Untangling the Web: Navigating Open Source AI Networking Protocols

🎥 From the MLOps World | GenAI Summit 2025 — Virtual Session (October 7, 2025) Session Title: Untangling the Web: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Open Source AI Networking Protocols Speaker: Shub Argha, Founding Solutions Engineer, Arcade.dev Talk Track: Agents in Production Abstract: As AI systems become increasingly distributed and agentic, networking is rapidly emerging as one of the most critical—and misunderstood—layers in the modern AI stack. In this session, Shub Argha demystifies the protocols and communication frameworks shaping the future of open source AI infrastructure. From Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Google’s Agent-to-Agent (A2A) frameworks to RDMA and zero-copy inference, this talk breaks down how these technologies impact fine-tuning, multi-agent coordination, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and edge deployments. What you’ll learn: • How traditional protocols like gRPC and GraphQL are evolving to meet AI workload demands • Where new standards are needed to support multi-agent systems • Real-world architectural examples and diagrams from production environments • Open source projects leading the way—and opportunities for developer contribution By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of the fast-evolving AI networking landscape and where it’s heading next.