AI is rapidly evolving from ChatGPT and AI agents to the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which acts like a USB-C port for AI agents, offering a standardised way to connect different AI systems to external applications and data sources. Unlike traditional API, MCP enables plug-and-play scalability for integrations and supports real-time communication. Recent use cases have demonstrated the power and flexibility of MCP in enhancing AI interactions. More about MCP: https://lnkd.in/dwhFsrNX #Innovation #Technology #AI #AIAgents #MCP
Anthropic ($62B) wants to bridge AI and the real world. "MCP" might be the key, why it matters: [Great visual by Norah Klintberg Sakal] 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀: - Imagine AI models like smartphones without internet—powerful, but disconnected from real-time data. - MCP is like Wi-Fi for AI, giving models instant access to databases, APIs, and files - without custom integrations. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: - AI today is blind—it can’t access live data unless manually connected. - Companies use RAG to retrieve info, but it’s messy & fragmented. - MCP solves this by creating a universal plug-and-play system—AI asks, MCP fetches. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: - Hosts: AI models (like Claude) needing external data. - Clients: Connectors inside the AI that request data. - Servers: Middlemen fetching & delivering data from APIs, files, or databases. Instead of building custom integrations for every system (Slack, GitHub, Postgres), MCP offers one standard interface—just like Wi-Fi works across all devices. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀: - Adoption: Will companies embrace it? - Security: How do we prevent unauthorized AI access? - Performance: Can it scale across industries? 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: - MCP-powered AI copilots: AI that dynamically pulls company data. - Industry-specific MCP servers: Tailored integrations for healthcare, finance, etc. - AI security layers: Controlling access & permissions for sensitive data. 📌 Source / Great Reads: Visual via “What is MCP” by Norah Klintberg Sakal & “Introducing the Model Context Protocol” by Anthropic #ai #llms #agent #startups #founder #vc