Agentic Planning (The Agents Season, Episode 5)

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of agentic planning in AI, focusing on how agents can model paths and make decisions beyond mere reactions.

When tackling a complex, multi-step task, even the smartest AI agent can fail without a solid game plan. This episode dives into the research around agentic planning — how agents move beyond simply reacting to what's in front of them and instead model a path forward, explore different routes, and course-correct when things go sideways. It's a subtler problem than memory, and a fascinating one: can an agent actually *think ahead*? Tune in to find out what the research says.

People in this episode

Host: Katie Malone

Topics covered

• agentic planning
• AI agents
• complex tasks
• research
• decision making

Keywords

• AI
• planning
• decision making
• research
• multi-step tasks

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