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#3 Single vs. Multi-Agent AI Systems

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45 min
Jul 20, 2025 12:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)

In this video

What you'll learn

What Multi-Agent Systems Are (And Aren’t)

We’ll break down what qualifies as multi-agent, common misconceptions, and the core coordination patterns they use.

When to Use One Agent vs Many

Understand when multi-agent systems are helpful and when they can lead to unnecessary debugging overhead

Hidden Complexities in Multi-Agent Setups

We’ll cover the real-world challenges: context sharing, memory, handoffs, failure handling etc.

Why this topic matters

There’s been a big push toward multi-agent systems, with some even comparing them to microservices. But is more always better? In this session, we’ll break down what multi-agent systems actually are, how they differ from single-agent setups, and where each makes sense.

You'll learn from

Aishwarya Naresh Reganti

Aishwarya Naresh Reganti

AI Tech Lead | Advisor

Kiriti Badam

Kiriti Badam

Member of Technical Staff @ OpenAI | AI Advisor

Worked/Taught at

OpenAI
Google
Amazon Web Services
University of Oxford
MIT research group
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