This hands-on workshop demystifies AI infrastructure by showcasing how Docker is transforming container technology from a simple application runtime into a comprehensive cloud-native AI platform. Participants will master five groundbreaking Docker innovations—MCP Toolkit, AI Agent assistant (Gordon), Cagent framework for building new Agents, Docker Offload, and Docker Model Runner—that collectively eliminate the complexity, cost, and infrastructure barriers traditionally associated with AI development. Through rich demonstrations spanning 60-90 minutes, attendees will learn to build multi-agent systems without code, run LLMs locally with full control, offload GPU-intensive workloads to the cloud seamlessly, and package AI agents as shareable OCI artifacts. This workshop empowers developers, DevOps engineers, and AI practitioners of all levels to achieve rapid AI deployment using familiar Docker workflows, requiring only Docker Desktop and a willingness to explore the future of containerized intelligence.

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