The Future of AI Agents How Standards and Evaluation Drive Innovation
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Webinar Summary: Building the Internet of Agents and Standards
Presenters: Erin Mikail Staples (Galileo) and John Parello (Cisco)
- Introduction
- Erin introduces herself as a senior developer advocate at Galileo,
- John introduces himself as a principal engineer at Cisco and discusses his experience.
- Overview of AGNTCY
- AGNTCY aims to establish open-source standards for agent interoperability.
- Discussed the necessity for agents to communicate effectively, akin to web servers and telephony standards.
- Emphasis on the need for protocol standards for seamless communication and interoperability among diverse agents.
- Key Challenges Identified
- Identity verification, agent-to-agent connectivity, and making agents work in ensembles.
- Importance of scalability and observability when deploying agents at scale.
- Addressed the need for security in agent interactions, comparable to the App Store’s safety features.
- Importance of Standards
- Standards are vital to reduce development costs and ensure interoperability between systems in different departments across organizations.
- Stressing the need for a common framework to avoid bespoke solutions for each implementation, which could hinder scaling.
- Defining Agent Communication Protocols
- Discussions on various protocols (CP, GP, MCP) and how they facilitate agent communication and interactions with third-party services.
- AGNTCY’s vision to streamline and standardize agent interactions to scale across organizations.
- Evaluation of Agent Performance
- Introduction of metrics for evaluating agent performance, including action completion, cost, observation levels, and user satisfaction.
- Encouragement for users to contribute feedback and develop new metrics for enhancing agent evaluations.
- Engagement with Community
- Encouragement for viewers to engage with the AGNTCY community for collaboration and sharing ideas.
- Discussion on the benefits of open-source for fostering innovation and development.
- Q&A Session
- Addressed various questions related to agent frameworks, best practices for building agents, and future directions for AGNTCY.
- Emphasized the importance of collaboration in refining standards and improving agent capabilities.
Conclusion:
- Urged the audience to participate in the AGNTCY initiative and contribute to developing standard protocols for agent communication.