Post by Fast Company

Not long ago, most AI needed constant prompting: Give an instruction, get a response, repeat. Now, a new software class is starting to run with the assignment. Agentic AI systems can break down goals into steps, coordinate across tools, and carry out tasks with limited human oversight. The shift is already drawing in a wide cast of players, from researchers and VCs to activists and executives. Fast Company's AI 20 honorees are building and shaping that ecosystem as it moves into the real world. Some may not be widely known yet, but as AI takes on more responsibility, their influence will continue to grow. Read more about how the following people are harnessing the cognitive power of agentic AI: https://bit.ly/4oxvqxL Eugenia Kuyda, Amanda Askell, 🦄 Peter Steinberger, Shimon Elkabetz, Sonya Huang, Elizabeth Minor, Arnab Bose, Chelsea Finn, Kari Ann Briski, Lila Ibrahim, Daniel Danker, Charles Lamanna, Rajiv Dattani, Ron Miasnik, Swami Sivasubramanian, Lin Qiao, Cameron Stanley, Sarah Sachs, Dmitry Shevelenko, and Edward Wu are Fast Company's AI 20 honorees.