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Foundations of AI Agents on Google Cloud

  • Defining AI agents and distinguishing them from chatbots and standard AI applications
  • Typical business applications for agents in enterprise settings
  • Overview of Google Cloud services utilized in agent development

Designing Agent Architecture

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

Developing an Agent with Vertex AI and Gemini

  • Setting up the Google Cloud environment for development
  • Utilizing Vertex AI and Gemini models to create a basic agent
  • Testing prompts, responses, and basic agent behavior

Integrating Agents with Tools and Data

  • Facilitating tool usage through APIs and function calling
  • Linking agents to business data to ensure grounded responses
  • Enhancing reliability, relevance, and response quality

Deploying and Managing Agents

  • Deployment strategies for agent solutions on Google Cloud
  • Monitoring, logging, and initial evaluation of agent performance
  • Security, access control, and responsible AI considerations

Practical Workshop and Future Directions

  • Constructing a simple agent for a realistic business use case
  • Evaluating design decisions and identifying areas for improvement
  • Planning next steps for pilot projects and continued learning

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of cloud computing principles and web applications
  • Knowledge of APIs, JSON, and Google Cloud services or equivalent cloud platforms
  • Basic programming proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or other modern languages

Target Audience

  • Developers seeking to construct AI agents on Google Cloud
  • Technical leads and solution architects investigating agent-based applications
  • Data and AI professionals looking for practical experience with Vertex AI agent capabilities
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