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AI Agents and Agentic AI in Python: Powered by Generative AI Specialization

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Vanderbilt University

AI Agents and Agentic AI in Python: Powered by Generative AI Specialization

Learn AI Agent Fundamentals from the Ground Up. Learn how to build resilient AI agents and develop Agentic AI skills in Python that will remain relevant despite the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Dr. Jules White

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(413 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Build Autonomous AI Agents – Learn how to create AI agents in Python that can operate independently, interact with APIs, and handle real-world tasks.

  • Master Core and Advanced Agent Concepts – Understand agent loops, tool integration, multi-agent collaboration, and design principles.

  • Optimize AI Agents for Real-World Use – Develop resilient, efficient, and maintainable agents while balancing token costs, speed, and predictability.

Skills you'll gain

  • Category: Tool Calling
  • Category: Agentic systems
  • Category: Artificial Intelligence
  • Category: LLM Application
  • Category: Prototyping
  • Category: Application Development
  • Category: Creative Thinking
  • Category: Creative Problem-Solving
  • Category: Prompt Patterns
  • Category: Large Language Modeling
  • Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
  • Category: Business Logic
  • Category: Productivity
  • Category: OpenAI
  • Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
  • Category: Prompt Engineering
  • Category: Generative AI Agents
  • Category: Generative AI
  • Category: Persona (User Experience)
  • Category: ChatGPT

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What you'll learn

  • Build a complete AI agent framework in Python, 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 Agents
Category: Tool Calling
Category: Software Documentation
Category: Application Development
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: File Management
Category: Prototyping
Category: OpenAI
Category: LLM Application

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: Generative AI
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Productivity
Category: Creative Problem-Solving
Category: LLM Application
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Category: Creative Thinking
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: OpenAI
Category: ChatGPT

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 Python that support sophisticated memory sharing and intelligent coordination

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

Skills you'll gain

Category: Persona Development
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Persona (User Experience)
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Plan Execution
Category: Tool Calling
Category: Transaction Processing
Category: Data Sharing
Category: LLM Application
Category: Business Logic
Category: Coordinating
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Document Management
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Coordination

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Dr. Jules White

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