From AI tools to AI teammates: The agentic shift at work

https://cdn1.expresscomputer.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/09135905/Artificial-Intelligence.jpg

By Dr. Pavankumar Gurazada, Associate Director – AI/Data Science, Great Learning

AI is no longer just a tool that responds to prompts. It is becoming a teammate that can plan, act, and improve outcomes with minimal supervision. This is the agentic shift: AI systems can now manage multi-step workflows, access tools, and adapt in real time, fundamentally altering how work is performed. While this evolution is not uniform across roles, affecting data professionals, developers, and business leaders differently, the core demand is consistent. Professionals must transition from task execution to strategic orchestration, where the greatest value lies in guiding systems, validating their outputs, and taking ownership of the final decisions.

From Execution to Delegation
This shift from execution to delegation is redefining productivity. Previously, professionals used AI for isolated tasks like drafting content. Today, agentic AI can handle entire workflows, from breaking down problems to refining outputs with minimal human...

Copyright of this story solely belongs to expresscomputer.in. To see the full text click HERE

Read more

https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/STK269_ANTHROPIC_2_B.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200

Anthropic says during prerelease testing Mythos 5.2 and Fable 5.2 formalized the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and solved two open black hole physics problems

More: New York Times, Financial Times, Nvidia Newsroom, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Data Center Knowledge, The Guardian, Finimize, The Information, Eurogamer.net, Kotaku, The Hill, Associated Press, Tom's Hardware, Defector, New York Times, Business Standard, The Economic Times, Dow Jones Newswires, Motley Fool, Stratechery, Spyglass, Inc,