Generative AI for Beginners is a comprehensive 18-lesson course created by Microsoft Cloud Advocates, designed to teach the fundamentals of building Generative AI applications. This course provides a complete learning path for beginners, covering everything from basic concepts to practical application development.
Course Features
This course combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice, where each lesson includes detailed explanations, practical code examples, and hands-on experiments. The content is developed by Microsoft’s professional team, ensuring both authority and practicality.
Complete Learning Path
The course consists of 18 core lessons covering all important aspects of Generative AI:
- Fundamentals and principles of Generative AI
- How Large Language Models work
- Prompt engineering techniques and best practices
- Text generation and content creation
- Image generation and multimodal applications
- Code generation and development assistance
- Building chatbots
- Search application integration
Practice-Oriented Teaching
Each lesson module includes practical programming exercises and project implementations, allowing learners to reinforce theoretical knowledge through hands-on practice. The course provides complete code examples and detailed implementation guidance to help learners get started quickly.
Technology Stack Coverage
The course covers various mainstream Generative AI technologies and tools:
- OpenAI GPT series models
- Azure OpenAI services
- Hugging Face ecosystem
- LangChain framework
- Python programming practice
- Cloud service integration
Open Source Learning Resources
As an open-source project, all course materials are freely available and usable. The project is maintained on GitHub, containing complete course content, code examples, exercises, and solutions.
Community Support
The course has an active learning community where learners can ask questions, share experiences, and participate in discussions on GitHub. The Microsoft team also regularly updates course content to keep pace with the latest technological developments.
Target Audience
The course is designed for beginners and is suitable for:
- Developers interested in Generative AI
- Students wanting to understand AI application development
- Technical professionals looking to transition into the AI field
- Team members responsible for AI projects in enterprises
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, learners will be able to:
- Understand core concepts and technical principles of Generative AI
- Master the use of mainstream Generative AI tools and platforms
- Independently build simple Generative AI applications
- Apply prompt engineering techniques to optimize AI output
- Integrate AI services into existing applications
Continuous Updates
Course content is continuously updated based on developments in Generative AI technology, ensuring learners can master the latest techniques and best practices. This makes the course a long-term valuable learning resource.
Microsoft Learn Integration
The course is also available on Microsoft Learn platform, providing additional interactive learning experiences and official certification pathways for those seeking formal recognition of their skills.
