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Generative AI Primer
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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2 hours to complete
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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.
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Reviewed on Mar 21, 2024
It is an eye opener to understand the Generative aspect of AI and that this is here to augment human intelligence.
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
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