From Generative AI to Agentic AI: Why the Next AI Skill Is Thinking, Not Prompting

Most people today say,

“I’m using AI.”

But when you look closer, what they really mean is:
They are asking questions and getting answers.

That’s not wrong.
But it’s no longer enough.

Let me explain—simply.

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Generative AI: The First Wave (Where Most People Are)

Generative AI is what most of us started with.

You ask → it answers.
You stop → it stops.

It’s powerful for:

• writing

• summarising

• brainstorming

• creating content

But it is still reactive.

Think of it like a very smart assistant who only speaks when spoken to.

Useful? Yes.
Transformational? Not yet.

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Agentic AI: The Real Shift Happening Now

Agentic AI changes the relationship.

Instead of only answering, it can:

• plan steps

• decide what comes next

• check its own work

• continue working toward a goal

You don’t just ask:

“Write this.”

You say:

“Help me achieve this outcome.”

And the AI figures out how.

This is the difference between:

• using a tool

• and working with a helper

Most people haven’t crossed this line yet.

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But There’s a Bigger Gap People Still Miss

Even with agentic AI, there’s a critical question:

Whose thinking is the AI following?

Because an AI that can act…
but thinks like everyone else…
will still give average results.

This is where my work focuses.

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DNA-Cloned AI: Teaching AI to Think Like You

I don’t just teach people to use AI.

I teach them to clone their thinking into AI.

That means embedding:

• values

• priorities

• decision filters

• communication style

• ethical boundaries

• leadership principles

So the AI doesn’t just act.

It acts the way you would act.

For leaders, educators, and professionals, this is the turning point.

AI stops being:

• a productivity hack

And becomes:

• a thinking partner

• a decision co-pilot

• a consistency engine

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Why This Matters (Especially for Leaders & Educators)

The future will not be divided between:

• people who use AI
  vs

• people who don’t

It will be divided between:

• people who borrow intelligence

• and people who design intelligence responsibly

Prompting is a skill.
Context engineering is a capability.
DNA-driven agentic AI is leadership.

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My Position (Clear & Simple)

• Level 1: Prompting helps you move faster

• Level 2: Agentic AI helps you move smarter

• Level 3: DNA-cloned AI helps you move wisely and consistently

This is the direction I’m building, teaching, and refining—
with educators, organisations, and leaders who care about impact, not hype.

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Final Thought

AI will increasingly act.

The real question is:

What values will guide those actions?

That’s no longer a technical question.
It’s a leadership one.

And that’s where the real work begins.

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