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Agentic AI: 5 Ways It Makes Your Life Easier Introduction AI isn't confined to asking questions or writing texts anymore. The next big thing is agentic AI – a system that helps plan, make decisions, and take action for you with minimum oversight. Traditional chatbots talk. Agentic AI does. And that makes all the difference., While generative AI tools were previously employed in creating content by writing emails, summarizing, and generating images, the new generation of AI involves reasoning, remembering things, automating processes, and making actions in the real world. Rather than suggesting a course of action, agentic AI will now be able to carry out the whole process itself. This means your assistant doesn't only remind you of an upcoming meeting but also reschedules other appointments, edits your schedule, notifies all involved parties, and organizes your day anew. This is the transition from the generative to the agentic era of AI. The results can already be seen a...

The Best Places to Buy Traditional Sweets in Kolkata: A Local’s Guide Introduction The sweets made here are prepared using traditional earthen pots and clay ovens, which give the sweet a unique texture that is hard to match in commercial kitchens. Even though the process is quite slow, the locals say nothing can beat the flavor of the sweets. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the sweets made in this part of Kolkata is the family continuity. There are many sweet shops that are owned by members of the third or fourth generation in their family and still use the same recipes formulated more than 100 years ago. In some instances, the recipes have not been recorded in books; instead, they are passed orally from one generation to another. Besides the quality of the sweets, the ambience of these places is also something special. Narrow alleyways, wooden counters, brass vessels, and handwritten signboards create an old-world charm that you will not find in modern-day dessert chains...