How to build AI agents to automate your work

Autonomous AI agents improve productivity by making decisions on your behalf. Sully's been building such agents for a year, and believes AGI is closer than we think. He's built tools like Cognosys to make AI agents accessible to everyone, and Otto to infuse hundreds of AI agents in a table.

In this session, Sully will go through:

  • How he uses Claude and ChatGPT
  • Using various tools to build AI agents
  • How you can automate repetitive tasks

You can apply what Sully teaches in this workshop to a huge range of applications, from content creation to data analysis, customer service, task management and more. Learn how to create autonomous agents that can handle specific tasks or sets of tasks with minimal human intervention, potentially saving you huge amounts of time and effort at work and personally.

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July 30, 11:00 AM EDT

🚀 Introduction to AI Tools and Workflows (02:40 -17:00)

  • Sully demonstrates building a website in 5 minutes using AI tools
  • Vercel v0 and Claude 3.5 mentioned as best available AI coding tools
  • Explanation of using AI models trained on popular libraries like shadcn
  • Live demo of setting up a blog page using shadcn
  • Demonstration of using Claude as a personal AI coding assistant
  • Emphasis on using screenshots to get coding directions from Claude

💡 Maximizing AI Outputs with Multi-Step Prompts (17:00 -31:05)

  • Explanation of using XML tags to structure AI responses
  • Demonstration of writing an email using Claude with thoughts, reasoning, and output
  • Introduction to using video for ideation and brainstorming with AI
  • Live demo of using Gemini for critiquing a company landing page
  • Discussion on the benefits of using video input for AI interactions

🔧 Introduction to Agents and Otto (31:05 - 40:58)

  • Explanation of what agents are and how they work
  • Introduction to Otto's approach to agents through tables
  • Demonstration of using Otto for personalized outreach
  • Walkthrough of creating columns and defining AI agents within Otto
  • Explanation of multi-step reasoning built into the table structure

🔍 Web Scraping and Data Analysis with Otto (40:58 - 43:55)

  • Demonstration of web scraping capabilities within Otto
  • Example of analyzing PDF documents using Otto
  • Explanation of how to set up columns for specific data extraction tasks
  • Discussion on minimizing hallucinations in AI outputs

🔗 Q&A and Additional Features (43:55 - end)

  • Discussion on integrating Otto with other automation tools
  • Mention of upcoming features like Slack integration and form hooks
  • Offer for attendees to get access to Otto beta
  • Brief overview of Otto's web searching capabilities