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Elements of AI Agents

A free, text-based course to build your AI Agent literacy. Understand what agents are, how they reason, use tools, manage memory, and work together. Designed for developers, students, and anyone curious about AI agents.

Last updated: March 2026

Elements of AI Agents

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Learn the fundamentals of AI Agents.

Gain knowledge of important concepts and applications of AI Agents.

Understand the limitations of AI Agents.

This course includes

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Course Curriculum

5 modules • 30 lessons

1

What Are AI Agents?

7 lessons

2

How Agents Think

6 lessons

3

Tools, Memory, and Context

6 lessons

4

Multi-Agent Systems

6 lessons

5

Agents in the Real World

5 lessons

Elements of AI Agents

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