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What Problem Is Agentic AI Supposed to Solve? (Or Have We Just Re-invented the Office Version Of The Television Remote?) I don't mean to pop the balloon while everyone is having so much fun making zillions of dollars selling the NEXT BIG THING, but I think what we may have here is a TV clicker. Here's the pitch: 🔹 It removes human bottlenecks in decision-making. 🔹 It automates multi-step tasks instead of just individual ones. 🔹 It creates autonomous digital workers that handle real-world tasks end-to-end. Sounds compelling. But here’s the problem: The promise of autonomous AI agents is that they’ll complete complex tasks without human intervention. So first we eliminate the need to think? Then we eliminate the need to do things? But who really needs this level of automation? 🔹 Enterprises? Large organizations already use highly efficient workflow automation tools (RPA, low-code platforms, AI copilots). Do they actually want unpredictable AI agents making decisions? 🔹 Startups? The ones that move fast and iterate constantly need flexibility, not rigid AI agents that might execute outdated instructions. 🔹 Consumers? Most AI adoption today is about enhancement, not autonomy—users want better recommendations, streamlined workflows, and more control, not AI running wild in their accounts. The reality is, businesses don’t want less control—they want more leverage. They need to create value. Not vacuum up the pennies. The Real Unsolved Problem: Judgment & Strategy Most business tasks don’t just require execution—they require judgment. 🔹 AI agents are great at following instructions but bad at knowing when or why to take action. 🔹 The more agentic a system becomes, the more likely it is to run into edge cases it wasn’t designed for. 🔹 Instead of solving complexity, it shifts complexity—from execution to debugging unintended consequences. The biggest bottleneck in business isn’t task execution—it’s strategic thinking. And no AI agent can solve that. Right now, Agentic AI feels like a Silicon Valley fever dream—one that assumes businesses just want to automate everything, rather than enhance decision-making, creativity, and strategic insight. Instead of more autonomy, what if we focused on better augmentation? Instead of replacing human workflows, what if we enhanced human capabilities? The best AI solutions don’t replace the human—they make the human irreplaceable. ******************************************************************************** Curiouser.AI is the only Generative AI solution that doesn't enable you to channel surf through mediocrity. It encourages you to go deep and discover something useful. Try Alice at Curiouser.AI