THE AGENTIC ERA OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: HOW AI AGENTS ARE TRANSFORMING WORK, BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

Book DescriptionArtificial intelligence is moving beyond chatbots and prompts.The next phase is agentic AI-systems that can reason, plan, use tools, collaborate with other AI systems and take action with increasing levels of autonomy.The Agentic Era of Artificial Intelligence explores this transformation and what it means for individuals, businesses, governments and society.From the evolution of AI agents and multi-agent systems to autonomous workplaces, cybersecurity, artificial general intelligence and the emerging competition between the United States, China and the rest of the world, this book examines both the opportunity and the risk.It explores: - What AI agents are and how they work- How agents are changing business and the workplace- Multi-agent systems and machine-to-machine collaboration- Where agents excel-and where they fail- AI-enabled cybercrime, fraud and autonomous attacks- The future of employment and human skills- Recursive self-improvement and the road toward AGI- AI governance, safety and accountability- China's growing role in the agentic AI ecosystem- AI sovereignty and the future global technology landscapeDrawing on real-world events, emerging research and developments shaping AI today, The Agentic Era of Artificial Intelligence offers a practical and accessible guide to one of the most consequential transitions in the history of computing.This is Book 4 of the AI Journey Series, following The Artificial Dawn, The Generative Age, and The Singularity Horizon.The machines are learning to create. Now they are learning to act.The question is no longer what AI can say. It is what we are prepared to let it do.