Introducing the First Book in My A.I. Signature Series

I'm delighted to announce that the first book in my "Pearson A.I. Signature Series" is "Building Agentic AI" by the prolific author Sinan Ozdemir... and it will be published on Sunday!

It's available for pre-order now worldwide from wherever you buy your books! You can also read a digital version in the O'Reilly platform today if you have access to it.

The book is packed with hands-on examples in Python and it allows you to master the complete agentic A.I. pipeline, including practical guidance and code on how to:

• Design adaptive A.I. agents with memory, tool use, and collaborative reasoning capabilities.

• Build robust RAG workflows using embeddings, vector databases and LangGraph state management.

• Implement comprehensive evaluation frameworks beyond just "accuracy"

• Deploy multimodal A.I. systems that seamlessly integrate text, vision, audio and code generation.

• Optimize models for production through fine-tuning, quantization and speculative decoding techniques.

• Navigate the bleeding edge of reasoning LLMs and computer-use capabilities.

• Balance cost, speed, accuracy and privacy in real-world deployment scenarios.

• Create hybrid architectures that combine multiple agents for complex enterprise applications.

Thanks to Debra Williams Cauley, Dayna Isley and many more at Pearson for bringing this series to life. The second book in the series will be available in December and I'll announce that shortly!

Pre-order the book here!

Multi-Agent Human Societies, with Dr. Vijoy Pandey

AI agents will collaborate with us and each other to solve humanity’s biggest challenges. BUT a major hurdle toward this elysian future is being able to TRUST agents. In today's episode, Dr. Vijoy Pandey reveals solutions.

More on Vijoy:

• Brilliantly thoughtful and well-spoken engineering researcher who heads Outshift, a major tech incubator inside of Cisco.

• Focused on the Internet of Agents (specifically, AGNTCY | A Linux Foundation Project) and the Quantum Internet.

• Prior to Cisco, held engineering leadership roles (including CTO roles) at Google, IBM, Nortel Networks and others.

• Holds a PhD in Computer Science from University of California, Davis.

Dr. Pandey explains complex concepts so clearly and eloquently that anyone interested in AI or the future should enjoy today's episode.

The SuperDataScience podcast is available on all major podcasting platforms, YouTube, and at SuperDataScience.com.

Where to Find Me at Web Summit 2025

Hello from Lisbon — hope to see you at Web Summit this week! I'll be speaking, emceeing, hosting a meetup and judging a startup competition. Here's where you can catch me:

• Tue Nov 11 at 11:30am: I'll be hosting a "Beyond the Stage" Meetup for founders and execs on successful Agentic A.I. projects (at Meetup Location 2).

• Tue Nov 11 at 3pm: I'll be a judge in the "Startup Pitch" competition (on Stage 9).

• Wed Nov 12 at 1:20pm: "Intro to Agentic A.I." afternoon-opening keynote on the Developer Summit stage.

• Wed Nov 12 from 1:40pm to 4pm: Emceeing the Developer Summit stage.

• Thu Nov 13 at noon: I'll be providing one-to-one guidance to tech startups on scaling effectively (this is at the official "Mentor Hours" location).

Thanks to Brendan Garrett and Jack Knox for inviting me back! Can't wait :)

AI Catalyst: Enterprise Agent Deployments

In two weeks, I'm hosting a special half-day event in the O'Reilly platform on "Agents in the Enterprise". The speakers — Sadie, Luca and Tony — are sensational, ensuring it'll be informative and fun :)

The full event title is "A.I. Catalyst: Enterprise Agent Deployments" and it'll be held on Tuesday November 18th at 9am PT / noon ET.

Here are the specific speakers/topics:

1. Lightning AI CTO Luca Antiga will kick the event off by providing hands-on demos on how to deploy enterprise-grade multi-agent systems at scale — fast.

2. Renowned data science instructor, serial entrepreneur and data-community builder Sadie St Lawrence will cover how executives, managers and practitioners alike can thrive in the new "A.I. era" of work.

3. Tony Kipkemboi will detail how enterprises can operationalize multi-agent teams with tools like CrewAI.

There will be plenty of time for interactive Q&A with each of the speakers.

This event is produced by the learning-publishing giant Pearson and part of the "A.I. Catalyst" series I've been hosting in the O'Reilly platform for a couple of years now. Thanks to Debra Williams Cauley and Dayna Isley at Pearson in particular for creating and supporting this "A.I. Catalyst" special-event series.

Learn more / register here: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/ai-catalyst-enterprise-agent-deployments/0642572250188/

If you don't have access to the O'Reilly platform already, you can get a free 30-day trial with my code "SDSPOD25".

See You at Web Summit 2025

Looking forward to returning to Lisbon for Web Summit from Nov 10 to 13. See you there? Here's what I'll be up to:

• Tue Nov 11 at 11:30am: I'll be hosting a "Beyond the Stage" Meetup for founders and execs on successful Agentic A.I. projects (at Meetup Location 2).

• Tue Nov 11 at 3pm: I'll be a judge in the "Startup Pitch" competition (on Stage 9).

• Wed Nov 12 from 1:20pm to 4pm: I'll be emceeing the Developer Summit stage, including providing a talk on Agentic A.I. to open up the afternoon session.

• Thu Nov 13: I'll be providing one-to-one guidance to tech startups on scaling effectively (time and location TBC).

LLMs, Agentic AI & Blackmail with Jon Krohn

Name a podcast host more charismatic than Modern CTO's Joel Beasley! I appeared on his show to detail how Agentic A.I. is transforming enterprises and was laughing all the way through.

In a bit more detail, we discussed:

• The difference between LLMs and Agentic A.I.

• How businesses can get an ROI from A.I.

• Why understanding AI misalignment is crucial for future implementations.

• My new consulting firm, Y Carrot, which specializes in creating and deploying bespoke A.I. software for enterprises.

Listen to or watch the full episode here: moderncto.io/jon-krohn-2/