IBM has unveiled an orchestrator for autonomous AI agents: watsonx Orchestrate, describing it as a “supervisor of how work gets done.” The tool that acts as the octopus head across the various autonomous AI agent suites that the business leverages.

Notably, users can tell the orchestrator in natural language about which task needs to be automated by an AI agent. From there, it pinpoints a relevant AI agent, finds pertinent internal knowledge to ground the AI agent, and helps the user set it up.

Users can leverage a low-code interface to manage and equip agents with the necessary business logic to “ensure these autonomous systems remain grounded in business rules.” They may also interact with watsonx Orchestrate via natural language.

According to IBM, these orchestration capabilities simplify decision-making and improve tool discoverability. It can further help drive business productivity and streamline the working experience across departments.

Alongside the orchestrator, IBM has also announced a new set of enterprise AI agents. The giant boasts that the agents integrate domain expertise, business logic, and advanced generative AI to boost efficiency and productivity.

The first of these solutions to go live in beta on the IBM watsonx Orchestrate catalog is AI agents for HR.