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30 articles about agentic in AI news
Ethan Mollick: Gemma 4 Impressive On-Device, But Agentic Workflows Doubted
Wharton professor Ethan Mollick finds Google's Gemma 4 powerful for on-device use but is skeptical about its ability to execute true agentic workflows, citing limitations in judgment and self-correction.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Declares All Future Software Will Be Agentic
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated that all future software will be agentic, meaning every software company must transform into an agentic company. This vision positions AI agents as the fundamental architecture for future computing.
8 RAG Architectures Explained for AI Engineers: From Naive to Agentic Retrieval
A technical thread explains eight distinct RAG architectures with specific use cases, from basic vector similarity to complex agentic systems. This provides a practical framework for engineers choosing the right approach for different retrieval tasks.
AI-2027 Authors Accelerate AGI Timelines, Citing Rapid Progress in Agentic Coding
The AI-2027 forecasting group has accelerated its timeline for when AI could replace human software engineers by 1.5 years, from late 2029 to mid-2028. This revision is based on observed rapid progress in agentic coding systems over the last 3-5 months.
The Self Driving Portfolio: Agentic Architecture for Institutional Asset Management
Researchers propose an 'agentic strategic asset allocation pipeline' using ~50 specialized AI agents to forecast markets, construct portfolios, and self-improve. The system is governed by a traditional Investment Policy Statement, aiming to automate high-level asset management.
Home Depot Hires Ford Tech Leader to Scale Agentic AI
Home Depot has recruited a top AI executive from Ford Motor Company to lead the scaling of 'agentic AI' systems. This signals a major strategic push by the retail giant to automate complex, multi-step tasks. The move reflects the intensifying competition for AI talent between retail, automotive, and tech sectors.
US Card Networks Accelerate Bets on Agentic AI
According to American Banker, US card networks like Visa and Mastercard are significantly accelerating their investments in agentic AI. This technology, which uses autonomous AI agents to execute complex workflows, is being targeted for fraud detection, dispute resolution, and customer service automation.
Agentic AI Systems Failing in Production: New Research Reveals Benchmark Gaps
New research reveals that agentic AI systems are failing in production environments in ways not captured by current benchmarks, including alignment drift and context loss during handoffs between agents.
Agent Psychometrics: New Framework Predicts Task-Level Success in Agentic Coding Benchmarks with 0.81 AUC
A new research paper introduces a framework using Item Response Theory and task features to predict success on individual agentic coding tasks, achieving 0.81 AUC. This enables benchmark designers to calibrate difficulty without expensive evaluations.
McKinsey Outlines the Shift from Dashboards to Agentic AI for Merchants
McKinsey & Company has published an article advocating for the use of agentic AI to empower merchants. It argues for a shift from static dashboards to autonomous systems that can analyze data and execute decisions, fundamentally changing the merchant's role.
When AI Becomes the Buyer: How Agentic Commerce is Reshaping Retail
The Wall Street Journal examines the emerging trend of 'Agentic Commerce,' where AI agents autonomously research, compare, and purchase products. This represents a fundamental shift in the retail landscape, moving beyond simple chatbots to systems that act as independent buyers, requiring brands to fundamentally rethink digital strategy, pricing, and customer engagement.
Guest Column Asks: Is Travel Retail Ready for Agentic AI?
A guest column in the Moodie Davitt Report explores the readiness of the travel retail sector for agentic AI adoption. It highlights the potential for autonomous AI agents to transform passenger experiences and operations in airports and duty-free.
Deloitte Report: The Future of Commerce is Agentic Shopping in Asia Pacific
Deloitte has published a report on 'Agentic Shopping' in Asia Pacific, framing AI agents as the next major commerce paradigm. This signals a strategic shift from passive recommendation engines to proactive, autonomous shopping assistants.
Rethinking Recommendation Paradigms: From Pipelines to Agentic Recommender Systems
New arXiv research proposes transforming static, multi-stage recommendation pipelines into self-evolving 'Agentic Recommender Systems' where modules become autonomous agents. This paradigm shift aims to automate system improvement using RL and LLMs, moving beyond manual engineering.
Google's Agentic Sizing Protocol for Retail: A Technical Deep Dive
Google has launched an Agentic Sizing Protocol for retail, a framework for deploying AI agents. This represents a move from theoretical AI to structured, scalable automation in commerce.
