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Why there is confusion around Automation and Agentic AI

A Medium article by Marco Floriano argues that confusion between automation and agentic AI stems from conflating deterministic rule-based systems with autonomous decision-making agents, warning that mislabeling could lead to unrealistic expectations and deployment risks.

read1 min views31 publishedJul 25, 2026

By marcoflorianoSource:

Hacker News AIArticle URL: https://medium.com/data-science-collective/why-there-is-confusion-around-automation-and-agentic-ai-1a4c33860736

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49048268](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49048268)

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