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A Beginner’s Journey Through the Google Kaggle AI Agents Intensive

🌟 How the Google × Kaggle AI Agents Intensive Course Transformed My Learning Journey

When I joined the Google × Kaggle 5-Day AI Agents Intensive Course, I was excited but nervous too. I had experience in C, C++, SQL, and PL/SQL, but AI agents were completely new for me.
This course became a turning point in my learning journey.

🔹 Day 1 — What Is an AI Agent?

I learned that agents are not just chatbots — they are autonomous systems that observe, think, act, and learn.

Key concepts:

Agent loops

Environment interaction

Reasoning systems

This changed the way I looked at AI.

🔹 Day 2 — Tools, Memory & Autonomy

I explored how:

Tools give agents extra capabilities

Memory helps them learn

Agents can perform multi-step reasoning

This day showed me the real power of agents.

🔹 Day 3 — Multi-Agent Systems

My favorite day!
I learned how multiple agents work together like a team — planner, coder, researcher, evaluator.
This gave me ideas for real-world AI workflows.

🔹 Day 4 — Architectures & Evaluation

I understood:

ReAct architecture

Tool-using agents

Planning loops

Evaluation pipelines

Everything started making sense from an engineering point of view.

🔹 Day 5 — Capstone Project

I built a simple Study Planner Agent that:

Takes topics + available time

Prioritizes tasks

Creates a study plan

Tracks progress

This boosted my confidence.

🎯 Key Learnings

Agents ≠ Chatbots

Multi-step reasoning is powerful

Tools + memory = true autonomy

Multi-agent collaboration is the future

🔄 How I Transformed

Before:
I only knew basic AI and chatbots.

After:
I can understand and design simple agents, read architectures, and visualize AI systems confidently.

🚀 What I Want to Build Next

A multi-agent coding assistant

A travel planning agent

A learning assistant for students

This course motivated me to keep exploring agentic AI.

🌈 Conclusion

The Google × Kaggle AI Agents Intensive Course was one of the most valuable learning experiences for me.
It didn’t just teach concepts — it changed the way I think as an AI learner.

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