Interview, Explained

In-depth breakdowns of tech interviews — section-by-section analysis with diagrams, quotes, and insights.

~90 min

The Cognitive Revolution·2026-11-11

Vijoy Pandey on why two AI agents still cannot book you dinner

Vijoy Pandey· SVP & GM of Outshift

Six months after multi-agent systems went into production, Cisco's Vijoy Pandey open-sources the protocols that let agents align and negotiate, and argues the hardest unsolved problem is still getting two personal agents to simply agree on dinner.

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~37 min

Big Technology Podcast·2026-10-16

Vijoy Pandey on why every multi-agent system fails silently

Vijoy Pandey· SVP & GM, Outshift

Outshift's Vijoy Pandey says connected agents fail silently: bad assumptions compound until three cognitive failures crater measured accuracy from 98% to 16%, and he argues the same probabilistic shift is remaking computing all the way down to quantum.

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