Why AI Doesn’t Suggest a Viking Longship When You Ask for the Best Cruise Deals

Author(s): Vita Haas

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Imagine walking into a library the size of a small country, and instead of a single librarian, you have an entire team, each with a very particular specialty. One knows everything about astrophysics, another is a whiz at Renaissance literature, and a third can tell you, in excruciating detail, how to assemble an IKEA bookshelf without losing your sanity. Now, instead of running around trying to find the right librarian yourself, a magical, invisible assistant listens to your request and sends it straight to the most qualified one without you lifting a finger.

That, dear reader, is the essence of an Agent Router — a system that ensures the right AI takes the right job, so you don’t end up getting medical advice from a chatbot trained on stock market predictions.

At its core, an Agent Router is an intelligent system that decides which AI agent (or model) should handle a specific task. Think of it as the ultimate traffic controller for AI, ensuring that questions, commands, and problems are directed to the right digital brain for the job.

If AI systems were an orchestra, an Agent Router would be… Read the full blog for free on Medium.

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