Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What are agentic AI and agentic operating systems? And what are their potential benefits, drawbacks and longer-term implications?
For further information, the websites and articles included in this video are as follows:
PROTOCOLS:
MCP website: modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro
Google announces the A2A protocol: developers.googleblog.com/en/a2a-a-new-era-of-agent-interoperability
IBM’s ACP integrated into A2A: https://lfaidata.foundation/communityblog/2025/08/29/acp-joins-forces-with-a2a-under-the-linux-foundations-lf-ai-data/
A2A Protocol website: a2a-protocol.org/latest
ORCHESTRATION PLATFORMS:
Microsoft AutoGen: microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/autogen
IBM WatsonX Orchestrate: ibm.com/products/watsonx-orchestrate
AWS Bedroom AgentCore: aws.amazon.com/bedrock/agentcore
Google Vertex AI Agent Builder: cloud.google.com/products/agent-builder
Google Gemini Enterprise cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise
AgentForce: salesforce.com/uk/agentforce
Forethought: forethought.ai
Origon AI: origon.ai
AGENTIC OPERATING SYSTEMS:
“Making every Windows PC an AI PC”: blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/10/16/making-every-windows-11-pc-an-ai-pc
“Experimental Agentic Features” in Windows: support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experimental-agentic-features-a25ede8a-e4c2-4841-85a8-44839191dfb3
Microsoft Agent 365: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-agent-365
MIT Sloan Management Review and BCG article on the agentic enterprise (inc survey): https://sloanreview.mit.edu/projects/the-emerging-agentic-enterprise-how-leaders-must-navigate-a-new-age-of-ai/
Apple working on MCP support for agentic AI: 9to5mac.com/2025/09/22/macos-tahoe-26-1-beta-1-mcp-integration
More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers
And more videos on film and other making, plus retro tech, can be found on my Christopher Barnatt channel: youtube.com/@ChristopherBarnatt
Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
00:48 Agentic AI Basics
07:14 The Good
09:53 The Bad
11:48 The Ugly
13:22 The Future
#AgenticAI #agentic #Aiagent #agent #MCP #A2A #orchestration #ExplainingComputers
What are agentic AI and agentic operating systems? And what are their potential benefits, drawbacks and longer-term implications?
For further information, the websites and articles included in this video are as follows:
PROTOCOLS:
MCP website: modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro
Google announces the A2A protocol: developers.googleblog.com/en/a2a-a-new-era-of-agent-interoperability
IBM’s ACP integrated into A2A: https://lfaidata.foundation/communityblog/2025/08/29/acp-joins-forces-with-a2a-under-the-linux-foundations-lf-ai-data/
A2A Protocol website: a2a-protocol.org/latest
ORCHESTRATION PLATFORMS:
Microsoft AutoGen: microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/autogen
IBM WatsonX Orchestrate: ibm.com/products/watsonx-orchestrate
AWS Bedroom AgentCore: aws.amazon.com/bedrock/agentcore
Google Vertex AI Agent Builder: cloud.google.com/products/agent-builder
Google Gemini Enterprise cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise
AgentForce: salesforce.com/uk/agentforce
Forethought: forethought.ai
Origon AI: origon.ai
AGENTIC OPERATING SYSTEMS:
“Making every Windows PC an AI PC”: blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/10/16/making-every-windows-11-pc-an-ai-pc
“Experimental Agentic Features” in Windows: support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experimental-agentic-features-a25ede8a-e4c2-4841-85a8-44839191dfb3
Microsoft Agent 365: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-agent-365
MIT Sloan Management Review and BCG article on the agentic enterprise (inc survey): https://sloanreview.mit.edu/projects/the-emerging-agentic-enterprise-how-leaders-must-navigate-a-new-age-of-ai/
Apple working on MCP support for agentic AI: 9to5mac.com/2025/09/22/macos-tahoe-26-1-beta-1-mcp-integration
More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers
And more videos on film and other making, plus retro tech, can be found on my Christopher Barnatt channel: youtube.com/@ChristopherBarnatt
Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
00:48 Agentic AI Basics
07:14 The Good
09:53 The Bad
11:48 The Ugly
13:22 The Future
#AgenticAI #agentic #Aiagent #agent #MCP #A2A #orchestration #ExplainingComputers
