Agentic AI: what are we talking about?
France's data protection authority CNIL, through its LINC research arm, has published a piece examining what agentic AI actually means — attempting to define and frame a technology category that is increasingly discussed but inconsistently understood.
Why this matters: Before regulators can govern something, they have to agree on what it is. Agentic AI is moving fast into real products, but the terminology is still loose. CNIL trying to pin down a shared definition matters because the words regulators settle on shape what gets regulated and what slips through. A vague definition protects vendors. A precise one protects people.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy
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