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Redefining Development in the Age of Agentic AI

Open infrastructure is about to reshape how AI agents get built. Here's why it matters.

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Why it matters

As agentic AI becomes mainstream, developers need interoperable tools and open standards to avoid vendor lock-in. This shift is redefining how enterprises will deploy AI agents across their operations.

The key facts

5 to know
  1. Focus on open, interoperable infrastructure for agentic AI

  2. Development tools and standards positioning as foundational layer

  3. Emphasis on avoiding proprietary silos in agentic AI ecosystem

  4. Signals emerging foundation/standards body involvement in agentic AI tooling

  5. Infrastructure-first approach to agentic AI development

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Publisher excerpt: The foundation focuses on providing essential tools to develop open, interoperable infrastructure for agentic AI applications.
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