AI 101: A Crash Course in LLMs, Prompts, and Agents

Artificial intelligence—it's everywhere you look, transforming businesses, shaping decisions, and writing your emails. But even for the AI enthusiast, the specifics of what it is and how it works may seem murky.

Consider this your AI crash course—a quick way to demystify artificial intelligence and arm you with just enough knowledge to sound wildly smart at your next dinner party. Everything you need to know; nothing you don't.

In this video crash course, you'll learn about:

• Large Language Models (LLMs): The clever engines that can research, compose, and crack a pretty decent joke or two.
• Prompts: Talk to AI so you get what you actually want (hint: it’s easier than you think).
• AI Agents: Agents are software that use AI to perform a multi-step process to achieve a goal. See how you can use these digital superheroes to not just answer your questions, but anticipate your needs.

This video takes about ten minutes to complete. Grab a snack, settle in, and enjoy the show.

Feeling smarter already? If this quick introduction piqued your curiosity, you're in luck—there’s plenty more where that came from. Attend our next workshop where we teach you how to build AI agents of your own. Or, if you're feeling cheeky, get started right now with our agent building tool. It's free, and easier than you think. Go do some tinkering. 

Extra Credit

Want to learn a little bit more about agentic AI and prompting? We offer deeper dives into both. Check out "What Is an AI Agent?" and "How to Write the Perfect Prompt" to get even more clarity on these two important concepts.