How Goal-Oriented AI Works At its core, Goal-Oriented AI blends three capabilities: Autonomous Planning – The ability to translate a broad directive into a sequenced plan of actions. Continuous Feedback Loops – Monitoring progress and making mid-course corrections in real time. Value Alignment – Ensuring that chosen paths align with organizational objectives, constraints, and ethics.

Enter Agentic AI — a new class of artificial intelligence designed to operate with goal-oriented autonomy. Unlike traditional AI models that passively respond to prompts or execute pre-defined workflows, agentic AI systems set their own sub-goals, plan complex sequences of actions, and adapt dynamically to changing environments without constant human intervention.

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