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Introduction In the last few years, the term agentic AI has moved from academic footnote to a central pillar of the industry’s roadmap. While “agentic” simply describes systems that can act autonomously toward a goal—selecting tools, planning, and iterating on their own—its practical realization has sparked a wave of new products, research directions, and engineering challenges. Few figures have shaped this shift as visibly as Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, whose public pronouncements, internal memos, and product launches have provided a de‑facto playbook for building and deploying agentic systems at scale. ...