Past Events
Materials from previous Thinking with Agents sessions
UVM Economics AI Bootcamp · Spring 2026
A two-session faculty bootcamp held at UVM, covering agentic AI tools for research and teaching.
Session 1: Getting Started with AI Tools
April 22, 2026 · 11:00–12:30 · Old Mill A500
| Deck | Format |
|---|---|
| Session 1: Agentic AI Bootcamp (Aslim & Beam) |
What we covered
- What AI tools exist and the difference between chat-based and agentic tools
- Context windows, standing instructions, and planning — the key concepts
- What we’ve actually used these for (and what was fun but saved zero time)
- Voice files: making AI output sound like you
- Skills: reusable workflows you can share
- Live demos: website redesign and custom skill creation
Session 2: Research Workflows, Teaching & Applications
April 27, 2026 · 11:00–12:30 · Old Mill A500
| Deck | Format |
|---|---|
| Session 2: Research Workflows, Teaching & Applications (Aslim & Beam) |
What we covered
- Emily: Research workflows — code auditing a replication package with
/code-review, paper auditing with/econ-auditand/review-paper, running Lee bounds live - Erkmen: Teaching & applications — building a lecture-builder skill with
/academic-beamer-deck, stress-testing a research idea with/research-brainstorm, web scraping with/find-data