Ep 708: Inside the Society of Agents: Why AI Teamwork Beats Bigger Models
Ep 708: Inside the Society of Agents: Why AI Teamwork Beats Bigger Models  
Podcast: Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast
Published On: Fri Feb 06 2026
Description: 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 Chat with Jordan Wilson and Microsoft Research's Ece KamarNewsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion on LinkedIn: Thoughts on this? Join the convo on LinkedIn and connect with other AI leaders.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:Society of Agents vs Bigger AI ModelsAgentic Teamwork Advantages ExplainedEvolution of Agents at Microsoft ResearchReal-World Multi-Agent Collaboration Use CasesEmergence of Action-Oriented Reasoning ModelsDesigning Business Workflows for Agentic AIMulti-Agent Oversight and Risk ManagementFuture Ecosystems and Agentic Business ModelsTimestamps:00:00 "AI Agents: Decades to Breakthroughs"05:44 Collaborative AI Agents Transform Work08:13 "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, agentSend Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) 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 Also, here's a link to the entire series on a Spotify playlist.