Production Agents Survey

A collaborative research initiative across leading institutions

Our Mission

In a collaboration of over 20+ researchers across UC Berkeley, Intesa Sanpaolo, IBM Research, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Stanford, our mission is to broadly understand the key technical challenges for industry-grade agentic AI systems and to build bridges between academic innovation with industry realities and the AI and Systems research communities.

From this study, we hope to steer our own and the field's research toward solving the most impactful industry problems versus purely academic problems for building and running agentic AI systems, initially through papers and blogs synthesizing our findings.

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Help us advance the field of agentic AI through collaboration and participation

Key Research Areas

Our interdisciplinary approach focuses on critical challenges in agentic AI

Industry-Grade Agentic AI Systems

Understanding technical challenges for real-world deployment and scaling

Academic-Industry Bridge

Connecting research innovation with practical applications and industry needs

Cross-Institutional Collaboration

Leveraging expertise across 5 major institutions for comprehensive solutions

Impact-Driven Research

Focusing on solving the most impactful industry problems with measurable outcomes