I want to work with the intelligent agents. What do I need to learn in order to achieve this?
I suggest to start by studying ALL the answers under the Quora topics Virtual Assistants (bots), Conversational Agents (chatbots), and Dialog Systems(software). Then study all the UNANSWERED questions under those same Quora topics, and try to start answering them, one at a time….
You may also find the resources on my own Meta-Guide.com website helpful: