Class 6: Building Simple AI Agents
Summary: Hands-on development of basic AI agents using popular frameworks and Python programming.
Learning Objectives:
- Set up AI agent development environments
- Implement basic agent loops and tool integration
- Test and debug agent behaviors
Key Topics:
- Agent development frameworks: LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI overview
- Python functions as agent tools
- Agent memory systems and state management
- Error handling and safety mechanisms in agent design
Activities:
- Code-along agent creation workshop
- Build a document exploration agent
- Implement tool discovery systems for agents