This comprehensive guide breaks down the concept using real-world examples and practical code implementations to help you understand the evolution from basic chatbots to sophisticated autonomous AI systems.
The Evolution: From RAG to Agentic AI
Stage 1: RAG-Based AI Systems
Consider a company with 75+ employees needing an HR assistant to answer policy questions like „How many vacation days do I have per year?“ or „What is the policy on sick leave?“ The traditional approach involves building a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) chatbot that pulls information from PDF policy documents and provides answers.