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Unlocking True Autonomy with ServiceNow Agentic AI
By: Isaac Torkelson on Apr 21, 2025 10:26:16 AM

If you’ve been hearing a lot about “Agentic AI” lately—especially in the context of ServiceNow—you’re not alone. The conversation is rapidly evolving, and for good reason: Agentic AI is not just another chatbot. It’s the next generation of intelligent automation—and it’s changing how businesses think about workflows, service delivery, and enterprise efficiency.
At Veracity, we’ve taken a deep dive into how Agentic AI works and, more importantly, why it matters. Here’s what you need to know.
From Linear Automation to Adaptive Intelligence
Traditional automation in ServiceNow relied heavily on scripted flows, manual logic trees, and human-driven decision points. Virtual Agents improved the front-end experience, but outcomes were still largely dictated by predefined paths—and limited by what developers could anticipate.
Agentic AI changes the game. These AI-powered agents don’t just respond to user input—they reason, analyze context, invoke other agents, and autonomously take action across systems. They don’t follow scripts; they adapt in real time, solving problems the way a human would—but faster, and at scale.
Real-World Impact: A Password Reset Reinvented
Let’s take a common IT scenario: a user can’t access their email.
With a traditional chatbot, success depends on the user saying the right keyword (“password reset”). If the user strays off-script or doesn’t know what’s wrong, the bot escalates to a human.
With Agentic AI, the user can simply say, “I can’t get into my email.” The system evaluates the situation holistically—checking login attempts, outages, prior incidents, and even the user’s installed software. It can:
- Unlock the account
- Trigger a password reset to a mobile device
- Detect a known service outage and subscribe the user to updates
- Deploy updated software if needed
All of this happens autonomously—without hard-coded logic paths or manual triage. One conversation, multiple intelligent outcomes.
Why It Matters to Decision Makers
Maximize Existing Investments
Agentic AI builds on your current ServiceNow ecosystem—leveraging integrations, flows, and spoke actions you already have.
Reduce Human Bottlenecks
By automating intelligent decision-making, you free up valuable IT and business resources for higher-value work.
Deliver a Better User Experience
Employees and customers interact in natural language. The system understands intent, adapts to context, and takes action instantly.
Scale Smarter
Once agents are deployed, they can be reused across departments and scenarios—everything from software provisioning to outage resolution to procurement.
Veracity + ServiceNow Agentic AI = Intelligent Autonomy
We’re not just talking about the future of AI—we’re building it. Veracity’s deep expertise in ServiceNow and enterprise automation uniquely positions us to help you design, deploy, and scale Agentic AI solutions tailored to your business needs.
Let’s turn your service operations into intelligent ecosystems—where requests are fulfilled, issues are resolved, and decisions are made automatically, in real time.
Ready to see what’s possible? Let’s do this.