SkillShaft
AI & MLIntermediate · 6 weeks

Generative AI & LLM Applications

Build real applications on top of large language models.

Practical, applied training on working with LLMs and generative AI tools — prompting, APIs, and building actual applications rather than just theory.

Live OnlineSelf-Paced

Prerequisites

  • Basic Python
  • Comfort making API calls (or willingness to learn quickly)

What you'll be able to do

  • Design effective prompts for reliable outputs
  • Build an application using an LLM API
  • Understand retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) basics
  • Evaluate and reduce hallucination/error in outputs

Curriculum

Working With LLMs

  • ·How LLMs generate text, at a working level
  • ·Prompt design and iteration
  • ·API basics and rate limits

Building Applications

  • ·A simple chat-style application
  • ·Connecting an LLM to external data (RAG basics)
  • ·Handling errors and edge cases

Evaluation & Responsible Use

  • ·Spotting and reducing hallucinations
  • ·Cost and performance trade-offs
  • ·Basic safety/guardrail concepts

Format & Duration

Duration

6 weeks

Format

Live Online, Self-Paced

Level

Intermediate

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