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  Posted by Prof. Kapil Gautam, Department of Information Technology. 05 March 2026 As someone who has been teaching Information Technology for nearly twenty years, I always look forward to seeing theory turn into real-world practice. Just a couple of days back I wrote about Agentic AI and how systems are moving from simply answering questions to actually getting things done. While fully autonomous agentic systems are still evolving, we are already seeing some very creative and practical uses of generative AI in public service here in India. One such example that genuinely caught my attention is PRO Jarvis — an AI influencer that has been officially given the rank of Sub-Inspector in the Uttar Pradesh Police. Yes, you read that right. An AI has been appointed as a digital public relations officer (PRO). PRO Jarvis is being used as a smart, always-available spokesperson. It creates engaging social media content, responds to public queries, explains police initiatives in simpl...

  Agentic AI in 2026: From Chatbots to Autonomous Digital Colleagues – What Every Engineering Student Must Know Posted by Prof. Kapil Gautam, Department of Information Technology. 02 March 2026 As someone who has been teaching Information Technology for nearly twenty years, I’ve rarely been as excited about a new development as I am about Agentic AI right now. Just a couple of weeks ago I wrote about Multimodal AI — systems that can understand text, images, video and audio together. That was an important step forward. But Agentic AI feels like the next major leap. It is not just about understanding data anymore. It is about AI systems that can think, plan, reason, and act autonomously to achieve specific goals. Think of it this way: earlier AI was like a very smart assistant waiting for your instructions. Agentic AI is more like an autonomous teammate. It can break down a complex goal into smaller steps, make decisions on its own, use different tools, learn from the result...