Opinion | Rise of ‘autonomous’ agentic AI raises the geopolitical stakes

Imagine a world where artificial intelligence (AI) agents could act as personal political advisers, negotiate for governments on foreign policy or carry out integrated military operations in war zones. These scenarios are increasingly possible with the emergence of agentic AI.

Unlike generative AI – large-language models (LLMs) that create content – the hallmark of agentic AI is its ability to make decisions and carry out complex actions autonomously, with minimal human supervision….