AI for the Real World
Code, Agents & Your Career
How the latest AI models are transforming software engineering, business operations, and the way we work โ featuring QoderWorks
Today's Journey
Module 1
The AI Revolution
Why AI matters now โ from hype to production
Module 2
AI Software Engineering
QoderWorks in action โ live coding demos
Module 3
AI Agents in Business
Beyond coding โ agents that transform workflows
Module 4
Your AI Future
Careers, GBA opportunities & next steps
The AI Revolution
in Business
Why AI matters NOW โ from hype to production
From Chatbots to Agents
๐ 2023 โ Generative AI
- ๐ฌ Chat-based interactions only
- ๐ Text & image generation
- ๐ Single-turn Q&A
- ๐ค Human drives every step
- ๐ Copy-paste workflow
๐ 2025โ2026 โ Agentic AI
- ๐ง Autonomous multi-step reasoning
- ๐ ๏ธ Tool use: code, browser, APIs, DBs
- โป๏ธ Self-correcting & iterative
- โก AI executes, human supervises
- ๐ End-to-end task completion
Top 5 Business Functions Transformed by AI
Software Dev
AI writes, reviews & deploys code 10ร faster
Data & BI
Natural language queries on real business data
Customer Service
AI agents handle tickets end-to-end
Content & Marketing
Campaigns, copy & media at scale
Operations
Workflow automation across departments
China's AI Powerhouses
DeepSeek
Open-source LLMs rivaling GPT-4 at a fraction of the cost. Disrupted the industry with efficient training.
Alibaba Qwen
Full-stack AI: language, vision, audio. Powering Alibaba Cloud enterprise services globally.
Baidu ERNIE
Knowledge-enhanced models integrated into Search, autonomous driving & smart devices.
๐ก Key Insight: China is not just catching up โ it's leading in open-source models, AI application layers, and cost-efficient training. The global AI race is now a collaborative competition.
AI-Powered
Software Engineering
Inside QoderWorks โ how AI is transforming the way software is built
The Best AI Agent for Business
QoderWorks isn't just another coding tool โ it's a full-stack AI agent platform built for real-world business impact.
Agentic, Not Just Generative
Unlike ChatGPT or Copilot, QoderWorks doesn't just generate text โ it autonomously plans, executes, and verifies multi-step tasks end-to-end. It thinks, acts, and self-corrects.
MCP-Native Architecture
Built from day one on the Model Context Protocol โ connect AI to any database, API, or SaaS tool instantly. No custom integrations needed. The "USB-C" of AI is already built in.
Enterprise-Ready from Day One
Production-grade security, audit trails, role-based access. Not a toy or research prototype โ deployed in real businesses handling real data and real workflows today.
10ร Faster Than Traditional Dev
From idea to deployed app in minutes, not days. QoderWorks handles architecture, coding, testing, and deployment โ a full engineering team in one agent.
Beyond Code โ Full Business Agent
Browser agents for research, data agents for BI, document agents for legal. One platform, every knowledge workflow โ not limited to just writing code.
Built by Exeurion for Real Business
Developed with deep understanding of enterprise coaching, sales, and retail operations. Not built in a lab โ built by solving real business problems for real clients.
The Software Engineering Crisis
Businesses are desperate for speed. AI coding assistants are the answer.
The Problem: Running a Clothing Store
๐ The Business
A clothing retail store with 3 locations selling fashion to young professionals. Business is growing, but operations are a mess.
๐ค The Pain Points
- Inventory tracked in spreadsheets โ staff don't know what's in stock until they check the back room
- No way to see which products sell best across stores โ bestsellers run out, dead stock piles up
- Building a custom inventory system would cost $30K+ and 3 months with a dev team
๐ฏ Business Objectives
- Dashboard showing real-time inventory across all 3 stores
- Low-stock alerts so popular items get reordered in time
- Sales tracking: what sold, where, and when โ at a glance
- Weekly sales reports generated automatically for the owner
๐ก The ask: Build this app in minutes, not months โ let's see AI do it live.
From Business Need to Working App
๐ฏ What We'll Build
A full-stack Retail Inventory & Sales Dashboard โ built entirely from a natural language description.
Describe the app
Tell Qoder the business requirements in plain English
AI plans the architecture
Dashboard UI, product database, inventory tracking, sales reports
Code generation
React frontend, Node API, SQLite database โ all auto-generated
Live preview
Working inventory system in the browser โ in ~3 minutes
๐ Watch For
- How AI plans before writing a single line of code
- How AI creates files and structures a full project
- How AI self-corrects when it encounters errors
- Speed: A $50K app built in ~3 minutes
๐ก Traditional timeline: 3 months, 2 developers, $30K+
How an AI Coding Agent Works
๐ง Context Engine
Reads entire codebases, understands file relationships, dependency graphs, and project conventions.
๐ ๏ธ Tool System
Executes terminal commands, edits files, browses the web, queries databases โ all autonomously.
๐ Self-Correction
Detects errors, analyzes failures, tries alternative approaches โ without human intervention.
Case Studies
Startup MVP
Challenge: Build an MVP in 2 weeks with 3 people.
Result: AI-assisted dev shipped MVP in 4 days. Raised seed round in a month.
Enterprise Modernization
Challenge: Migrate 500K+ lines of legacy Java.
