Fastenal describes levels of agentic AI from retrieval to autonomous agents that automate business processes.
“Agentic AI Simple Advanced Retrieval Retrieve information from grounding data, reason, summarize, and answer user questions Task Take actions when asked, automate workflows, and replace repetitive tasks for users Autonomous Operate independently, dynamically plan, orchestrate other agents, learn and escalate Agents vary in levels of complexity and capabilities depending on your need Agents use AI to automate and execute business processes, working alongside or on behalf of a person, team, or organization 95”