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Building AI Agents with Tool Use: A Practical Architecture
At its core, an AI agent follows a simple loop: observe, think, act, repeat. Tools should be focused, well-documented, and handle errors gracefully.
Function Calling
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Function Calling Patterns in Azure OpenAI
Functions are defined as JSON schemas that describe parameters and their types. Well-designed function schemas and clear descriptions ensure the model calls…
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Function Calling Patterns: Building Reliable AI Tools
Well-designed function calling creates powerful AI applications that interact safely with real systems.
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The Evolution of Tool Use in AI: From Functions to Computer Control
The evolution of tool use in AI represents a fundamental shift from constrained function execution to general-purpose computer interaction. This trajectory…
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Tool Choice Control: Fine-Tuning When and How AI Uses Tools
Tool choice control is essential for building AI applications that are predictable, safe, and aligned with your business logic. Use these patterns to guide…
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Parallel Function Calling: Execute Multiple Tools Simultaneously
Parallel function calling dramatically improves response times when multiple independent operations are needed. Use it wisely to build faster, more…
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Function Calling Updates: What's New in September 2024
Function calling is the foundation of agentic AI. These patterns help you build reliable, type-safe tool integrations that scale.
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Tool Use Patterns for AI Agents
Tools extend what AI agents can do beyond text generation. Today I'm exploring patterns for effective tool use in production agents.
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Owning the Loop: AI Assistant Architecture on Chat Completions
How to structure a production AI assistant on Azure OpenAI Chat Completions: conversation state, retrieval, tool calling and the orchestration loop you own.
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Assistants API Runs in Production: Polling, Tool Calls and Expiry
How to drive OpenAI Assistants API runs reliably in January 2024: the run state machine, polling, function calls, expiry, concurrency and cost.
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Enhanced Function Calling in GPT-4 Turbo
Parallel function calling in GPT-4 Turbo is the DevDay improvement to function calling that changes what's architecturally practical with AI agents.…
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Tool Use Patterns for AI Agents: Effective Function Design
The most consequential design decision in a function-calling agent isn't the model you choose — it's how you write the tool definitions. The model selects…
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Azure OpenAI Function Calling Patterns: Building Intelligent Agents
Function calling patterns enable sophisticated AI agents. Tomorrow, I will cover building AI agents in more depth.
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Mastering Function Calling in Azure OpenAI: A Deep Dive
Function calling transforms GPT models into powerful agents that can interact with the real world. Tomorrow, I will cover Azure AI Studio in more detail.