Big Tech Is Killing Agentic AI — and Enterprises Are Letting It Happen
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-10-16
Cloud computing commentator David Linthicum doubles down on his argument from months ago: Big Tech isn't accelerating agentic AI so much as rushing to package, control, and monetize it before enterprises understand what they actually need.
Key points:
- The flood of 'agentic AI' messaging from enterprise vendors is mostly conventional automation, workflow orchestration, chatbot wrapping, or platform lock-in dressed up as intelligence.
- Real agentic AI is not a slideware feature, a button inside an existing SaaS platform, or an 'AI-powered' label — it's a fundamental architectural shift.
- Vendors treating agentic AI as a marketing gimmick are clowning themselves, and enterprises are letting it happen.
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