Build Your Own AI Agent: RAG & Vector Databases in Action

GDG on Campus KCA University - Nairobi, Kenya

Ready to level up your AI skills? Learn how to build intelligent AI agents that can remember, search, and answer questio...

Nov 3, 5:00 – 6:00 PM (UTC)

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About this event

Ready to level up your AI skills? Learn how to build intelligent AI agents that can remember, search, and answer questions from your own data!

In this hands-on workshop, you'll discover the technology behind ChatGPT-like applications and build your own AI agent from scratch using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and vector databases.

What You'll Learn:

Core Concepts:

  • What is RAG and why it's revolutionizing AI applications

  • Understanding vector databases and embeddings (explained simply!)

  • How AI agents "remember" and retrieve information

  • The architecture behind smart AI assistants

Hands-On Building:

  • Set up your first vector database

  • Build a document Q&A AI agent live

  • Connect your agent to your own data sources

  • Deploy a working prototype you can use immediately

Real-World Applications:

  • Customer support bots that know your products

  • Study assistants that understand your course materials

  • Company knowledge bases that employees can chat with

  • Personal AI that remembers your notes and documents

Led by: Your AI Lead - I'll walk you through building a real AI agent step-by-step, showing you the exact tools and techniques I use professionally.

Perfect for:

  • Anyone who attended our AI Onboarding event

  • Developers curious about building AI applications

  • Students working on AI projects

  • Anyone who wants to go beyond using ChatGPT to BUILDING their own AI

What to Bring:

  • Laptop with internet connection

  • Google account (free)

  • Basic understanding of AI concepts (our first event covered this!)

  • Your questions and curiosity!

Prerequisites:

  • Attended our AI Onboarding event (recommended) OR

  • Basic familiarity with AI tools like ChatGPT

  • No coding experience required - we'll explain everything!

By the end of this workshop, you'll:

  • Understand how modern AI agents actually work

  • Have built your own working AI agent

  • Know how to connect AI to your own data

  • Be ready to build more complex AI applications

This is where theory meets practice. Come ready to build something amazing! 🚀

Organizers

  • Kevin Munene

    AFRICAN SHIPPING

    GDG Lead KCA University

  • Joy Wanjiru M

    Women In Tech Lead

  • Rehema Muchai

    Secretary

  • Elikanah Njuru

    kca University

    Backend

  • Davie Wisdom

    KCA University & Tufuna Technologies

    Data Science Lead

  • Matthew Kiprono

    Brand2D

    AI lead

  • Gideon Yegon

    Datany Group

    Backend Lead

  • Benard Kimani

    Frontend Lead

  • Leon Munene

    Frontend Lead

  • AWESOME WONDERS

    Social Media Manager

  • Steve kibuka

    Android lead