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The Anatomy of an AI Agent

An AI agent is more than a chatbot. It has a goal, the tools to reach it and a reason to act without being asked. In this live hour, Dan Fitzpatrick takes one apart, piece by piece, so you leave knowing what a good agent is made of and how to design your own safely.

Monday 12 October 2026

4:00 to 5:00pm UK time (BST)

New York
11:00am
Chicago
10:00am
Denver
9:00am
Los Angeles
8:00am
Dubai
7:00pm
Riyadh & Doha
6:00pm

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An antique anatomical sketch of a human skull with a circuit board for a brain, with six parts labelled A, G, E, N, T and S: Aim, Guidance, Expertise, Networks, Triggers and Safeguards.
Plate I. The six parts of an AI agent.

What we'll dissect

Every useful agent has the same six parts. Get one wrong and it drifts, stalls or causes trouble. Get them right and it does real work while you get on with yours.

  1. AimWhat the agent is for, and what done looks like.
  2. GuidanceThe instructions and context that shape how it works.
  3. ExpertiseThe knowledge and skills you give it to draw on.
  4. NetworksThe tools, apps and data it can reach.
  5. TriggersWhat sets it working, from a schedule to an event.
  6. SafeguardsThe limits, checks and human oversight that keep it safe.

Who it's for

Education

Teachers, school and college leaders, and anyone leading AI across a trust, district or system.

Business

Leaders and teams who want AI doing real work in their organisation, safely and on purpose.

Your host

Dan Fitzpatrick speaking on stage

Dan Fitzpatrick is The AI Educator: a Forbes contributor, bestselling author and international keynote speaker. He has trained more than 150,000 educators in over 30 countries and advises schools and government bodies on how to lead well with AI.