Ep 708: Inside the Society of Agents: Why AI Teamwork Beats Bigger Models

For better AI agents, we just need bigger models, right? 🤔 Nah. They just need to all work together in a society. That's Ece Kamar's take. And she should know. She's been working in the AI agent field for two decades, long before the birth of the modern large language model. So what's the next step for your company to embrace agents? Focus on smaller agents working and sharing, not one jumbo model working in a silo. Tune in and find out how to make it work. Inside the Society of Agents: Why AI Teamwork Beats Bigger Models -- An Everyday AI (https://www.linkedin.com/company/everydayai/) Chat with Jordan Wilson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanwilson04/) and Microsoft (https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/) Research's Ece Kamar Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter (https://youreverydayai.com/) More on this Episode: Episode Page (https://www.youreverydayai.com/ep-708-inside-the-society-of-agents-why-ai-teamwork-beats-bigger-models/) Join the discussion on LinkedIn: Thoughts on this? Join the convo on LinkedIn and connect with other AI leaders. (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jordanwilson04_aiagents-agents-airesearch-activity-7425307248912105472-d1sN?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEnbkdQBR48B1Rc3uoMWlWfVMPCScgZCUCQ) Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup (https://www.youtube.com/@EverydayAI_/streams) Website: YourEverydayAI.com (https://youreverydayai.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes) Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com (mailto:info@youreverydayai.com) Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanwilson04/) Topics Covered in This Episode: 1. Society of Agents vs Bigger AI Models 2. Agentic Teamwork Advantages Explained 3. Evolution of Agents at Microsoft Research 4. Real-World Multi-Agent Collaboration Use Cases 5. Emergence of Action-Oriented Reasoning Models 6. Designing Business Workflows for Agentic AI 7. Multi-Agent Oversight and Risk Management 8. Future Ecosystems and Agentic Business Models Timestamps: 00:00 "AI Agents: Decades to Breakthroughs" 05:44 Collaborative AI Agents Transform Work 08:13 "AI Models Learning to Act" 12:49 "Transforming Workflows with Generative AI" 16:49 "Human Value in Tech Change" 20:30 "Autonomous Agents: Resilient Actions" 21:37 "Multi-Agent Strategy for Oversight" 26:04 "Integrating Memory into Models" 29:28 "Future Ecosystems and Business Models" Keywords:  society of agents, multi-agent systems, agentic society, AI teamwork, agentic workflows, AI agents, team of agents, multi-agent approach, agent-based models, agentic models, reasoning models, large language models, reinforcement learning, collaboration between agents, autonomous agents, agentic behavior, orchestration, agent communication, agent oversight, human-in-the-loop, responsible AI, business process transformation, automation, productivity agents, coding agents, workflow optimization, economic activity, agentic stack, agent reliability, programming with agents, AI-driven companies, agentic oversight, Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2175779/fan_mail/new) Start Here ▶️ Not sure where to start when it comes to AI? Start with our Start Here Series. You can listen to the first drop -- Episode 691 -- or get free access to our Inner Cricle community and all episodes: StartHereSeries.com (https://starthereseries.com/)   Also, here's a link to the entire series on a Spotify playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TP8pfmlirrjxaT8d3XyJW?go=1&sp_cid=78ecd4e6-5710-48fe-ad6d-4da188993ed8) .