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Learn AI Fundamentals

A practical introduction to artificial intelligence for developers — from core concepts and machine learning through LLMs, RAG, agents, and responsible AI.

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Foundations

  1. 1

    What Is AI?

    Core concepts, types of AI, and essential terminology for developers

  2. 2

    Machine Learning Basics

    Supervised and unsupervised learning, training, and inference for developers

  3. 3

    Neural Networks

    Layers, weights, forward passes, and activation functions explained

Large Language Models

  1. 1

    Large Language Models

    Transformers, tokens, context windows, and what LLMs can and cannot do

  2. 2

    Prompt Engineering

    System and user messages, few-shot examples, chain-of-thought, and practical tips

Building with AI

  1. 1

    AI APIs

    Calling LLM APIs from code with keys, requests, and streaming

  2. 2

    Embeddings

    Vector representations, similarity search, and practical use cases

  3. 3

    RAG Basics

    Retrieval-augmented generation pipeline for developer applications

  4. 4

    AI Agents

    Tool use, agent loops, and when agents beat simple prompts

Responsible Development

  1. 1

    Responsible AI

    Bias, hallucinations, privacy, and human oversight for production AI