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AI Agents in Java with Generative AI Specialization

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Vanderbilt University

AI Agents in Java with Generative AI Specialization

Enterprise AI Automation With Java AI Agents. Learn to build powerful AI agents and AI agent architectures in Java that work with nearly any API.

Dr. Jules White

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.6

(54 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • You will learn how to implement autonomous AI agents in Java that can process unstructured data, make decisions, and execute complex workflows.

Skills you'll gain

  • Category: Prompt Patterns
  • Category: LLM Application
  • Category: Java
  • Category: Large Language Modeling
  • Category: Artificial Intelligence
  • Category: AI Enablement
  • Category: Agentic systems
  • Category: Creativity
  • Category: Productivity
  • Category: Tool Calling
  • Category: Document Management
  • Category: Generative AI Agents

Tools you'll learn

  • Category: OpenAI API
  • Category: AI Workflows
  • Category: AI Orchestration
  • Category: OpenAI
  • Category: Prompt Engineering
  • Category: ChatGPT
  • Category: Java Programming
  • Category: Generative AI

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Build a complete AI agent framework in Java, creating each component yourself to gain deep understanding of how agents work

  • Design tool discovery systems and function calling mechanisms that allow your agents to interact with external systems and perform meaningful actions

  • Create practical, production-ready agents for tasks like intelligent file exploration, documentation generation, and coding

Skills you'll gain

Category: Agentic systems
Category: Generative AI
Category: Java
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: LLM Application
Category: OpenAI API
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Debugging
Category: Application Development
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Tool Calling

What you'll learn

  • How to implement agents that can dynamically adopt different expert personas and reason with or transform unstructured data

  • Techniques for building Multi-Agent Collaboration Systems in Java that support sophisticated memory sharing and intelligent coordination

  • How to implement Trustworthy and Safe Agent Architectures in Java using staged execution, reversible actions, and comprehensive safety patterns

Skills you'll gain

Category: Persona Development
Category: Agentic systems
Category: LLM Application
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Software Design Patterns
Category: Plan Execution
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Generative AI
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Document Management
Category: Middleware
Category: Business Logic
Category: AI Orchestration
Category: Java Programming
Category: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Category: OpenAI API
Category: Secure Coding
Category: Generative AI Agents

What you'll learn

  • How to apply prompt engineering to effectively work with large language models, like ChatGPT

  • How to use prompt patterns to tap into powerful capabilities within large language models

  • How to create complex prompt-based applications for your life, business, or education

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Productivity
Category: Context Management
Category: Problem Solving
Category: LLM Application
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Generative AI
Category: ChatGPT
Category: OpenAI
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Creativity

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Dr. Jules White

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Dr. Jules White
Vanderbilt University
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