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Kai-Fu Lee (founder of Sinovation Ventures) explains how the future is all about multi-agent systems.

Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-06-13

AI investor and pioneer Kai-Fu Lee argues that networked multi-agent AI systems are the next major paradigm, comparing a single isolated AI agent today to a pre-internet PC and the transition to connected agents to the internet's transformative effect.

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  • A single AI agent today is analogous to a pre-internet personal computer: functional but isolated.
  • Connecting multiple AI agents enables shared context, task decomposition, and instant coordination.
  • Multi-agent systems represent the next fundamental paradigm shift in AI, according to Kai-Fu Lee.
  • The transition from single to networked agents mirrors the historical impact of connecting isolated PCs via the internet.

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1 agent today is like a pre-internet PC, useful but isolated. Connect agents, and they share context, split tasks, and coordinate instantly.