Epsiode 262 - 2025 Wrap-Up: The Great Agent Takeover & 2026 Vibe Check

EPISODE · Jan 2, 2026 · 28 MIN

Epsiode 262 - 2025 Wrap-Up: The Great Agent Takeover & 2026 Vibe Check

from Two Voice Devs · host Mark and Allen

Happy New Year! Allen and Mark kick off 2026 by looking back at the whirlwind of AI developments in 2025. From the explosion of agentic frameworks like LangGraph, Google's Agent Development Kit, and the Microsoft Agent Framework to the emergence of protocols like MCP and A2A, it was a year of rapid evolution. They discuss the rise of "vibe coding," the state of voice assistants like Alexa Plus and Gemini, and the challenges of monetization and discovery in a model-centric world.What lies ahead in 2026? The duo shares their big predictions! What do we need on the hardware side? Perhaps something new from Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Amazon, or someone else? What companies are we rooting for? What's next for agents? Tune in and find out!Timestamps:[00:00:00] Introduction and Happy New Year[00:01:13] Reflecting on a busy 2025: Google's weekly announcements[00:02:05] New terms: MCP (Model Context Protocol) and A2A (Agent-to-Agent)[00:03:52] The shift to Agents and Agentic solutions[00:05:40] Framework evolution: Microsoft Agent Framework and LangGraph[00:07:54] The rise of Coding Assistants and "Vibe Coding"[00:09:25] State of Voice: Alexa Plus and Gemini on smart devices[00:11:15] Smart Glasses and the future of ambient AI[00:12:40] MCP: Challenges with discovery, monetization, and security[00:15:10] Microsoft Foundry and low-code agent building[00:20:25] Live Streaming Models: Video, Audio, and Text[00:22:00] 2026 Predictions: Voice Flow acquisition[00:23:05] Prediction: Moving from Chatbots to Autonomous Agents[00:25:20] Prediction: The role of Small Language Models (SLMs)[00:27:10] Closing thoughts and 2026 outlookHashtags:#AI #GenerativeAI #Agents #AutonomousAgents #MCP #A2A #LangGraph #Gemini #VoiceAssistant #SmartGlasses #VoiceFirst #SLM #VoiceFlow #TwoVoiceDevs #YearInReview #2026Predictions #VibeCoding

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