Agentic AI: The Future of Intelligent Systems

Episode 56 : Reasoning in Agentic AI: Open-Ended Thinking vs. Closed-Ended Execution


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This episode will explore how Agentic AI systems “think” and “reason”—examining the difference between open-ended exploration (creative, generative, speculative) and closed-ended reasoning (focused, deterministic, goal-specific).

We’ll discuss:

  • When to use each type of reasoning in AI workflows.

  • The risks of open-ended thought (e.g., hallucination, inefficiency) vs. the limitations of closed-ended logic (lack of innovation, rigidity).

  • How to design agentic systems that balance both—using open-ended reasoning for ideation and exploration, and closed-ended reasoning for execution and precision.

  • The role of prompt design, planning agents, and model selection in shaping how “thought” happens inside AI systems.

The podcast will also touch on environmental impact—how sprawling open-ended reasoning can drive up compute unnecessarily if not constrained—and how to architect for leaner, purposeful thinking.

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