The conversation around AI has already moved beyond prompts and chatbots. Today's engineering teams are beginning to build agents that can reason, use tools, and perform meaningful work. While many professionals have experimented with large language models (LLMs), far fewer understand how agents actually work or how to build one themselves. In this hands-on tutorial, you'll move beyond simply using AI and begin building with it. Through practical exercises and real-world examples, you'll learn the foundations of modern agentic systems and follow the evolution from LLM to agent. Along the...
Kevin Pyles
Lead Software Architect
NiCE
Kevin Pyles works for NiCE as a Lead Software Architect where he is testing AI with AI. He has been in the QA industry now for over 18 years with project, product, and management roles throughout. Kevin worked previously for FamilySearch as an AI/ML SDET and test.ai where he was the Head of Product. Kevin also served on the board for QA at the Point (a local testing meetup), and is an award-winning international speaker. Kevin enjoys golf, attending soccer games, and watching college football. He loves spending time with his family including his wife and 6 kids. He loves Brazilian food and pepperoni pizza, and can’t help himself when there is ice cream.