Skills you will gain
- Describe the architecture and core components of Hugging Face’s Open Computer Agent and its relation to the Qwen2-VL model and E2B Desktop environment.
- Explain how to operate the Open Computer Agent via a web browser to perform complex tasks such as writing, summarization, and file management.
- Develop a custom AI workflow by connecting Open Computer Agent to Hugging Face Spaces for automating personalized tasks like sending emails or launching apps.
Course Description
Welcome to our immersive AI technology workshop series. During these sessions you will be introduced to new and established AI tools that will help you create and manipulate content in new and powerful ways. Each session is led by an industry expert who will guide you through the material and share its real-world implications.
Topics
- Open Computer Agent overview
- Qwen2-VL and E2B Desktop
- No-code virtual machine usage
- Prompting for task automation
- Connecting to Hugging Face Spaces
- Custom agent task workflows
- Automating everyday computer actions
- Ethical use of AI agents
Students are required to bring laptops for class exercises
- Flexible Attend in person or via Zoom at scheduled times.
This course is part of the Fall 2025 AI Workshop series.
This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience. Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop to each class meeting.
To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
