CNN's 'Word of the Week' Is 'Agentic AI' — And That Tells You Something

The term 'agentic AI' has crossed from industry jargon into mainstream media vocabulary, with CNN running an explainer distinguishing it from simple automation.

CNN named "agentic AI" its word of the week, explaining to a general audience that unlike standard automation, agentic AI "automates an entire process" rather than individual tasks. The explainer is rudimentary by the standards of anyone reading this publication, but its existence is the signal.

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