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BuzzwordRisingTop storyModel Context Protocol (MCP)
MCP is an open standard that lets AI apps connect to tools and data in one common way, so nobody has to build a custom link for every app and tool pair.
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Model Context Protocol (MCP)
MCP is an open standard that lets AI apps connect to tools and data in one common way, so nobody has to build a custom link for every app and tool pair.
Why it matters
Job posts for agent roles now list MCP. It is the quickest way to give an assistant safe, controlled access to your files, tickets and databases.
BuzzwordRisingAgentic AI
Agentic AI plans and takes steps on its own, using tools, instead of only answering one question at a time. It can search, decide, act and check its work.
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Agentic AI
Agentic AI plans and takes steps on its own, using tools, instead of only answering one question at a time. It can search, decide, act and check its work.
Why it matters
Most new AI jobs, from agent engineer to product manager, are about building, running or judging these systems.
BuzzwordRisingContext engineering
The skill of choosing what a model sees for a task: the instructions, the right documents, the memory and the tool results, and leaving out the rest.
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Context engineering
The skill of choosing what a model sees for a task: the instructions, the right documents, the memory and the tool results, and leaving out the rest.
Why it matters
Better context beats a cleverer prompt. It is why two teams using the same model get very different results.
BuzzwordSteadyVibe coding
Describing what you want in plain language and letting an AI write the code, then guiding it by testing the result instead of writing every line yourself.
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Vibe coding
Describing what you want in plain language and letting an AI write the code, then guiding it by testing the result instead of writing every line yourself.
Why it matters
It lets non-programmers build prototypes. You still have to test, read and secure what it makes.
BuzzwordSteadyReasoning (thinking) models
Models that spend extra time working through a problem step by step before they answer. That helps with hard maths, code and planning, at higher cost and delay.
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Reasoning (thinking) models
Models that spend extra time working through a problem step by step before they answer. That helps with hard maths, code and planning, at higher cost and delay.
Why it matters
Knowing when to turn thinking on, and when it is wasted money, is a practical skill for any AI builder.
BuzzwordNewAgent-to-agent (A2A)
A young standard that lets AI agents from different makers hand tasks to each other and follow progress, the way colleagues would.
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Agent-to-agent (A2A)
A young standard that lets AI agents from different makers hand tasks to each other and follow progress, the way colleagues would.
Why it matters
It is how separate agents may one day cooperate across companies. It is still early, so expect it to change.
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