August 12, 2025
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34 min 37 sec
AI Summer School #2: Call My Agents
“Agents” are a big marketing term for AI companies right now—but how do they actually work? In the second installment of AI Summer School, Paul and Rich are joined by Aboard Director of Engineering Kevin Barrett, who breaks down what “agent” actually means, and how they function within the platform. Plus: In the process of demoing Aboard’s agent capabilities, Paul becomes transfixed by the breeding records of a fictional alpaca farm.
Show Notes
- From Simon Willison’s blog: “An AI agent is an LLM wrecking its environment in a loop.”
- “My guide on what tools to use to build AI agents (if you are a newb)” by Reddit user laddermanUS on r/AI_Agents.
Transcript
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