Agentic AI vs. an AI agent

AI Agents: Software That Does the Work — lesson 2 of 24 (DEFINITION)

An ‘AI agent’ is one autonomous worker. ‘Agentic AI’ is the broader system — often multiple specialized agents coordinating: one qualifies a lead, one drafts outreach, one checks compliance, handing off without a human in the loop.

Source: IBM — What is agentic AI?

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