This specialization teaches developers to build next-generation apps powered by generative AI. It covers topics including the OpenAI API, open-source models, AI safety, embeddings, vector databases, AI agents, how to speed up your AI development with LangChain, and much more.
AI Engineering Specialization
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AI Engineering Specialization
Reach a professional level as an AI Engineer. Learn to build next-gen apps with generative AI—essential for devs, startups, agencies & enterprises
Instructors: Per Harald Borgen
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.7
(149 reviews)
Intermediate level
Recommended experience
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Become familiar with the basics of AI Engineering–building apps which harness the power of AI.
Create text embeddings and work with vector databases.
Build AI agents that utilise tools and interact with APIs.
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Skills you'll gain
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Taught in English
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- Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
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Specialization - 8 course series
What you'll learn
AI Fundamentals
Ethical AI
Prompt engineering
AI Intergrations
Skills you'll gain
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Key Management
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Integration Testing
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Generative AI
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Data Ethics
Category: OpenAI
Category: LLM Application
Category: Multimodal Prompts
What you'll learn
Integrate OpenAI with Cloudflare Workers, manage APIs, and handle errors
Deploy apps on Cloudflare Pages, configure domains, and handle CORS
Skills you'll gain
Category: Application Security
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Web Servers
Category: LLM Application
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: API Gateway
Category: OpenAI
Category: Cloud API
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Distributed Computing
Category: Cloud Computing
What you'll learn
Grasp Open-source vs Closed-source Paradigms
Understand HuggingFace.js for Practical AI Implementation
Navigate and Utilize AI Resources
Skills you'll gain
Category: Open Source Technology
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: LLM Application
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Web Applications
Category: Generative AI
Category: Artificial Intelligence
What you'll learn
Understand and Create Embedding
Utilize Vector Databases
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Skills you'll gain
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Semantic Web
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Database Management
Category: Data Store
Category: Data Storage
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Development Environment
Category: Databases
Category: Generative AI
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Data Processing
Category: LLM Application
Category: Database Development
Category: Text Mining
Category: Document Management
Category: Natural Language Processing
Category: OpenAI
What you'll learn
Construct ReAct prompts that enable AI agents to engage in dynamic, context-aware dialogues with users.
Implement loop mechanisms to ensure continuous processing and responsiveness of AI agents to ongoing interactions.
Develop and integrate action functions that dictate AI agent behaviors in a variety of interaction scenarios.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Category: Agentic systems
Category: LLM Application
Category: User Interface (UI) Design
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: OpenAI
Category: Tool Calling
Category: Human Computer Interaction
What you'll learn
Enrich your apps with AI
Generate and manipulate high-quality images with Open AI's Dall-e text-to-image model
Skills you'll gain
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Generative AI
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Image Analysis
Category: Multimodal Prompts
Category: Computer Vision
Category: LLM Application
Category: OpenAI
Category: Image Quality
What you'll learn
Understand the OpenAI's Assistants API Framework
Using Tools like Knowledge Retrieval and Code Interpreter
Integrate AI Assistants into Real-World Applications
Skills you'll gain
Category: OpenAI
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Performance Testing
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Application Development
Category: LLM Application
What you'll learn
Understand the LangChain library for AI Application Development
Implement Advanced Text Processing
Design and Complete an AI App Project
Skills you'll gain
Category: Database Application
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Application Performance Management
Category: Maintainability
Category: Prompt Engineering Tools
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Data Storage
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Databases
Category: LLM Application
Category: LangChain
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Database Development
Category: Scalability
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Frequently asked questions
No. The term 'AI Engineer' refers to people who use existing AI models to create new applications. The people who build AI models are known as AI Researchers or Machine Learning Engineers.
You should know basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
No, you can jump around. But we recommend you to follow the order if you are new to AI Engineering.
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