AI Agents in Action

Andrii Melashchenko (javatask)

About Your Speaker

  • Principal Systems Architect: Cloud Intelligent Platforms at Belden Inc.
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science
  • 25 years in industry
AWS Community Builder AWS 10x Certified

Passionate about:

  • Solving Complex Problems
  • Family (proud father of two)
  • Cycling

Important Note on AI Terminology

DISCLAIMER

This presentation is the author's personal opinion and does not necessarily reflect the views of a company with which the author may be affiliated.

  • AI systems are computational tools, not living entities
  • We use human-like terms to build mental models
  • Terms like "intern" or "learning" are metaphors

The Story Begins...

A Friday Evening Conversation

👩‍🎓 Daughter

CS student, AWS AI Practitioner candidate

👨‍💼 Father

CEO of mid-sized bakery

"How can AI transform our bakery business?"

Understanding AI Concepts

AI Concept Business Metaphor
🧠 LLM New Intern
📝 Prompt Engineering Job Instructions
📚 RAG Access to Company Library
🎓 Fine-tuning Specialized Training in a University
🤖 AI Agents Equipped Workspace

The Business Challenge

Monday, 8:00 AM
Surprise email from CEO
Monday, 8:15 AM
Hospitality conference invitation received
Monday, 9:00 AM
Urgent need: Quick financial analysis for presentation

Solution: AI Financial Assistant

Deploy an AI agent to analyze financial data and prepare presentation-ready insights

Solution Architecture

Solution Architecture
☁️ AWS Bedrock
λ AWS Lambda

Technical Implementation

Setup demo ceo-fin-advisor AI Agent
  • git clone https://github.com/javatask/ai-agent-ceo-fin-advisor.git
  • aws sso login
  • ./one-click.sh

Key Takeaways

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AI Agents: Practical Business Tools
Implement AI solutions that solve real business problems with measurable ROI
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Implementation: Straightforward with AWS
Leverage AWS Bedrock, Lambda, and other services for rapid deployment
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Next Steps
Start small, focus on specific use cases, iterate and improve based on feedback

If you have any questions, feedback, or comments, please feel free to reach out to me.