{"id":88851,"date":"2026-06-28T21:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/88851\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T21:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:05:50","slug":"understanding-agentic-ai-why-sci-fi-apocalypse-films-have-been-warning-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/88851\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Agentic AI: Why sci-fi apocalypse films have been warning us"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new buzzword in tech is definitely Agentic AI<\/a>, but what exactly is it, and should we be worried?<\/p>\n

Firstly, Agentic AI<\/a> means handing over more control to an increasingly powerful AI application. It will be able to make more decisions on its own and, as a result, do more for the end user.<\/p>\n

For example, if you want to book tickets to an event, Agentic AI<\/a> will be able to handle almost everything. That means you can issue a prompt like: \u201cBook me tickets to the Beyonc\u00e9 concert next month.\u201d<\/p>\n

It will then find out exactly when the concert is, check with the user about seating preferences, and then confirm payment, either through biometrics or facial recognition software.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s Siri AI to Enter the Agentic AI Market in September<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s Siri AI<\/a> will be one of the latest entries into the Agentic AI market when it officially launches in September. It will join other leading Agentic AI platforms such as ChatGPT<\/a> Operator, Claude (Anthropic), and Microsoft Copilot Studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To be clear, this shift in the way AI<\/a> works could gradually change the way we use technology altogether.<\/p>\n

As someone who grew up watching Terminator, which dealt with computers becoming self-aware and swiftly moving to wage war on, and essentially exterminate, humankind, this shift does not sit comfortably with me.<\/p>\n

Of course, we are probably still at least a couple of decades away from AI being capable of building its own self-aware robots designed for nefarious purposes.<\/p>\n

But the fact that we are on a path that could eventually lead there is, at the very least, cause for concern.<\/p>\n

@Michael_Sherman<\/a><\/p>\n

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