Agentic AI: Already Among Us — At Work and at Home
There was a time when artificial intelligence was pure science fiction. Today, it reads your emails, books your trips, and handles your deliveries… without you even noticing.
It’s no longer just a chatbot replying to you. It’s an agent that acts on your behalf, without needing handholding. Welcome to the era of agentic AI.
The Turning Point: Not Clicking Yourself Anymore
Imagine this: You open one app to book a restaurant, another to order an Uber, and yet another to generate your expense report. Three interfaces, three processes — and lots of time lost.
Now, a single agent can do it all for you, without even changing screens.
That’s exactly what Operator, OpenAI’s AI agent, is designed to do. It can:
- Browse a website just like you would,
- Automatically fill out a form,
- Handle secure payments,
- And even backtrack if it makes a mistake.
In other words, you ask — it executes.
Operator has already ordered groceries, planned business trips, and generated expense reports for thousands of users. It’s no longer a prototype — it’s live and in production.
📎 Read the article on OpenAI Operator – Investopedia
In India, an AI Speaks 13 Languages and Handles Your Tasks
Meanwhile, in India, Kruti — an AI agent developed by Krutrim (part of the Ola group) — is changing the daily lives of millions.
Accessible via a simple smartphone, Kruti can:
- Understand 13 Indian languages,
- Pay bills, order a taxi, or a hot meal,
- Interact fluently and proactively, without constant confirmations.
Here, the goal isn’t to shine technologically, but to simplify life — especially for people who are not familiar with complex apps.
📎 Discover Kruti – Economic Times
At Home, You’re Probably Already Using It
You may not realize it, but you’ve likely already been assisted by agentic AI.
- When you ask Siri or Google Assistant to schedule a meeting or send a message.
- When Alexa adjusts your thermostat or reorders your groceries.
- When Gmail suggests a neatly phrased reply for your email.
The difference? These tools don’t just answer anymore. They perform tasks — and sometimes even anticipate them.
And at Work?
The same mechanisms are starting to reshape the way we work — particularly in roles like procurement, supply management, or customer service.
Agentic AI can:
- Automatically follow up with a supplier via email,
- Detect inconsistencies in a purchase order or invoice,
- Update an internal system — with zero manual input,
- Or even alert a user the moment a bottleneck is about to occur.
In short, these are assistants that know when to act, how to do it, and who to notify if needed. No code, no training, no app download required.
It’s Not the Future. It’s Now.
Agentic AI isn’t a futuristic promise. It’s already part of your daily life — discreet but powerful.
- In your smartphone.
- In your browser.
- In the tools you use without even thinking.
And very soon, in all the repetitive business tasks that weigh down your teams.
Today, the real question is no longer if it will change how you work — but how you’ll use it to save time, secure operations, and focus on what really matters.
