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Agents and Workflows
Agents and Workflows is an OpenAI Academy course on working with AI agents: providing context, defining outputs, setting boundaries, reviewing results and improving workflows over time.
Who it suits
- Learners comfortable using AI for individual tasks who want to try more structured, agent-assisted work.
- People who have completed AI Foundations and Applied AI Foundations, which OpenAI recommends first.
What it covers
- Giving an agent context and defining the outputs you want.
- Setting boundaries for agent work.
- Reviewing results critically.
- Improving workflows over time.
Before you start
- A ChatGPT account, with access to agent capabilities.
- A real work task to practise on.
- OpenAI recommends completing AI Foundations and Applied AI Foundations first.
- OpenAI says you need to download a file to use as you work through the course.
Common questions about Agents and Workflows
- How long is Agents and Workflows?
- OpenAI lists about 90 minutes, at intermediate level, self-paced. OpenAI says progress is saved automatically, so you can leave and pick up where you left off.
- What do I need before I start?
- A ChatGPT account, with access to agent capabilities. A real work task to practise on. OpenAI recommends completing AI Foundations and Applied AI Foundations first. OpenAI says you need to download a file to use as you work through the course.
- Who built it?
- OpenAI says the course was developed with the teams building its models and products.
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