AutoGen 0.2.28: New Features and Databricks Integration

In this video, Tyler AI discusses the latest updates in AutoGen version 0.2.28, highlighting new features and integrations. The key updates include the GPT Assistant Agent, which leverages OpenAI’s Assistant API to utilize built-in tools like code interpreter, file search, and function calling. This update also introduces threads to store message history and adjust based on the model’s context length. Another significant update is the ability to resume a terminated group chat by passing previous messages to the group chat manager’s resume function. Tyler also covers text compression using the LLM Lingua tool, which enhances efficiency and cost-effectiveness by reducing token usage. The video demonstrates how to integrate LLM Lingua with AutoGen agents. Additionally, the update includes several .NET improvements and a new integration with Databricks, enabling the use of Databricks’ open-source models within AutoGen. The video concludes with a look at the updated gallery and examples of various applications developed using AutoGen.