An AI that writes code is useful. One that answers a funeral home’s overnight calls, negotiates with suppliers or helps businesses handle the grunt work nobody wants to touch is useful to a much larger market. That’s the shift behind Forbes’ inaugural Agentic 20 list. AI agents—systems that can take action on our behalf, not just spit out answers—are moving beyond software triage and calendar management into the messier work of the real economy. The list highlights 20 companies and projects making a dent in the agentic AI world. Read more: https://t.co/eeQvqglSIm Illustration: Hansje van Halem for Forbes