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AI Agents 101

Learn what an AI agent is, how it differs from a chatbot, and which jobs in your business it can safely help with. You'll finish with a plan for your first agent.

You'll finish with

A one-page plan for your first agent

Works with

Any AI assistant

Cost

Free with your account

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Stage 1: The Basics

  1. 1What an AI Agent Is (and Isn't)Learn the plain difference between a chatbot that answers and an agent that does a job.
  2. 2The Five Parts of Every AgentBreak any agent into its job, instructions, tools, memory and approvals.
  3. 3How an Agent Works, Step by StepFollow one agent through a full run so you know what happens behind the scenes.

Stage 2: Finding Good Jobs

  1. 4Jobs That Suit an AgentLearn the signs of a task an agent can handle well in a small business.
  2. 5Jobs to Keep HumanKnow which tasks need your judgment, your voice or your signature.

Stage 3: Safe First Steps

  1. 6Risks and Limits to Plan ForKnow the common ways agents go wrong and the simple habits that prevent them.
  2. 7Pick Your First Agent JobChoose one small, safe, useful job to start with and write it down.