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The Claim

Andrew Ng has publicly used the term "agentic" to describe a spectrum of autonomy in artificial intelligence systems.

The Short Version

Available primary evidence shows Andrew Ng has publicly described “agentic” AI as varying by degree of autonomy rather than as a binary category. DeepLearning.AI materials and Ng-associated videos consistently present that framing. The main caveat is that he may not have originated the concept, but the claim only concerns public usage.

Caveats

  • This does not establish that Andrew Ng coined the term or the underlying concept; earlier academic work appears to predate his usage.
  • Some supporting items are course descriptions or summaries, not full verbatim transcripts, so exact wording may sometimes be paraphrased.
  • Unverified social-media and third-party summary sources are weaker than the DeepLearning.AI and official video evidence.

The Receipts

  1. Agentic AI - DeepLearning.AI

    DeepLearning.AI

  2. Agentic AI - DeepLearning.AI - Learning Platform

    DeepLearning.AI

  3. Letters from Andrew Ng | The Batch (Page 4)

    DeepLearning.AI

  4. How Agentic AI is Transforming The Startup Landscape with Andrew ...

    TLDL.io

  5. Agent Skills with Anthropic - DeepLearning.AI

    DeepLearning.AI

  6. Multi AI Agent Systems with crewAI - DeepLearning.AI

    DeepLearning.AI

  7. Agentic AI Systems: A CEO's Guide to Next-Generation Automation

    Hive Research

  8. Andrew Ng's Latest Agentic AI Course and LLM Evals from Scratch

    Art of Saience Newsletter

  9. The Batch: Agentic Workflows with Andrew Ng

    Andrew Ng YouTube Channel

  10. Inside Andrew Ng's Agentic AI Course: 15 Learnings on Building ...

    10x Playbooks

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