You Don’t Need an LLM Agent. The Why & The Alternative | by Louis Chan | Jul, 2024
Opinion
And what you might actually want instead
People anchor their eyes on the next shiny thing. FOMO is part of human nature. And that applies to businesses, too. Like how Data Science became a craze for every business’s analytics function, Agentic Architecture is the red hot target on most AI radars.
Have you ever considered if you actually need it though?
Hi, I am Louis Chan, Tech Lead in KPMG’s Global Lighthouse. It has been over a year since I co-founded KPMG’s Enterprise GenAI-as-a-Service Platform — KPMG AVA — servicing over 18,000 users globally on all their GenAI needs. It is a fascinating time seeing how businesses and clients catch up to the latest catchphrases — from AI, GenAI, Chat, RAG, Agent, to now Agentic Architecture.
This is an emerging field, and most of us (including me) do not know half of what we talk about. The general optimism that LLM can miraculously increase business efficiency and the fear of the impact and liability of cutting-edge technology drive the desire to gun for the next as-told, better, and more complex system.
The reality is that you don’t need an Agentic Architecture, and you will be better off not using one in your business.
