LLM Agent Operating System
Authors: name: Kai Mei; name: Zelong Li; name: Shuyuan Xu; name: Ruosong Ye; name: Yingqiang Ge; name: Yongfeng Zhang
Published: 2024-03-25 17:32:23

Abstract: The integration and deployment of large language model (LLM)-based
intelligent agents have been fraught with challenges that compromise their
efficiency and efficacy. Among these issues are sub-optimal scheduling and
resource allocation of agent requests over the LLM, the difficulties in
maintaining context during interactions between agent and LLM, and the
complexities inherent in integrating heterogeneous agents with different
capabilities and specializations. The rapid increase of agent quantity and
complexity further exacerbates these issues, often leading to bottlenecks and
sub-optimal utilization of resources. Inspired by these challenges, this paper
presents AIOS, an LLM agent operating system, which embeds large language model
into operating systems (OS). Specifically, AIOS is designed to optimize
resource allocation, facilitate context switch across agents, enable concurrent
execution of agents, provide tool service for agents, and maintain access
control for agents. We present the architecture of such an operating system,
outline the core challenges it aims to resolve, and provide the basic design
and implementation of the AIOS. Our experiments on concurrent execution of
multiple agents demonstrate the reliability and efficiency of our AIOS modules.
Through this, we aim to not only improve the performance and efficiency of LLM
agents but also to pioneer for better development and deployment of the AIOS
ecosystem in the future. The project is open-source at
https://github.com/agiresearch/AIOS.