Video course · 15 chapters · 260 min · certificate
Microsoft Developer Series: Generative AI and LLMs Fundamentals for Beginners
The full Generative AI for Beginners curriculum from Microsoft: LLM fundamentals and comparisons, responsible AI, prompt engineering basics and advanced prompts, text generation, chat, search with vector databases, image generation, low-code apps, function calling, UX, security, the app lifecycle, RAG, agents and fine-tuning.
What you'll learn
- Explain how LLMs work and compare them
- Use generative AI responsibly
- Write basic and advanced prompts
- Build text, chat, search and image apps
- Integrate function calling and design AI UX
- Secure apps and apply RAG, agents and fine-tuning
Chapters
15 chapters · 260:17-
10:36
01Foundations Members
Introduction to generative AI and LLMs
The open-source curriculum.
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20:58
02Models Members
Exploring and comparing LLMs
Choosing models.
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9:20
03Responsible AI Members
Using generative AI responsibly
Harms and mitigations.
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23:14
04Prompting Members
Prompt engineering fundamentals
Basics.
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16:58
05Prompting Members
Advanced prompts
Techniques.
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15:31
06Apps Members
Text generation applications
Your own text app.
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13:33
07Apps Members
Chat applications
Chat UX and quality.
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17:58
08Search Members
Search apps with vector databases
Semantic search.
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22:24
09Images Members
Image generation applications
DALL·E and more.
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16:23
10Low code Members
Low-code AI applications
Power Platform.
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21:43
11Integration Members
Function calling and UX
External apps and design.
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20:34
12Ops Members
Security and the app lifecycle
Securing and operating apps.
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22:20
13RAG Members
RAG and vector databases
Why and how.
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7:54
14Agents Members
AI agents
Autonomous tasks.
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20:51
15Fine-tuning Members
Fine-tuning LLMs
Customising models.
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