Welcome to Generative AI!
Generative AI is revolutionizing how we create content. From ChatGPT writing essays to DALL-E creating stunning images, generative models are transforming industries. This guide will teach you how these amazing technologies work and how to build your own generative AI applications.
🚀 What You'll Master
- Build text generators like ChatGPT
- Create AI art with diffusion models
- Generate music and audio
- Fine-tune large language models
- Deploy generative AI applications
Table of Contents
📚 Part 1: Generative AI Fundamentals
🤖 Part 2: Large Language Models (LLMs)
🎨 Part 3: Image Generation
🎵 Part 4: Audio & Video Generation
🛠️ Part 5: Practical Tools & APIs
💼 Part 6: Real-World Projects
⚡ Part 7: Advanced Topics
🎯 Learning Path
🎓 Text Generation Path
Goal: Build ChatGPT-like applications
- Learn LLM fundamentals (Part 2)
- Master prompt engineering
- Work with OpenAI API
- Build ChatGPT Clone project
- Learn RAG & LangChain
⏱️ 2-3 weeks
🎨 Image Generation Path
Goal: Create AI-generated art
- Understand generative models (Part 3)
- Learn Stable Diffusion
- Master prompt engineering for images
- Build Image Generator project
- Explore ControlNet & LoRA
⏱️ 2-3 weeks
🚀 Full Stack AI Developer
Goal: Build complete Gen AI products
- Complete all fundamentals (Part 1)
- Master LLMs & Image Gen (Part 2-3)
- Learn all tools & APIs (Part 5)
- Complete all 6 projects
- Study advanced topics (Part 7)
⏱️ 6-8 weeks
📋 Prerequisites
✅ Required
- Basic Python programming
- Understanding of neural networks
- API basics (REST, JSON)
👍 Recommended
- Machine Learning basics
- PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Web development (for projects)
💡 Helpful
- Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
- Docker & deployment
- Git & version control
💡 New to AI? Check out our Basic AI Learning Guide first!
🌟 Why Learn Generative AI?
💼 Career Opportunities
High demand for Gen AI engineers with salaries 20-40% above traditional ML roles
🚀 Innovation
Build cutting-edge applications that seemed impossible just years ago
🎨 Creativity
Combine AI with art, music, writing, and design
🌍 Impact
Create tools that help millions of people be more productive and creative
🛠️ Popular Tools You'll Master
OpenAI API
GPT-4, DALL-E, Whisper
Hugging Face
Transformers, Diffusers
Stable Diffusion
Open-source image generation
LangChain
LLM application framework
PyTorch
Deep learning framework
Gradio
Quick AI app interfaces