Gen AI vs AI Agents vs Agentic AI

The Three Layers of AI Capability Every Leader Must Understand

Most senior leaders are trying to skip to agentic AI without having built one reliable AI agent yet. This episode breaks down the three layers — Generative AI, AI Agents, and Agentic AI — covering the orchestration loop, why MCP is the "USB-C cable" for enterprise AI, the math of compounding failure, security risks like tool poisoning and reward hacking, and a clean decision tree for which layer your task actually belongs to.