Verifiable Agents, Not Demos: A Problem-First Approach
Why I took this course I wanted a systems lens on Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents: when to use them, how to scope autonomy, and how to operate them in production under real constraints (cost, latency, reliability, compliance). I needed a repeatable method to go from a business problem → agent design → evaluation → rollout, not just a prompt that works on Friday and fails on Monday. The weekly Chai & AI (tea-and-AI) sessions were the best hook: people from varied backgrounds brought real problems, unpacked buzzwords, and shared concrete patterns—immediately useful for day-to-day work....