ENS Paris-Saclay Publishes Full-Stack LLM Course: 7 Sessions Cover torchtitan, TorchFT, vLLM, and Agentic AI
Edouard Oyallon released a comprehensive open-access graduate course on training and deploying large-scale models. It bridges theory and production engineering using Meta's torchtitan and torchft, GitHub-hosted labs, and covers the full stack from distributed training to agentic AI.
Symbolica's Agentica SDK Scores 36.08% on ARC-AGI-3, Claiming Cost-Effective Agentic Breakthrough
Symbolica's Agentica SDK reportedly achieved a 36.08% score on the new ARC-AGI-3 benchmark in one day, using an agentic approach claimed to be far cheaper than brute-forcing with a frontier model.
American Express Bets on Agentic AI Commerce with ACE Developer Kit and ChatGPT Perks
AmEx CEO Stephen Squeri's shareholder letter outlines a proactive strategy for the agentic AI commerce era, launching an ACE developer kit for payment integration and offering business cardholders a ChatGPT subscription credit. The company sees its premium membership model as resilient against disruptive AI commerce theories.
Retail Leaders Embrace Agentic AI Testing
Retail industry leaders are actively testing agentic AI systems, moving beyond theoretical discussions to practical implementation. This signals a maturation phase where autonomous AI agents are being evaluated for real-world retail workflows.
Accenture's DaVinci Investment Signals Growing Enterprise Bet on Agentic Commerce
Accenture's strategic investment in DaVinci Commerce highlights a major consulting firm's bet that autonomous AI agents will transform enterprise commerce platforms. This follows Google's recent launch of an Agentic Sizing Protocol for retail.
Salesforce Adds Agentforce Agentic AI to SMB Packages
Salesforce is integrating its Agentforce agentic AI capabilities into packages for small and medium-sized businesses. This move aims to make autonomous AI agents more accessible for tasks like customer service and sales automation.
Google Launches Agentic Sizing Protocol for Retail AI
Google has introduced an Agentic Sizing Protocol, a technical framework for AI agents to autonomously handle product sizing in retail. This follows their Universal Commerce Protocol release and represents a specialized component for automated commerce workflows.
Starling Bank Launches Agentic AI Assistant
Starling Bank has launched an 'agentic AI assistant,' marking a significant move by a major financial institution into autonomous AI systems. This follows a wave of agentic AI deployments across retail and tech, signaling a shift toward AI that can perform tasks, not just answer questions.
AgenticGEO: Self-Evolving AI Framework for Generative Search Engine Optimization Outperforms 14 Baselines
Researchers propose AgenticGEO, an AI framework that evolves content strategies to maximize inclusion in generative search engine outputs. It uses MAP-Elites and a Co-Evolving Critic to reduce costly API calls, achieving state-of-the-art performance across 3 datasets.
POP.STORE Launches ECHO-ME, an Agentic AI Platform to Run Creator Businesses
POP.STORE has launched ECHO-ME, an 'agentic AI commerce platform' designed to autonomously manage the business operations for creators. It monitors social DMs, detects brand deals, ranks followers, and drives sales, aiming to act as an intelligent operating layer for 15,000 onboarded creators.
Accenture Invests in DaVinci Commerce to Advance Agentic AI-Led Shopping
Accenture has invested in DaVinci Commerce, a leader in agentic AI-powered commerce. The technology transforms brand assets into AI-native, immersive shopping experiences that operate across commerce media networks, digital marketplaces, and LLM-driven environments.
Consumer Use of Agentic AI Shopping Assistants Lags Interest
Despite significant industry hype and investment, consumer adoption of agentic AI shopping assistants is not meeting expectations. A gap exists between projected market transformation and actual user behavior, raising questions about implementation and value.
Rezolve Ai and Microsoft to Spotlight 'Agentic Commerce' at 2026 Fireside Chat
Rezolve Ai announces a fireside chat with Microsoft to discuss 'Agentic Commerce'—AI agents that autonomously shop for consumers. This signals a strategic push to make AI a core transactional layer in retail.
Alibaba Targets $100B in AI and Cloud Revenue, Betting on 'Agentic AI' for Commerce
Alibaba announced a five-year goal to generate over $100B from its AI and cloud divisions, pivoting its strategy toward the 'agentic AI era' where autonomous agents can complete transactions. This comes amid a major reorganization and heavy investment in AI infrastructure.
Claude Opus 4.6 Is Live: How to Use Its Improved Coding & Agentic Features in Claude Code
Claude Opus 4.6 is now available with better coding accuracy and agentic task handling. Here's how to configure Claude Code to use it and what to expect.