What Deep Space Operations Can Teach Us About Agentic AI

The Internet Report podcast examines lessons from deep space operations that can help developers build more resilient agentic AI systems that are capable of managing intermittent connectivity and stale data. ——— CHAPTERS 00:54 Making Decisions Autonomously 03:08 How Intermittent Connectivity Impacts Agentic AI 07:11 Existing Protocols for Extreme Environments 12:27 Broader Implications Beyond Extreme Environments 15:17 What Getting It Right Looks Like 17:09 Learning Points for Autonomous Road Vehicles ——— For additional insights, check out The Internet Outage Survival Kit: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/the-internet-outage-survival-kit?utm_source=wistia&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy26q4_internetreport_q4fy26ep136_podcast ——— Want to get in touch? If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at [email protected]. Or follow us on LinkedIn or X: @thousandeyes ——— ABOUT THE INTERNET REPORT This is The Internet Report, a podcast uncovering what’s working and what’s breaking on the Internet—and why. Tune in to hear ThousandEyes’ Internet experts dig into some of the most interesting outage events from the past couple weeks, discussing what went awry—was it the Internet, or an application issue? Plus, learn about the latest trends in ISP outages, cloud network outages, collaboration network outages, and more. Catch all the episodes on your favorite podcast platform: - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-report/id1506984526 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ADFvqAtgsbYwk4JiZFqHQ?si=00e9c4b53aff4d08&nd=1&dlsi=eab65c9ea39d4773 - SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ciscopodcastnetwork/sets/the-internet-report - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinternetreport_official