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Welcome back to AI Unraveled, your daily strategic briefing on the business impact of artificial intelligence.
Today, we are dismantling the biggest lie in enterprise tech: that all AI adoption is created equal. We are breaking down the 3-Layer Agentic Workflow ROI Model, a financial framework that separates the 'cash cows' from the 'venture bets.'
1. The Paradigm Shift: Deterministic vs. Probabilistic We are exiting the "If-Then" era of rigid RPA and entering the "Probabilistic" era of Agentic AI. The value proposition is shifting from efficiency (doing it faster) to efficacy (figuring out what to do). However, this introduces "probabilistic risk"—where errors aren't bugs, but costly hallucinations.
2. Layer 1: Simple Automation (The Efficiency Engine) ...