Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn 941: Multi-Agent Human Societies, with Dr. Vijoy Pandey
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Nov 18, 2025 
Vijoy Pandey, an engineering researcher and head of OutShift at Cisco, envisions a society where humans and AI agents collaborate on scientific discoveries and physical tasks. He discusses his work on AGNTCY, an open-source platform designed for agent-human interaction. Vijoy delves into the importance of trustworthy AI, the challenges of traditional identity management, and the future of access control with T3BAC. He emphasizes the need for open standards and community involvement to ensure smooth integration into various systems.
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Agents Form New Collaborative Societies
- Vijoy Pandey envisions multi-agent human societies where agents and humans collaborate to solve scientific, physical, and social problems.
- He argues open, interoperable platforms (an Internet of Agents) are necessary to enable that future.
Blend Deterministic And Probabilistic Models
- Combine deterministic systems (symbolic, knowledge graphs) with probabilistic models (LLMs, foundation models) for better accuracy and speed.
- Neurosymbolic approaches let you explore complex domains while retaining reliability.
Drug Discovery Pipeline Example
- A pharma example shows a pipeline: LLMs for planning, foundation models for exploration, and robotic wet labs for real-world testing.
- Additional agents handle efficacy, cost, compliance and link all stages into one workflow.
