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Course Outline
AI Agent Fundamentals and Alibaba Cloud Services
- Definition of AI agents and their distinction from standard chat applications
- Typical enterprise use cases, including support, knowledge assistance, and task automation
- Essential agent components: models, prompts, tools, memory, and workflows
- Overview of relevant Alibaba Cloud services for constructing and hosting agents
Environment Setup and Initial Model Interaction
- Preparing the Alibaba Cloud account, workspace, and access credentials
- Reviewing the console, APIs, and fundamental development setup
- Accessing foundation models via Model Studio or associated services
- Executing a initial model call and validating the response flow
Constructing a Simple Agent Workflow
- Defining the agent's role, task boundaries, and expected outputs
- Crafting clear prompts and instructions for reliable behaviour
- Managing user input, response formatting, and basic conversation flow
- Testing and refining the agent using practical examples
Incorporating Enterprise Knowledge via Retrieval
- Understanding retrieval-augmented generation in practical terms
- Preparing business documents and content for knowledge grounding
- Connecting the agent to a knowledge source for question answering
- Evaluating the accuracy, relevance, and traceability of answers
Tool Use, Deployment, and Operations
- Enabling the agent to invoke external tools, APIs, or lightweight cloud functions
- Constructing simple business workflows such as lookup, summarization, or ticket assistance
- Deploying the agent for internal use with appropriate access controls
- Monitoring logs, usage, quality, and cost with practical operational safeguards
Closing Remarks and Implementation Planning
- Reviewing the end-to-end agent architecture and workflow
- Identifying suitable business scenarios for pilot projects
- Planning next steps regarding improvement, governance, and team adoption
Requirements
- Fundamental understanding of cloud computing concepts and web APIs
- Experience navigating a cloud console and utilising command-line tools
- Basic proficiency in Python programming
Audience
- Developers aiming to construct AI-powered applications on Alibaba Cloud
- Cloud engineers and solution architects investigating AI agent use cases
- Technical teams tasked with prototyping or deploying intelligent assistants
7 Hours
