Shapers of AI: From simple Assistants to Agents and Agentic AI

Welcome to “From simple assistants, to agents and agentic AI.”
In this session, we’ll clarify what assistants, agents, and agentic AI really are — and why the differences matter when AI moves from helping to acting. We’ll also look at the key security risks that come with autonomy and debunk common hype headlines (including the often-quoted McKinsey “workforce + agents” claim).

We’ll end with a short demo: how Netzsch uses assistants for writing today — and how they’re now moving toward first simple agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio, with guest Yann Jeschke.