Highlights

• Breaking change: Remove GPT-4 as the default model to avoid unexpected use of GPT-4. Require explicit setting the model when using LLM.
• Generalized teachability and extensibility: Allow any conversable agent to be teachable via a new and generic extensibility mechanism. Example: Teach OpenAI Assistants Through GPTAssistantAgent
• New feature in AutoBuild: support building agents from an agent library and generating agent descriptions for group chat. Example.
• Initial support of OpenAI tool calls in conversable agents.

Thanks to @rickyloynd-microsoft @LinxinS97 @yenif @davorrunje @afourney @ekzhu and all the other contributors!

What's Changed

• [Core] check if docker is installed if user_docker is specified. by @ekzhu in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1145
• Let run tests directly via python test_xyz.py, fix for conftest import via sys.path.append by @maxim-saplin in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1144
• Remove GPT-4 as the default model. by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1072
• [AutoBuild] Supporting build agents from library; supporting generating agent descriptions by @LinxinS97 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1039
• [Core] [Tool Call] adjust conversable agent to support tool_calls by @yenif in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/974
• bump version to 0.2.4 by @sonichi in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1160
• Add codespell to pre-commit hooks and fix spelling of existing files by @davorrunje in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1161
• contributor wall & news update by @sonichi in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1165
• Teachability for any agent by @rickyloynd-microsoft in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1091

New Contributors

• @yenif made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/974

Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/compare/v0.2.3...v0.2.4