Why Pydantic AI is the Future of AI Agents



https://github.com/samuelcolvin/

https://github.com/samuelcolvin/boston-ae/blob/main/slides.md

AI Summary

Summary of Video Transcript

  • Event Structure:
    • Two talks scheduled.
    • Breakout room sessions concentrated into one after the talks.
  • Presentation by Samuel:
    • Introduction to Pantic, started in 2017, became a company in 2023.
    • Pantic V2 released last year, rewritten in Rust.
    • Pantic’s usage: 300 million downloads a month, not just for Gen but for general Python development.
    • Pantic’s role in validating structured responses, especially in API contexts.
  • Pantic’s Functionality:
    • Type coercion for data validation.
    • JSON schema support for APIs, contributed by Sebastian Ramirez.
    • Pantic’s increased relevance with the rise of tools like Gen.
  • Introduction of Pan AI:
    • Released two weeks prior to the talk.
    • Wrapper for Pantic, providing additional features like reflection and dependency injection.
    • Type safety and static analysis for error prevention.
    • Example of using Pan AI to get weather information based on location.
    • Live demo of Pan AI in action.
  • Observability with Logfire:
    • Importance of observability in understanding agent actions and performance.
    • Logfire integration with Pan AI for detailed insights.
  • Upcoming Features in Pantic AI:
    • Agent handoff: allowing agents to call other agents.
    • Tool sets: registering sets of tools for agents to use, including support for model context protocol.
    • Model agnosticism: support for various models beyond OpenAI.
  • Q&A Session:
    • Customizing agent logic and tool behavior.
    • Repository availability for the presentation code.
    • Pantic AI as a potential replacement for other frameworks like llama index or Lang chain.

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