From Agentic AI to Adaptive A*: What Modern AI Research Taught Me About Intelligent Systems

Artificial Intelligence is evolving rapidly, especially in the fields of autonomous agents and intelligent search systems. As part of my AI coursework, I explored two recent research papers that connect strongly with the concepts we studied in class such as intelligent agents, search algorithms, optimization, and decision making. The two papers I selected were: “The Rise of Agentic AI: A Review of Definitions, Frameworks, and Challenges” (2025) “Research on the A* Algorithm Based on Adaptive Wei