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Mar 11, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Agent Lightning: Decoupling Optimizers to Empower AI Agents via Reinforcement Learning

Agent Lightning, an open‑source system from Microsoft Research Asia, introduces a novel optimizer‑agent disaggregation architecture that enables any AI agent to benefit from reinforcement learning, offering non‑intrusive experience capture, programmable pipelines, and flexible signal passing, while addressing real‑world challenges of scalability, multi‑step tasks, and zero‑code integration.