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Course Outline
AI Agent Fundamentals and Alibaba Cloud Services
- Defining AI agents and their distinction from standard chat applications
- Common enterprise use cases, including support, knowledge assistance, and task automation
- Core agent components: models, prompts, tools, memory, and workflows
- Overview of relevant Alibaba Cloud services for building and hosting agents
Environment Setup and Initial Model Interaction
- Preparing the Alibaba Cloud account, workspace, and access credentials
- Reviewing the console, APIs, and basic development setup
- Accessing foundation models through Model Studio or related services
- Making an 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 behavior
- Managing user input, response formatting, and basic conversation flow
- Testing and refining the agent with 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 Integration, Deployment, and Operations
- Enabling the agent to invoke external tools, APIs, or lightweight cloud functions
- Developing simple business workflows such as lookup, summarization, or ticket assistance
- Deploying the agent for internal use with appropriate access control
- Monitoring logs, usage, quality, and cost while implementing practical operational safeguards
Wrap-Up and Implementation Planning
- Reviewing the end-to-end agent architecture and workflow
- Identifying suitable business scenarios for pilot projects
- Planning next steps for improvement, governance, and team adoption
Requirements
- Fundamental understanding of cloud computing concepts and web APIs
- Experience with cloud consoles and command-line tools
- Basic proficiency in Python programming
Audience
- Developers aiming to build AI-powered applications on Alibaba Cloud
- Cloud engineers and solution architects exploring AI agent use cases
- Technical teams tasked with prototyping or deploying intelligent assistants
7 Hours
