--- title: "Agentic AI in Action" date: "2026-01-20T12:00:00+05:30" categories: - talks tags: [] description: "Agents turn LLMs from answer generators into workers that use tools, execute multi-step tasks, and recover from failures. The challenge is control and verification." talk_url: "https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-01-20-agentic-ai-in-action-deloitte/" --- I conducted a session on Tue, 20 Jan 2026 at [Deloitte TXA Academy](https://www.deloitte.com/) - Hyderabad. **Summary**: Agents turn LLMs from answer generators into workers that use tools, execute multi-step tasks, and recover from failures. The challenge is control and verification. [Here's the link to the session](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-01-20-agentic-ai-in-action-deloitte/) [![Sketchnote](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-01-20-agentic-ai-in-action-deloitte/sketchnote.avif)](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-01-20-agentic-ai-in-action-deloitte/) **Links**: - [Video](https://youtu.be/kihmwxFLSf8) (67 min) - [Transcript](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-01-20-agentic-ai-in-action-deloitte/transcript.md) - [Audio](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-01-20-agentic-ai-in-action-deloitte/audio.opus) (67 min)