Finding value from AI agents from day one
MIT Technology Review Insights
created: July 17, 2025, 7:27 p.m. | updated: July 23, 2025, 12:20 p.m.
From assuming oversight for complex workflows, such as procurement or recruitment, to carrying out proactive cybersecurity checks or automating support, enterprises are abuzz at the potential use cases for agentic AI.
According to one Capgemini survey, 50% of business executives are set to invest in and implement AI agents in their organizations in 2025, up from just 10% currently.
Gartner has also forecast that 33% of enterprise software applications will incorporate agentic AI by 2028.
Keeping agentic AI simpleThe heady capabilities of agentic AI have created understandable temptation for senior business leaders to rush in, acting on impulse rather than insight risks turning the technology into a solution in search of a problem, points out McLarty.
“I think agentic AI can do things no other solution can, in terms of contextual reasoning and dynamic execution.
5 months ago: MIT Technology Review