EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 1H 24M
Learning to Trust AI Agents with Automation w/ Ethan and Derek
from BHIS Webcasts · host Black Hills Information Security
What if you could safely harness AI agents to automate real work, without spending a dime?Join us for a free one-hour BHIS webcast with Ethan Robish and Derek Banks to cut through the hype and learn what coding agents really are, why they’re not just for developers, and how to start for free. You’ll learn how tools like Opencode work, how to overcome security and trust barriers, and how to give agents the context, skills, and guardrails they need to safely plan, execute, and iterate.🛝 Webcast Slideshttps://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SLIDES_Mar-26-Learning-to-Trust-AI-Agents-with-Automation-w-Ethan-Robish.pdfChapters(00:00) - Intro - Learning to Trust AI Agents with Automation Ethan and Derek (01:37) - Background (05:26) - What is a coding agent? (11:41) - Pick one and start learning (12:31) - The Cost of AI (15:26) - Opencode - Getting Started (19:26) - Free Models - Never truely free (22:21) - What can I do here? (24:40) - Running models locally (27:33) - Why would I need a coding agent? (28:00) - Code Agent Examples (35:48) - Openwork Demo (38:49) - Ask the agent to help you use it better (Help me help you) (41:07) - But AI always makes things up (43:44) - Prompting an LLM (46:37) - Concepts & Terminology (49:25) - Context usage (51:02) - Model Tokein Limits (55:14) - Guiding an Agent : Best Practices (57:18) - 80% planning 20% execution (58:05) - Guardrails for command execution (01:00:37) - Q&A Creators & Guests Jason Blanchard - Host Deb Wigley - Host Tom Smith - Guest Ethan Robish - Guest William Corbin - Guest Chat with your fellow attendees in the BHIS Discord server:https://discord.gg/bhisin the #🔴live-chat channel🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits – https://poweredbybhis.comClick here to watch a video of this episode. Brought to you by:Black Hills Information Security https://www.blackhillsinfosec.comAntisyphon Traininghttps://www.antisyphontraining.com/Active Countermeasureshttps://www.activecountermeasures.comWild West Hackin Festhttps://wildwesthackinfest.comClick here to view the episode transcript.
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