Exclusive: 34 CEOs on what thrills and terrifies them about agentic AI

Nobody is ready, but that doesn’t matter. Leaders from defense to marketing share what they’re doing now and why. Says one: ‘If we do this right, it won’t feel like AI at all.’  When businesses leaders think about AI right now, they’re thinking about how agentic tools will change the very nature of their work. “We’ve crossed a line,” says Varun Krishna, CEO of the fintech giant Rocket Companies. “AI is no longer just creating. It is thinking, deciding and acting. That changes everything, from client interaction to security.”