By Zacks Equity Research
Publication Date: 2026-03-25 06:37:00
Chicago, IL – March 25, 2026 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights NVIDIA NVDA, Fastly FSLY, SK Telecom SKM, Zoom ZM and Circle Group CRCL.
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Generative AI Started the Show; Agentic AI is Stealing It
OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 was a pivotal moment for the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. ChatGPT quickly became the fastest-growing consumer application in history, proving the power of AI technology and showing that AI could be more than an abstract, behind-the-scenes technology and more of a mass market, investible technology. However, like the 1994 launch of Netscape, ChatGPT is unlikely to be the end of the technological wave, but a spark that ignites even more impressive technology.
In 2026, “Agentic AI” is stealing the show and proving that it’s the next big wave of the AI revolution. Unlike generative AI Chatbots such as ‘Gemini’ and ‘ChatGPT’ that require human queries and supervision, Agentic AI systems can accomplish a specific goal with limited supervision. Below are two examples of the differences between Agentic and Generative AI:
· Travel Booking: A Chatbot can write a travel itinerary for you. Agentic AI can log into your apps, find flights, compare prices, and book hotels.
· Customer Service: Generative AI can handle a response to a lost package email (if prompted). Agentic AI can track the box’s location, apply the company’s refund rules,…