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Understand what AI agents actually do, and where they break.
A course on the next layer of AI tools: agents and automation that take actions rather than just answering. It covers what they are in plain terms, where they go wrong, and how to think about using them at work responsibly.
Open Cadence on the App Store, type the sentence when it asks what you want to learn, and answer a few setup questions. Free to start. Android testers can request early access.
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I keep hearing about AI agents and automation. Explain in plain terms what they actually do, where they go wrong, and how to think about using them at work.
Change any word so it fits your situation. The course is built from what you type and a few setup questions.
- Best for
- AI & technology
- Prerequisites
- None. Bring the situation you have.
- Course length
- 7 to 30 lessons, sized to your goal
- Lesson pace
- About 10 minutes a day
- Format
- Read it, or play the audio
- Access
- Available on the App Store, with early features and Android testing access
Before the course is built
Setup asks about your situation first.
Lesson 1 opens on the moment you describe, and the examples use your role. For this request, expect questions like these.
- Are you being asked to adopt these tools, or trying to understand the noise?
- Do you already use AI assistants for tasks?
- What kind of work would you want automated, if it could be trusted?
Right for now
If any of this sounds familiar, start here.
You are asked whether your team should use them
And you cannot judge the pitch.
You are worried about handing over control
Rightly, and you want to know where the line is.
Course arc
Where the course goes, in order.
Cadence writes the lessons for you, so the exact path follows your answers. This is the ground a course built from this sentence covers.
01 / 06From answers to actions
What changes when an AI can do things, not just say them.
How agents work
Goals, tools, steps and checking, in plain language.
Where they break
Compounding errors, misread instructions and confident wrong turns.
Trust and control
Permissions, checkpoints and the human in the loop.
Use cases at work
Sorting tasks into automate, assist and keep human.
Judging a pitch
Questions to ask any vendor or colleague proposing an agent.
What changes
What you will be able to do, and what you will stop believing.
You will be able to
Explain agents plainly
Describe what an agent is, how it differs from a chat assistant, and what it can do.
Predict failures
Know the ways agents go wrong and why.
Judge a use case
Decide where automation is safe and valuable, and where a human belongs.
Ideas this course corrects
Agents are autonomous
They follow instructions through steps. Autonomy is a marketing word for a chain of tool calls.
More automation is always better
Automation multiplies whatever it is given, including mistakes. Where errors are costly, humans stay.
Course questions
What to know before you start.
Is this a fixed course?
No. Cadence builds the course when you type the sentence and answer a few setup questions, so the lessons follow your situation. This page describes what a course built from this request covers. You see the whole path before Lesson 1.
Who is this course for?
A course on the next layer of AI tools: agents and automation that take actions rather than just answering. It covers what they are in plain terms, where they go wrong, and how to think about using them at work responsibly. It sits under AI & technology in the Work & ambitions part of the library.
Do I need any prior experience?
No. Setup asks what you already know and where you want to use it, and the course starts from there. Bring a real situation if you have one; the examples are built around it.
How long does it take?
Courses run 7 to 30 lessons of about 10 minutes, sized to what you asked for. One lesson a day is the intended pace, and you can go faster. Lessons can be read or played as audio.
Does this course award a certificate or degree?
No. Cadence is for practical self-learning and does not award accredited degrees or professional certification.
Start today
Type it, answer a few questions, open Lesson 1.
The sentence to type
I keep hearing about AI agents and automation. Explain in plain terms what they actually do, where they go wrong, and how to think about using them at work.
Open Cadence on the App Store, type the sentence when it asks what you want to learn, and answer a few setup questions. Free to start. Android testers can request early access.