About the Course:

AI agents are no longer just research prototypes—they are practical, buildable systems that can automate workflows, reason over data, and interact with users and tools. In "AI Agents for Everyone: Build with Mistral, LLaMA, ChatGPT, and Smart APIs", you’ll learn how to create intelligent agents using top open-source and commercial language models. The course demystifies AI agent architectures and shows how to integrate models like Mistral, LLaMA, and ChatGPT with tools and APIs to build useful, real-world automations. No prior AI expertise is required—just curiosity and a willingness to build.

Course Objective:

By the end of this course, participants will:

• Understand what AI agents are and how they differ from traditional chatbots.
• Learn the core components of agent systems: reasoning, memory, tools, and actions.
• Build lightweight agents using ChatGPT, Mistral, and LLaMA models.
• Connect agents to Smart APIs (e.g., weather, calendar, search, custom tools).
• Explore tool use with LangChain, OpenAI functions, and other agent frameworks.
• Evaluate when to use open-source models (like Mistral/LLaMA) vs. cloud services (like OpenAI/Gemini).
• Understand challenges like hallucinations, latency, cost, and alignment in agent design.

Who is the Target Audience?

This course is ideal for:

• Developers and Software Engineers
• Product Builders, Hackers, and Startups
• Tech-savvy Business Professionals
• Educators and Researchers exploring agent-based AI
• Anyone interested in hands-on AI agent development without deep ML expertise

Basic Knowledge:

• Basic knowledge of Python and APIs is helpful, but not required.