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Foundations of AI Agents on Google Cloud

  • Understanding what AI agents are and how they differ from chatbots and standard AI applications.
  • Exploring common business use cases for agents in enterprise environments.
  • Gaining an overview of the Google Cloud services utilized in agent development.

Designing Agent Architecture

  • Identifying core components of an agent: model, instructions, tools, memory, and workflow.
  • Selecting the appropriate level of agent capability for specific business scenarios.
  • Crafting effective instructions and establishing basic guardrails.

Building an Agent with Vertex AI and Gemini

  • Preparing the Google Cloud environment for development purposes.
  • Utilizing Vertex AI and Gemini models to create a foundational agent.
  • Testing prompts, responses, and simple agent behaviors.

Connecting Agents to Tools and Data

  • Enabling tool usage through APIs and function calling.
  • Linking the agent to business data for grounded responses.
  • Enhancing reliability, relevance, and overall response quality.

Deploying and Operating Agents

  • Exploring deployment options for agent solutions on Google Cloud.
  • Implementing monitoring, logging, and basic evaluation of agent performance.
  • Addressing security, access control, and responsible AI considerations.

Practical Workshop and Next Steps

  • Constructing a simple agent tailored to a realistic business use case.
  • Reviewing design choices and identifying opportunities for improvement.
  • Planning next steps for pilot projects and further learning.

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of cloud computing principles and web applications.
  • Familiarity with APIs, JSON, and Google Cloud services or a comparable cloud platform.
  • Basic programming proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or another modern programming language.

Audience

  • Developers interested in creating AI agents on Google Cloud.
  • Technical leads and solution architects investigating agent-based applications.
  • Data and AI practitioners seeking practical experience with Vertex AI agent capabilities.
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