{"podcast":{"title":"Practical AI","slug":"practical-ai","podcast_index_feed_id":444526,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/practical-ai-machine-learning-data-science-llm","website_url":"https://practicalai.fm","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WMlp2ug34XB6LDJ3-vnzti_-_y144LUlFW0Xzzn3fss/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMTZi/ZWJmNWIwNDdmYTcw/NGJjMTExZjNjZmYy/M2ZjNS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Practical AI LLC","episode_count":357,"summary":"Making artificial intelligence practical, productive & accessible to everyone. Practical AI is a show in which technology professionals, business people, students, enthusiasts, and expert guests engage in lively discussions about Artificial Intelligence and related topics (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, GANs, MLOps, AIOps, LLMs & more). The focus is on productive implementations and real-world scenarios that are accessible to everyone. If you want to keep up with the latest advances in AI, while keeping one foot in the real world, then this is the show for you!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-ai"},"episode":{"title":"2025 was the year of agents, what's coming in 2026?","slug":"2025-was-the-year-of-agents-what-s-coming-in-2026","published_at":"2026-01-09T20:08:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-ai/2025-was-the-year-of-agents-what-s-coming-in-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-ai","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/e7fda8ce","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/e7fda8ce/c218cdfa.mp3","summary":"Reflecting on the transition from LLMs to autonomous agents in 2025, this episode forecasts the shift toward orchestration and energy-constrained computing in 2026. The hosts analyze how reasoning models and regulatory compliance will define the next frontier of AI implementation.","meta_description":"Explore the shift from AI agents to complex orchestration, the impact of reasoning models on latency, and the growing importance of energy and compliance…","key_points":["Main idea: 2025 marked the transition from simple model assistance to autonomous agentic workflows","Failure mode: Extended reasoning tokens improve accuracy but introduce significant latency and increased inference costs","Practical takeaway: The next major bottleneck for AI scaling is shifting from GPU availability to power and energy constraints","Main idea: Future competitive advantage lies in orchestration and managing complex, multi-service AI workflows","Practical takeaway: Achieving regulatory compliance (like NIST 600-1) is becoming a primary driver for enterprise AI adoption"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The Shift to Agents","summary":"A look back at 2025 as the year AI transitioned from basic models to autonomous agents."},{"start_ms":285000,"title":"Finding Value in the Hype","summary":"Discussing the difficulty of finding successful, practical use cases amidst the agentic hype."},{"start_ms":510000,"title":"The Impact of Reasoning Models","summary":"Analyzing how reasoning tokens and hybrid models are reshaping workflows and introducing latency."},{"start_ms":1200000,"title":"Multimodal Realities","summary":"Evaluating the current state of multimodal inputs versus the continued dominance of text-based outputs."},{"start_ms":1640000,"title":"The Energy Bottleneck","summary":"Why power availability and energy consumption are becoming more critical than GPU counts."},{"start_ms":2360000,"title":"The Future of Orchestration","summary":"Predicting that the next year will focus on application-specific agentic systems and complex orchestration."},{"start_ms":2840000,"title":"Compliance and Complexity","summary":"The challenge of building compliant AI systems in regulated industries and the opportunity for consolidated solutions."}],"topics":["AI Agents","Reasoning Models","AI Orchestration","Machine Learning Infrastructure","AI Compliance","NIST Standards","Energy Constraints","Autonomous Workflows"],"duration_seconds":3075,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/practical-ai/episodes/2025-was-the-year-of-agents-what-s-coming-in-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-ai/2025-was-the-year-of-agents-what-s-coming-in-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}