Startup & VC Jargon · Managing Director level

"Agentic"

"Agentic" describes an AI system that can take sequences of actions or make decisions on its own to complete a goal, rather than just answering a single question.

Say this instead: acts on its own

How "Agentic" shows up at work

The word that replaced "autonomous" on investor decks in 2024. Technically meaningful in AI research, but in most pitch contexts it means the product has a multi-step workflow and the founders read the right newsletters.

Buzzword

Our platform takes an agentic approach to customer support automation.

Plain English

Our platform uses AI that acts on its own to handle customer support.

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