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Getting Hands-On with ChatGPT Agents

Build practical ChatGPT agent workflows for research, web actions, file creation, recurring tasks, and connected-account work while applying clear prompts, supervision, and security guardrails.

  • Beginner
  • 7 lessons
  • 1 hr 7 min
  • Taught by Dr. Alvaro Cintas
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What you'll learn

  • Choose the Right Agent Tasks Identify when an agent is the right choice for multi-step research, web navigation, file creation, form filling, or account-based work.
  • Configure Agent Tools Set up browsing, code execution, connectors, memory, and scheduled tasks in ways that match your workflow and privacy needs.
  • Prompt for Reliable Workflows Write focused prompts with clear goals, context, constraints, output formats, and guardrails for better autonomous results.
  • Stay in Control Supervise logins, confirmations, CAPTCHAs, purchases, and other sensitive steps without giving up control of important decisions.
  • Build Everyday Automations Create practical agent workflows for research reports, meeting prep, email drafts, competitive analysis, lead research, and recurring tasks.
  • Evaluate Agent Platforms Compare ChatGPT agents with alternatives such as Perplexity, Manus, and Genspark to choose the best tool for the job.

Lessons 7 lessons · 1 hr 7 min

Every lesson comes with Pro, $29 a month.

  1. Lesson 1: Introduction and setup 3 min
  2. Lesson 2: What ChatGPT agents are 8 min
  3. Lesson 3: Core pillars: tools, access, memory, connectors, and tasks 12 min
  4. Lesson 4: Live demo: logging in and taking control 7 min
  5. Lesson 5: Practical use cases and prompt tips 14 min
  6. Lesson 6: Alternatives: Perplexity, Manus, and Genspark 13 min
  7. Lesson 7: Q&A, limits, security, and closing thoughts 10 min

Your teacher

Dr. Alvaro Cintas

PhD AI Professor

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