Weekly Sporto bookmarks (weekly)

• National framework for microcredentials – Colleges and Institutes Canada

  tags: framework microcredentials

• Gradually, then Suddenly: Upon the Threshold

  tags: generative-AI artificial-intelligence

• How to win with generative engine optimization while keeping SEO top-tier

  tags: seo optimization

• Why agents are the next frontier of generative AI | McKinsey

  tags: generative-AI artificial-intelligence agents mckinsey

  • “agentic” systems refer to digital systems that can independently interact in a dynamic world.
  • Gen AI agents eventually could act as skilled virtual coworkers, working with humans in a seamless and natural manner.
  • a human user could direct a gen AI–enabled agent system to accomplish a complex workflow. A multiagent system could then interpret and organize this workflow into actionable tasks, assign work to specialized agents, execute these refined tasks using a digital ecosystem of tools, and collaborate with other agents and humans to iteratively improve the quality of its actions
  • Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and others have invested in software libraries and frameworks to support agentic functionality.
  • shifting from being knowledge-based to becoming more action-based.
  • The value that agents can unlock comes from their potential to automate a long tail of complex use cases characterized by highly variable inputs and outputs
  • Agents can manage multiplicity
  • Agent systems can be directed with natural language.
  • Because agentic systems use natural language as a form of instruction, even complex workflows can be encoded more quickly and easily.
  • done by nontechnical employees
  • Foundation models can learn how to interface with tools, whether through natural language or other interfaces.
  • control mechanisms are essential to balance autonomy and risk
  • create a learning flywheel for ongoing improvement

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.