Amazon patents system to build AI agents from model and tool choices
Amazon describes a method for automatically creating AI agents by combining a chosen large language model with specific software tools and data sources. The system takes details about how to use these tools and generates a set of instructions, or a prompt, that configures the agent to perform specific tasks.
In the filing’s own words
Disclosed are various embodiments for configuring and orchestrating agents of a foundation model. Various embodiments of the present disclosure can receive a selection of a foundation model from a plurality of foundation models. Various embodiments can also receive action information about an application programming interface (API) and receive knowledge base information. Various embodiments can then generate an agent prompt based at least in part on the selection of the foundation model, the action information, and the knowledge base information, then deploy an agent.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. At least one non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a computing system comprising a processor, cause the computing system to at least: receive a selection of a foundation model from a plurality of foundation models; receive action information about an application programming interface (API), the action information comprising an API source location, an API function identifier, a description for when the API function is used, and an API schema; receive knowledge base information comprising at least one knowledge base data source; generate an agent prompt based at least in part on the selection of the foundation model, the action information, and the knowledge base information; and deploy an agent configured using the agent prompt.
Facts
- Company
- Amazon (Amazon Technologies, Inc.)
- Official title
- Agents for foundation models
- Patent number
- US12754748B1
- Application number
- 18593524
- Filed
- Mar 1, 2024
- Granted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Inventors
- 9
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 9/451 Physics & computingMore from Amazon in AI & software
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