AI Practicum · Monthly class · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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What happened in the November 3 class, in order. One recording, seven modules, and a chapter list that takes the video to that moment.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 9:00–10:30 AM ET · Microsoft Teams · Taught by JP James · Recording 1:23:10
Recording
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The seven modules below are this same recording. Open one to start at that module, with every chapter linked to its start time. The pre-class guide still has the prompts and the run of show.
Seven modules
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0:00 · 9 minStart here: pick a model and check your skillsWhere class materials live, how to choose a model for the work, and a 5-minute AI skills check.Open module →8:33 · 20 minBehind the scenes: how this class was built with AIPlanning by voice, designing from examples, a storyboard-first video reel, AI voice, and one connector layer for every assistant.Open module →28:21 · 19 minResearch behind paywalls with a computer-use agentA researcher bot that signs in through a security bot, hands deep research to ChatGPT, and builds your own newspaper.Open module →47:23 · 16 minSecurity for agents: credentials, audits and approval gatesOne security bot for every credential, four access questions, a daily clean sweep, nightly audits, and gates for money and messages.Open module →1:03:31 · 11 minBriefs and routinesTurn one sentence into a scheduled routine, test it early, keep sends behind approval, and tune the brief until it's useful.Open module →1:14:08 · 7 minPassword vaults for teams and agentsShare passwords with a team across accounts, migrate carefully, and give your agent its own vault and a limited card.Open module →1:21:15 · 2 minWrap-up: manage your agent like a capable internSkills, context, limited rights and check-ins, and why gates matter when an agent is under attack.Open module →
Or play from a module start
- Start here: pick a model and check your skillsWhere class materials live, how to choose a model for the work, and a 5-minute AI skills check.0:00
- Behind the scenes: how this class was built with AIPlanning by voice, designing from examples, a storyboard-first video reel, AI voice, and one connector layer for every assistant.8:33
- Research behind paywalls with a computer-use agentA researcher bot that signs in through a security bot, hands deep research to ChatGPT, and builds your own newspaper.28:21
- Security for agents: credentials, audits and approval gatesOne security bot for every credential, four access questions, a daily clean sweep, nightly audits, and gates for money and messages.47:23
- Briefs and routinesTurn one sentence into a scheduled routine, test it early, keep sends behind approval, and tune the brief until it's useful.1:03:31
- Password vaults for teams and agentsShare passwords with a team across accounts, migrate carefully, and give your agent its own vault and a limited card.1:14:08
- Wrap-up: manage your agent like a capable internSkills, context, limited rights and check-ins, and why gates matter when an agent is under attack.1:21:15
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