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Week 5 of 11
Skills & Agents
Teaching AI your preferences, then handing it small tasks to do on its own. We explore the difference between skills and agents and how to delegate confidently.
What we'll cover
- 1Teaching AI your preferences
- 2What are skills?
- 3What are agents?
- 4Handing AI small tasks to do on its own
Conversational Agent
A live demo — talk to an AI agent by text or voice.
What's the difference between a skill and an agent?
Great question! A skill is something you teach the AI — like your writing style or your favorite recipes. An agent is when you hand the AI a task to do on its own, like 'book my dentist appointment.' Skills make the AI better; agents let it act for you.
Can you give me a tiny example of an agent?
Sure — you could tell an agent: 'Every morning, check the weather and text me if I need an umbrella.' It runs on its own and reports back. That's the agent part: it decides and acts without you watching.
Example exchange — the live agent connects during class.