New England Software Symposium
May 2 - 3, 2025
Gen AI: AI Agents - Making LLMs work together in an organized way
Friday - May 2 1:15 PM EDT - WAKEFIELD
2025 has been declared the “year of the agents”. There's a lot of potential, but there's also a lot to understand and make sense of. AI Agents are combinations of LLMs, tools, and custom roles that can autonomously perform tasks and make decisions based on context and user input. There are multiple types of agents and multiple agents can be managed together to cooperatively handle individual tasks that are part of a larger project to accomplish an overall goal.
By combining capabilities like tool access, multi-step reasoning, and real-time adjustments, agents can construct and complete complex workflows and intelligent solutions. In this presentation, we'll look at what AI agents are, how they really work, different types of agents and design patterns and touch on frameworks, challenges and more.
Brent Laster
Global author, trainer and founder of Tech Skills Transformations LLC
About Brent Laster
Hi, I'm Brent Laster - a global trainer and book author, experienced corporate technology developer and leader, and founder and president of Tech Skills Transformations LLC. I've been working with and presenting at NFJS events for many years now and it is always exciting and interesting.
Through my decades in programming and management,I've always tried to make time to learn and develop both technical and leadership skills and share them with others Regardless of the topic or technology, my belief is that there is no substitute for the excitement and sense of potential that come from providing others with the knowledge they need to help them accomplish their goals.
In my spare time, I hang out with my wife Anne-Marie, 4 children and 2 small dogs in Cary, North Carolina where I design and conduct trainings and write books. You can find me on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/brentlaster), Twitter (@brentclaster) or through my company's website at www.getskillsnow.com.