You can build an AI agent - Dennis Beatty | ElixirConf US

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You can build an AI agent - Dennis Beatty | ElixirConf US 2025

You can build an AI agent - Dennis Beatty | ElixirConf US 2025

This talk was recorded at ElixirConf US 2025. If you’re curious about our upcoming event, check https://elixirconf.com✨
AI agents are all the rage these days, but they can be a bit intimidating if you haven’t tried building one yet. I’ll explain what agents really are at a high level, discuss why Elixir is the perfect language for building them, and demonstrate how to build a basic AI receptionist and other agentic AI features for an application.

Key Takeaways:

AI agents aren’t as formidable as they seem. You’ll leave this talk feeling both confident that you could build an agent, but also excited to do so.

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