Multi-Agent AI, Open Protocols & Startup Acceleration with Saurabh Tiwary | AI Basics

In this episode, Jason dives deep into the future of multi-agent systems with Saurabh Tiwary , VP & GM of Cloud AI at Google. They explore how teams of AI agents —not just single models—can collaborate to solve complex problems, helping startups scale faster with fewer resources. Saurabh introduces Google Cloud’s open frameworks: Agent Development Kit (ADK) for building flexible, debuggable agents Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Protocol , now part of the Linux Foundation The emerging Multi-Agent Collaboration Protocol , enabling AI systems to work across platforms and organizations They also discuss: Why AI agents are evolving from task-doers to decision-makers How multimodal inputs (text, image, video, voice) will supercharge agent capabilities Why openness and interoperability will define the next era of AI infrastructure * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason introduces Saurabh Tiwary, VP & GM of Cloud AI at Google, and sets the stage for a deep dive on autonomous agents. (1:09) What is an AI Agent Today? (2:54) When Will Agents Actually Work?l (6:30) Inside Google’s ADK (Agent Development Kit) (8:35l) Agent-to-Agent Protocol & Open AI Standards (11:35 ) Why Human-in-the-Loop Still Matters (13:41) What’s Next: Multimodal Agents & Real Startup Use Cases * Google Cloud Report: “The Future of AI: Perspectives for Startups” Free download → https://goo.gle/futureofai Google Cloud Homepage https://cloud.google.com/ Google Cloud: Agent Development Kit (ADK) https://developers.googleblog.com/en/agent-development-kit-easy-to-build-multi-agent-applications/ https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/agent-development-kit/quickstart Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Protocol by Google https://developers.googleblog.com/en/a2a-a-new-era-of-agent-interoperability/ Linux Foundation: A2A Protocol Overview https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-the-agent2agent-protocol-project-to-enable-secure-intelligent-communication-between-ai-agents Google Research: AI Agents & Multi-Agent Systems https://research.google/blog/accelerating-scientific-breakthroughs-with-an-ai-co-scientist/ https://cloud.google.com/transform/ai-agents-evolving-with-google-agentspace Google’s Agentspace https://cloud.google.com/products/agentspace?hl=en Google’s Vertex AI Agent Builder https://cloud.google.com/products/agent-builder?hl=en Watch more AI Basics episodes https://thisweekinstartups.com/basics * Follow Saurabh: X: https://x.com/saurkt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-tiwary/ * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com