---
title: "What is Agentic AI?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-agentic-ai--iurzrwbun
source_url: https://akka.io/blog/what-is-agentic-ai
type: article
source: "Lightbend"
published: 2025-12-18T22:21:50.897Z
updated: 2025-12-18T22:22:10.908Z
tags: ["ai", "llm", "distributed-systems", "akka"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# What is Agentic AI?

**[Lightbend](https://daily.dev/sources/lightbend)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Agentic AI involves autonomous systems that use LLMs to make decisions and take actions, but moving from prototype to production requires addressing significant risks. These risks span both traditional distributed systems challenges and the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. Production readiness depends on establishing trust through thorough risk management rather than perfect results. The complexity goes far beyond simple prompt-based agents talking to LLMs.

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