Why Agentic AI Is the Next Enterprise Frontier - Part 1

How Autonomous AI Systems Are Moving Beyond Hype and Why CIOs Can't Ignore Them Rahul Neel Mani (@rneelmani) • August 19, 2025

Generative artificial intelligence has nearly saturated corporate awareness, but despite numerous pilots and proofs of concept, its impact on enterprise growth and productivity has stayed modest. McKinsey calls this the "gen AI paradox," widespread adoption without corresponding returns.

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A 2025 Capgemini survey found that 74% of executives have at least one gen AI initiative underway but only 12% see significant business transformation.

This gap isn't due to a lack of ambition. It results from a mismatch between what reactive, prompt-driven AI can deliver and what complex enterprise processes require. That's where agentic AI is emerging as a solution. These systems combine large language models with planning, memory and tool execution ...