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AI 101 · How AI systems are built

What is AI orchestration?

The code that decides what happens in what order: which model, which tool, what to do on failure, when to ask a person.

In one sentence

The code that decides what happens in what order: which model, which tool, what to do on failure, when to ask a person.

Why it matters to a business

This is where most of the actual engineering lives. The model is a component. The orchestration is the system, and it is what you own.

Real examples

  • LangGraph
  • Temporal
  • n8n
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Orchestration, in questions

The same answer, in the shape people ask it.

What is AI orchestration?

The code that decides what happens in what order: which model, which tool, what to do on failure, when to ask a person.

Why does Orchestration matter to a business?

This is where most of the actual engineering lives. The model is a component. The orchestration is the system, and it is what you own.

What are examples of Orchestration?

LangGraph, Temporal, n8n.

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