Wednesday, January 14, 2026

QUICK BRIEFING: Generative AI vs Agentic AI


Agentic AI vs Generative AI


We’re stepping into a new chapter of AI, and this one doesn’t just sit there generating pretty paragraphs or clever images. It gets up, stretches its legs, and starts doing things.

Agentic AI isn’t content to be your idea machine, it wants the keys to your tools, your data, your systems, and it’s ready to run errands on your behalf.

But with that freedom comes the fuzzy stuff.

These systems think in abstractions, not hard lines, which means the borders around “private” and “public” can get smudged if we’re not careful. And all those little human rules we just know ... the instincts about what’s okay to share and what absolutely isn’t? AI doesn’t come preloaded with that.

As these agents start negotiating deals or making moves, they’ll lean on the human patterns baked into their training, quirks and all.

And since the science behind all this is still being drawn in pencil, not ink, it’s on organizations to put the guardrails in place -- clear rules, clear limits, and a clear sense of what’s allowed -- while this whole agentic frontier takes shape.

Generative AI vs Agentic AI



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