Join our study group for an exciting 9-day challenge to learn and build AI agents together! Explore the fundamentals of AI agents, their architecture, and how they interact with the environment. Each day features focused tasks, collaborative discussions, and hands-on coding exercises. By the end, you'll have a solid foundation and even a working AI agent prototype. Let's learn, create, and grow together!

Study Program Structure:
- Self-paced learning materials with virtual meetings on specific days
- Daily learning (2-3 hours): Focused on specific technologies/concepts
- Daily practice: Hands-on activities using the learned concepts

What you will learn:
By the end of the study program, participants will have:
- Understanding of foundational concepts of AI agents
- Hands-on experience creating simple AI agents
- Knowledge of agent-environment interactions
- Exposure to advanced topics such as multi-agent systems
- Applied knowledge in a real-world project
- Presented their work in a final showcase

Who is this study group for?
Developers who want to learn and build AI agents (Beginner to Intermediate level).

Prerequisites:
- Programming knowledge in Python
- Any LLM API key

Schedule:
Full details will be posted in the study group on Discord.
* Day 1 (May 24): Information Session & Prompt Engineering, 12pm EST online meeting
* Day 2 (May 25): Function Calling, self-paced
* Day 3 (May 26): Framework #1: LangGraph, self-paced
* Day 4 (May 27): Framework #2: crewAI, self-paced
* Day 5 (May 28): Midterm Catch-up & MCP, 12pm EST online meeting
* Day 6 (May 29): Computer Use and Browser Use, self-paced
* Day 7 (May 30): Evaluation, self-paced
* Day 8 (May 31): Project Building & Optional NYC Meetup, self-paced
* Day 9 (Jun 1): Showcase and Graduation, 12pm EST online meeting

Study Group Leads:
Chuxin Liu , Ada Zhu

Venue:
virtual at Discord group (We use Discord for ALL communications, updates, discussions and questions). Join Discord (join the #sg-9-day-challenge-ai-agent20250524 channel)