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Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are the next critical step for any AI-savvy PR & communications firm. Generative AI has already transformed how PR & communications teams write, summarize, and brainstorm. But agentic AI goes beyond tools to create systems that can process information, make decisions, and cat.
Unlike chatbots or prompt-based assistants, AI agents don’t wait for instructions. And they’re already starting to reshape how communications teams monitor reputation, analyze sentiment, engage stakeholders, and respond to risk. In this article, we'll help you understand what an AI agent actually is and then detail how you can use them in PR. Read straight through or skip to what you need:
The concept of AI agents isn’t new, but three key developments have made them both practical and valuable for public relations & comms teams:
This convergence has shifted AI agents from concept to capability. And for teams managing brand narratives in real time, the timing couldn’t be better.
Communications teams deal with a unique kind of complexity: reputational nuance, rapidly shifting sentiment, high visibility, and high stakes. An agent that simply summarizes headlines or suggests copy isn’t enough.
To truly add value, agents must do three things well:
The sophistication isn’t in the model. It’s in how the system is architected around your real-world workflows.
Some of the most compelling uses of AI agents in communications today aren’t flashy—they’re practical. Examples include:
In each case, the agent functions quietly in the background, saving time, surfacing insights, and giving communicators the space to think strategically instead of reactively.
Perhaps the most important shift happening right now is mindset. AI agents are moving from novelty to necessity. They’re no longer experiments sitting on the fringe of innovation, they’re becoming core infrastructure for how modern communications functions operate.
But the difference between a helpful agent and a harmful one often comes down to what powers it. Systems built on unstructured or unlicensed content risk reputational error. Systems grounded in trusted data, like GenAI-licensed content delivered through LexisNexis APIs, ensure that insights are not only accurate, but defensible.
Now is the time for communications leaders to understand how these systems work, where they fit, and how to shape them. Agents don’t replace strategy. They amplify it.
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