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AI Automation Playbook
Step-by-step workflows for automating content, email, social media, and research with AI agents.
From Zero to AI: Build Your First Intelligent Application in 30 Minutes
1. What You Actually Need – The Minimal AI Stack
- Choose a language (Python) and a lightweight framework (FastAPI or Flask) – no heavy dependencies required.
- Pick a ready-to-use AI API (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Hugging Face Inference) to skip model training entirely.
- Set up a virtual environment and install only 3–5 core packages (openai, python-dotenv, requests, uvicorn).
2. Environment Setup in Under 5 Minutes
- Create a project folder, initialize a virtual environment, and install the minimal dependencies from a requirements.txt.
- Store your API key in a <
