EPISODE · May 6, 2026 · 19 MIN
The Year Agents Got Real
from AI Rounds by the Cumming School of Medicine · host Office of Faculty Development, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Agents went from a concept most faculty hadn't encountered to embedded infrastructure in the tools you already use — in roughly 18 months. In this episode, I trace what changed, why it changed so fast, and what a three-tier framework for thinking about AI autonomy can tell you about what you're already working with.Microsoft & Health Management Academy: Agentic AI readiness in healthcare — 43% piloting, 3% deployed in live workflows. NEJM, January 2026. Cao W, Zhang Q, Liu J, Liu S. From Agents to Governance: Essential AI Skills for Clinicians in the Large Language Model Era. J Med Internet Res. 2026;28:e86550.
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Agents went from a concept most faculty hadn't encountered to embedded infrastructure in the tools you already use — in roughly 18 months. In this episode, I trace what changed, why it changed so fast, and what a three-tier framework for thinking about AI autonomy can tell you about what you're already working with.Microsoft & Health Management Academy: Agentic AI readiness in healthcare — 43% piloting, 3% deployed in live workflows. NEJM, January 2026. Cao W, Zhang Q, Liu J, Liu S. From Agents to Governance: Essential AI Skills for Clinicians in the Large Language Model Era. J Med Internet Res. 2026;28:e86550.
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