Bring your current research project, and together we will build autonomous AI agents assisting you in the work.
Important: this workshop is meant for researchers, especially in the field of life-sciences, whose work might benefit from AI automation. If you are conducting high-impact research, we want to amplify your possibilities as a part of our mission. If you are part of the extended Foresight Institute family (Æthos, Effective Altruism, etc.), you are still very welcome, so that together we can continue this workshop as a recurring event.
We will start with the introduction to agentic AI and harness engineering, to build common understanding and bridge any knowledge gaps. We start from first principles (what is a context window, really?) and arrive at agents that read papers, query databases, run analyses, and report back. You’ll understand why each piece works, which means you’ll be able to debug, extend, and adapt them well after the workshop ends. These topics are evolving faster than academic curricula can follow, and require a cognitive-science framing as much as technical skills.
Foresight Institute Workshop (Berlin): Bootstrapping Research Agents — Hands-On for Scientists
Bring your current research project, and together we will build autonomous AI agents assisting you in the work.
Important: this workshop is meant for researchers, especially in the field of life-sciences, whose work might benefit from AI automation. If you are conducting high-impact research, we want to amplify your possibilities as a part of our mission. If you are part of the extended Foresight Institute family (Æthos, Effective Altruism, etc.), you are still very welcome, so that together we can continue this workshop as a recurring event.
We will start with the introduction to agentic AI and harness engineering, to build common understanding and bridge any knowledge gaps. We start from first principles (what is a context window, really?) and arrive at agents that read papers, query databases, run analyses, and report back. You’ll understand why each piece works, which means you’ll be able to debug, extend, and adapt them well after the workshop ends. These topics are evolving faster than academic curricula can follow, and require a cognitive-science framing as much as technical skills.
Prerequisite: minimal programming experience (e.g. Python).