Agentic System Design

Learn to design the next generation of AI systems. Explore the architectures and strategies behind autonomous agents that solve complex, real-world problems.
33 Lessons
6h
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This course offers a comprehensive overview of understanding and designing AI agent systems powered by large language models (LLMs). You’ll explore core AI agent components, delve into diverse architectural patterns, discuss critical safety measures, and examine real-world AI applications. You’ll learn to deal with associated challenges in agentic system design. You will study real-world examples, including the Multi-Agent Conversational Recommender System (MACRS), NVIDIA’s Eureka for reward generation, and advanced agents navigating live websites and creating complex images. Drawing on insights from industry deployments and cutting-edge research, you will gain the foundational knowledge to confidently start designing your agent-based systems. This course is ideal for anyone looking to build smarter and more adaptive AI systems powered by LLMs.
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

An understanding of AI agents and how they differ from AI models
The ability to identify and explain core AI agent components and memory systems
An explanation of different agent orchestration patterns and how to choose among them
Hands-on experience designing and implementing AI agent safety guardrails
Knowledge of integrating human oversight into agent workflows
Understanding and applying strategies to overcome challenges in agentic systems
Hands-on experience deconstructing real-world AI agent case studies
Understanding the design and architecture of adaptive and robust AI agent systems
An understanding of AI agents and how they differ from AI models

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