run.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
She clearly wants to try to determine her own identity in an agentic manner versus accepting one that’s forced upon her by a patriarchal society.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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