What is the difference between agentic and AI agents?

AI Agent
Definition: An AI agent is a software system or model that perceives its environment and takes actions to achieve specific goals.

? Agentic
Definition: Agentic refers to the quality or capacity of acting as an agent—making autonomous choices, pursuing goals, and taking initiative.

Agentic means having the ability to act with purpose. AI agents are systems that use AI to make decisions and take actions. AI agents can be agentic, but not all agentic beings are AI.