AI

You may have heard the word “agent” or “agentic” when talking about AI, especially with the new ChatGPT agentic model that was released in June 2025. But what does “agentic” actually mean?  Merriam-Webster defines agentic this way: someone or something capable of achieving outcomes independently (“functioning like an agent”) or possessing such ability, means, or power. When you are talking about an “agentic AI”, that means it's not just chatting with you, but is empowered as an agent to take action in the real world. An agent can do things like navigate websites, filter results, prompt you to log in securely when needed, conduct analysis, and even deliver editable slideshows and spreadsheets that summarize its findings.  When demonstrating the new ChatGPT agent model, Sam Altman and his crew at OpenAI showed how it could do a complex task like making travel bookings. Another great example was ordering cupcakes for an office party by giving the AI agent the dietary requirements and budget for it to research and order the cupcakes.  We think a key thing to note, however, [...]