AI systems aren't that intelligent when they have to call external APIs. It's true that AI can easily understand your intents. However, it doesn't r

Mediating Interactions Between AI and APIs - by Bruno Pedro

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2024-10-18 13:00:04

AI systems aren't that intelligent when they have to call external APIs. It's true that AI can easily understand your intents. However, it doesn't really know what API to call to meet your demands. There are a few approaches to match intents with APIs, but none of them are standardized. Can there be a standard way to mediate the interaction between AI and APIs? Let's find out what is possible.

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I first met Daniel Bentes in July 2024. I had published an article sharing how current AI systems can't reliably understand what external services to use based on your intent alone. Daniel left an intriguing comment saying that there could be an intermediary layer "allowing services to register their intents and actions, and enabling AI agents to discover and execute these intents." I asked Daniel to share more, but at that time, an idea was all there was, nothing more.

Daniel is a Norwegian technologist from Oslo. He’s been working on the intersection of product and technology since the early 2000s. He was the creator and co-founder of Orbit Technology, a company building workspace management solutions. Before that, he worked at companies like Telia and Schibsted. I believe Daniel’s diverse background is what’s behind his ability to think outside of the box. This is exactly what he did now after seeing the shortcomings of how AI systems interact with APIs.