AI Agents: Building Autonomous Intelligent Systems

Master the art and science of building AI agents that can perceive, reason, plan, and act autonomously. This course bridges the gap between language models and intelligent systems that can solve complex real-world problems through tool use, planning, and multi-agent coordination.

COURSE DATASHEETv2.1

Lessons14

Total runtime20h 0m

DifficultyAdvanced

CategoryAI Agents

TierFree

Last updated2024-12-19

LocaleEN · RU · ZH

§A · OBJECTIVES

What you’ll be able to do.

01.Understand agent architectures and autonomous behavior patterns

02.Master tool integration and function calling with MCP protocol

03.Implement planning algorithms and reasoning strategies

04.Design multi-agent systems with coordination and communication

05.Build production-ready agents with memory and context management

06.Deploy and monitor AI agents in real-world environments

07.Apply ethics, safety, and optimization principles to agent systems

§B · SYLLABUS

All lessons. Read in order, or jump.

№LESSONKINDTIME

01Foundations of AI Agents: From Reactive to AutonomousCONCEPT· 75 min75 min→02Agent Architectures: ReAct, Planning, and Reasoning PatternsCONCEPT· 75 min75 min→03Tool Integration Fundamentals: Function Calling and APIsCONCEPT· 60 min60 min→04Advanced Tool Integration: Workflows, Security, and OptimizationCONCEPT· 90 min90 min→05MCP Protocol and Advanced Tool OrchestrationCONCEPT· 90 min90 min→06Planning Algorithms: Search and Basic PlanningCONCEPT· 60 min60 min→07Advanced Planning: Goal Decomposition and UncertaintyCONCEPT· 75 min75 min→08Advanced Reasoning: Self-Reflection, Error Recovery, and AdaptationCONCEPT· 75 min75 min→09Multi-Agent Systems and CoordinationCONCEPT· 120 min120 min→10Production Deployment and OperationsCONCEPT· 120 min120 min→11Performance Optimization: Efficiency and Application-Level OptimizationCONCEPT· 90 min90 min→12Performance Optimization: Model and Infrastructure OptimizationCONCEPT· 90 min90 min→13Ethics and Safety in AI Agent SystemsCONCEPT· 90 min90 min→14Future Directions and Emerging TrendsCONCEPT· 90 min90 min→