Result: AI analyzed, refactored & tested. 70% reduction in migration effort.
AI-Powered DevOps
Challenge: Reduce deployment failures & incident time.
Result: AI auto-fixes CI/CD, resolves incidents. 90% fewer deployment failures.
15 Minute Break
Stretch, grab some coffee, and think about what you'd build with AI
AI Agents
in Business Operations
Beyond code โ agents that transform every knowledge worker's job
Chatbot โ Copilot โ Agent
Chatbot
Single-turn responses. Human drives everything. Think: early ChatGPT.
Copilot
AI assists in real-time. Human and AI collaborate side by side.
Agent
Autonomous execution. AI plans, uses tools, self-corrects. Human supervises.
"The future isn't AI replacing humans โ it's AI agents working alongside humans, handling complexity at superhuman speed."
AI Agents Across Industries
Browser Agent
Automates web research: browses sites, extracts data, fills forms, compares products. Handles complex multi-step web tasks autonomously.
Data Agent
Connects to databases, writes SQL, generates charts & reports. Turn "show me Q2 sales trends" into instant visualizations.
Customer Service Agent
Handles support tickets end-to-end: reads context, diagnoses issues, resolves problems, and follows up โ all without human handoff.
Document Agent
Drafts contracts, reviews legal docs, extracts key clauses, flags risks. What took lawyers hours now takes minutes.
The Problem: Staying Competitive in Phone Retail
๐ฑ The Business
A mobile phone retail store wants to know what competitors are charging and which phone models are trending โ so they can price smart and stock what customers will want next.
๐ค The Pain Points
- Staff spend hours every week manually checking competitor websites for prices and promotions
- Data comes from 10+ sources โ JD.com, Taobao, competitor stores, tech review sites, social media
- By the time a pricing report is done, competitors have already changed their prices
- Hiring a market research firm costs $5Kโ$15K per report
๐ฏ Why an AI Agent?
- Autonomous web browsing โ the agent visits competitor sites, extracts phone prices, specs, and reviews on its own
- Multi-source comparison โ combines JD.com, Taobao, and store data into one price comparison table
- Trend detection โ identifies which phone models are gaining buzz and which are declining
- Repeatable โ run the same agent daily for always-fresh competitive intelligence
๐ค Let's build this agent live โ and watch it work in ~2 minutes.
Building a Market Research Agent
๐ฏ The Mission
Build a Market Research Agent that autonomously:
Search the web
Find competitor information online
Extract data
Pull key data points from multiple sources
Analyze trends
Identify patterns and competitive insights
Generate report
Produce a structured, actionable report
๐ Agent's Thinking Process
Plan: Research "AI code editors" market
โ search_web("top AI code editors 2026")
โ browse("competitor-site.com/pricing")
โ extract(pricing, features, reviews)
โ analyze(comparison_data)
โ generate_report(structured_output)
// Confidence: HIGH
// Sources checked: 12
// Total time: ~2 minutes โก
Output: {
competitors: 8,
insights: 15,
recommendation: "..."
}
MCP โ The Universal AI Connector
Model Context Protocol: How AI connects to everything
๐๏ธ Data Sources
Databases, APIs, file systems, SaaS tools โ all connected through standardized MCP servers.
๐ Security
Enterprise-grade access control. AI only sees what it's authorized to. Full audit trail.
๐ Open Standard
MCP is open source โ any AI model, any tool can plug in. The "USB-C" of AI integration.
Your Future
with AI
Career paths, skills, and the road ahead
New Roles & Skills
๐ Emerging Roles
- AI Engineer โ Build & deploy AI-powered apps
- Prompt Engineer โ Design optimal AI interactions
- AI Product Manager โ Define AI-driven products
- AI Ops โ Monitor & optimize AI in production
- AI Ethics Lead โ Ensure responsible AI use
๐ก Skills That Matter Now
- Problem decomposition โ Break complexity into AI-sized tasks
- System thinking โ Design AI-human workflows
- AI collaboration โ Know when to trust, when to override
- Domain expertise โ AI amplifies experts, not generalists
- Critical evaluation โ Verify AI output quality
"AI won't replace you โ but someone using AI will."
AI in the Greater Bay Area
Macau
Tourism AI, cross-border fintech, academic research hub
Zhuhai
AI manufacturing, smart city labs, Hengqin innovation zone
Shenzhen
Hardware + AI, robotics, Tencent HQ, startup capital
Hong Kong
AI in finance, legal tech, international R&D hub
๐ฐ Government Funding
GBA AI innovation funds, startup grants, research subsidies across all four cities.
๐ค Cross-Border Collaboration
One region, two systems, multiple currencies โ ideal for AI fintech experiments.
๐ฏ Hot Industries
Fintech, tourism tech, smart city, healthcare AI, education tech, logistics.
The Future is
Agentic AI
Stay curious. Stay ahead. Here's where to keep learning.
Explore QoderWorks
Try the AI agent platform featured in today's workshop. Build apps, automate workflows, and see agentic AI in action.
AI News in China
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Open Source AI Models
Explore China's leading open-source LLMs โ try them, fine-tune them, and build your own AI-powered projects.
Learn & Build with AI
Hands-on tutorials, communities, and tools to start building AI apps today โ no PhD required.
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