AI Agents vs. Agentic AI: A Conceptual Taxonomy, Applications and Challenges — Sapkota et al. (2026)
Information fusion, in the context of the Generative AI era, must distinguish AI Agents from Agentic AI. This review critically distinguishes between AI Agents and Agentic AI, offering a structured, conceptual taxonomy, application mapping, and analysis of opportunities and challenges to clarify their divergent design philosophies and capabilities. We begin by outlining the search strategy and foundational definitions, characterizing AI Agents as modular systems driven and enabled by LLMs and LIMs for task-specific automation. Generative AI is positioned as a precursor providing the…
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