Tech Giants Launch Agentic AI Foundation to Standardize Workflows
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block unite to create open protocols for autonomous agents.
Olivia Sharp
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The Agentic AI Foundation formed on Dec. 16 with contributions from OpenAI and Anthropic to standardize how AI agents interact with tools.
A Unified Framework for Agents
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block officially announced the formation of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) under the Linux Foundation on Tuesday. The consortium aims to establish open standards for how AI agents communicate with data, software tools, and each other. The initiative is supported by hyperscalers including AWS, Google, and Microsoft, signaling a rare industry-wide consensus on the need for interoperability in the emerging agent economy.
Three Pillars of Standardization
The AAIF is anchored by three open-source contributions designed to prevent fragmentation:
- Model Context Protocol (MCP): Contributed by Anthropic, this standard connects AI …
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