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Generative AI Primer

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Generative AI Primer

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

475 reviews

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Flexible schedule

2 hours to complete

Learn at your own pace

99%

Most learners liked this course

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How Generative AI is going to transform computing and work
How to use Generative AI to amplify and augment your creativity and critical thinking to provide an "exoskeleton for the mind"

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ChatGPT and other large language models are going to be more important in your life and business than your smartphone, if you use them right. ChatGPT can tutor your child in math, generate a meal plan and recipes, write software applications for your business, help you improve your personal cybersecurity, and that is just in the first hour that you use it.

The course will give you a primer that covers what Generative AI is, basic prompt engineering, and how you can innovate with Generative AI. You will learn the ACHIEVE framework for using Generative AI to innovate in a way that augments and amplifies human creativity and problem solving rather than supplanting people. You will learn how Generative AI is going to replace the GUI and programming as our dominant interface to computing and why you will be using it every day at work.

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6 videos1 reading1 assignment

6 videosTotal 75 minutes

The Radical New Capabilities of Generative AI15 minutes
Generative AI is Transforming Computing15 minutes
Prompt Engineering & Prompt Patterns Training10 minutes
Everyone Can Program with Prompts11 minutes
The ACHIEVE Framework for Augmented Intelligence20 minutes
Concluding Remarks & Future Vision4 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Learning More & Staying Connected10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes

Generative AI Practice15 minutes

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Reviewed on Sep 9, 2025

Thanks a lot for the Generative AI primer session! It was super clear, practical, and really got me excited about exploring generative AI further. Appreciate the time and effort you put into it ?

Reviewed on Mar 7, 2024

Excellent course and gave me a good understanding of how Generative AI can be useful

Reviewed on Jul 28, 2024

Another great AI/GPT course by Prof. Jules White. He makes learning fun and easy. Information and examples are easy to follow and apply.

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