AI and GPT Foundation

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Learn the foundations of AI and GPT technologies in our beginner-friendly course

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About the AI and GPT Foundation

  • The Q4 2024 cohort of the AI and GPT Foundation by Encode and Venture Miner course will take place over four consecutive Fridays, starting 1st November, at 17:00-18:30 UK time.

  • Everyone is welcome! There is no cap on the number of participants.

  • No interview process - register and you’re in!

  • Applicants should have some interest in AI in general, be active in the AI space, or have strong motivation to go into this topic deeper.

  • This AI Foundation course is completely free!

  • All successful course graduates receive a certificate, either as a PDF or as an NFT. It serves as an official graduation certificate, which means you can feature it on your CV and LinkedIn profile.

Our Teacher

Matheus Pagani

A former Encode hackathon participant, Matheus leads Venture Miner, an early stage venture studio for blockchain and AI solutions.

Curriculum

Introduction to GPTs

Overview of ChatGPT’s architecture and applications

Understanding Generative AI technology

Introduction to OpenAI’s API

Running Open Models Locally

Introduction to open LLMs

Step-by-step guide to run local LLMs

Experimentation with text-to-text tasks

Review and Q&A on running local models

Practical Use of ChatGPT

Hands-on guide to building a simple Chat app with OpenAI’s API

Using frameworks to build a simple Chat app

Review and feedback session on ChatGPT capabilities

Generating Images with Python

Overview of image generation techniques

Guide to executing scripts for image generation

Hands-on experimentation with image generation

Review and Q&A on image generation techniques