4/22/2025 - Weekly Coaching Call Recording
VIEW RECORDING - 108 mins (No highlights) Key Takeaways - Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK) is gaining rapid adoption, offering easy deployment and cost-effective agent hosting - Several participants are working on innovative AI projects, from medical diagnosis assistants to conflict resolution chatbots - The group discussed the pros and cons of various AI models (GPT-4, Claude, etc.) and development frameworks (ADK, MCP, etc.) - Community building and real-world AI applications were emphasized as important focus areas Topics ADK Updates and Comparison - ADK has gained significant traction, nearly matching Pedantic's GitHub stars in just one week - Key advantages: built-in deployment, Google Cloud integration, easy RAG implementation - Comparison to other frameworks: more user-friendly than AWS offerings, more complete than Microsoft's current options - Brandon is creating in-depth tutorials on ADK, highlighting its potential for multi-agent systems and stateful workflows Participant Projects and Challenges - Cyril: Seeking advice on landing internships at major tech companies; group suggested focusing on startups for broader experience - Michael: Developing a conflict resolution chatbot using Twilio for WhatsApp integration; Brandon suggested decoupling messaging service for easier testing - Juan: Exploring an AI-powered news report generation service for labor unions; group discussed potential business model and upsell opportunities - Fernando: Converting a Google Doc workbook into an interactive app; discussed options from simple GPT integration to full web app development - Bastian: Demonstrated a medical diagnosis assistant using Multi-Agent Collaboration Protocol (MCP); showcased advanced tool usage and data visualization