The backbone of agentic AI, distributed systems, and OSS sustainability

How Akka powers the next generation of distributed and agentic systems

Akka creator and CTO Jonas Bonér joins Daniel Ciocîrlan to discuss the evolution of Akka from a distributed systems toolkit to a full-featured platform. He shares insights on building resilient applications, the shift to a Business Source License (BSL), and the challenges of sustaining open-source projects. The conversation also explores Akka’s role in enabling agentic AI—autonomous, stateful systems designed to collaborate at scale.