>[!abstract] >**Agentic AI** is an artificial intelligence system that is capable of autonomously planning multiple steps, working across systems, observing results, and adapting accordingly with some pre-defined degree of agency and policies, all with lasting memory and accountability for outcomes. ## Difference with RPA Agentic AI differs from robotic process automation (RPA) in that it is goal-driven, whereas RPA is process-driven (follows a deterministic, rigid, scripted sequence of actions, and stops if an error is encountered). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —