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Generative AI Course for Beginners 2026

A comprehensive, practical introduction to generative artificial intelligence, focusing on how these systems work, how to engineer effective prompts, and how to integrate them into modern workflows. This course provides the foundational knowledge necessary to transition from an AI user to a proficient practitioner.

Instructor: Shanawar Ali · 8 Hours
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Generative AI Course for Beginners 2026

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5 lessons
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LESSON 1 · 12 min read

Lesson 1: The Foundations of Large Language Models

We start by dismantling the mystery behind AI by exploring the architecture of transformers and how models learn to predict the next token.

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LESSON 2 · 14 min read

Lesson 2: Mastering Prompt Engineering Techniques

This lesson details structured prompt design patterns that significantly improve the quality and relevance of AI responses.

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LESSON 3 · 13 min read

Lesson 3: Introduction to Generative Image Models

Move beyond text to understand how diffusion models transform random noise into coherent, high-resolution images.

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LESSON 4 · 15 min read

Lesson 4: AI Integration with APIs and Code

A hands-on approach to calling AI models via code, moving beyond the web chat interface into automated pipelines.

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LESSON 5 · 14 min read

Lesson 5: Building a Practical AI Workflow

We synthesize all previous lessons to build a Python-based utility that summarizes long documents automatically.