AWS Discovery Day – Agentic AI Foundations

Webinar Summary:

This session introduces Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that allows AI models and agents to securely connect with external tools, APIs, databases, and enterprise systems. Participants will understand why MCP is emerging as a common way to extend AI assistants beyond simple conversations and how MCP servers act as a bridge between AI agents and business capabilities. The session covers MCP fundamentals, architecture, comparison with traditional APIs, real-world use cases, and a basic demonstration of how an AI agent can use MCP tools.

Webinar Summary:

Describe the progression from AI and ML through generative AI to agentic AI.Explain the limitations of traditional large language models. Identify the fallacy of composition in LLM applications. Define what AI agents are. Describe the three key innovations enabling agentic AI.