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What are the prerequisites?
The prerequisite for the technical course is Python. You should be able to understand/ read the code.
For a functional course, there is no pre-requisite as such. You just need to be motivated/ excited enough to learn a new technology
Would this course cover CNN, Transformer architectures in detail? Also what other GenAI architectures you would cover?
Yes, we will talk about CNN, Transformer and many more topics.
CNN is an old but basic concept, so we will talk about it. However, we will talk about latest topics in detail, like – Agents, Multi-modality, LLMs, RAG, Fine Tuning, Langchain, Vector Databases etc.
This will be a practical and completely industry-relevant course. We are confident that no other course in the world covers all these topics currently.
Will there be any final exam to get certification?
No examination.
However, we provide you with 15 Course labs (with 60+ code labs) and we will make 18 practical applications.
We encourage you to complete the labs and build practical applications to deepen your knowledge and learning.
Will session recordings be made available for later viewing
Currently no.
However, we will make all the recordings available on our Website and Mobile App shortly.
What about query support and resolution?
This is an instructor-led live classes course. You can ask questions in the class.
I hope each session will have assignments and projects and hands-on to reinforce the learning
Yes, Huggingface has all the models, and datasets. So, it is almost impossible to learn GenAI and LLMs without covering Huggingface
What senior AI roles are companies hiring for?
Many companies are hiring for senior AI roles like AI Product Managers, Head of AI, Chief AI Officers, AI Strategy Directors, AI Transformation Lead, etc.
Do not cover the latest topics like Large Language Models, Generative AI, LLM Agents etc.
Long duration: 6 months to 1 year
Do not cover management topics like – AI/ LLM Security, How to build AI teams, Regulations in AI, Real use cases of AI in businesses etc.
And that’s the reason, we have
Removed almost all Maths and Stats
Made the course end-to-end – It starts with the basics of ML and covers the latest topics of Large language models
Duration – 8 weeks
Added management topics like – AI security, regulations, how to build an AI team, the costs involved, real use cases of AI in businesses etc
What are the other courses available out there?
Academic Institutes like MIT, IIT Kanpur, IISc Bangalore, IIM Bangalore etc.
Edtech Platforms like Maven, Upgrad, Simplilearn, Great Learning etc.
Most of the courses from these institutes and edtech platforms are created for students and junior professionals.
While targeting senior professionals, these platforms are offering almost the same course with some generic management lessons. Their main value proposition is “accreditation”.
However, when it comes to course quality they are falling short.
What they do not understand is
Most professionals do not want to re-learn Maths & Statistics to start their AI learning journey
They need a complete offering from Baiscs to the latest and not just basics of AI or Machine Learning
Management lessons should be AI and LLM-specific and not generic ones
Senior professionals do not want to spend 6 months to 2 years learning a new technology, so the courses should be short.
Is this course practical? Will I be able to make AI applications after the course?
The duration of the course is less but this course is rigorous.
The curriculum is end-to-end. It contains 12 Labs and 18 practical applications. For every session, you may have to spend 2-3 hours extra work on exercises, labs and building applications
Is the “AI + LLM course without coding” for people with no IT background as well?
Yes, the functional course (course without coding) applies to all “curious” senior professionals and not just IT professionals.
If you are curious about AI as a technology and want to learn it then you can enroll for the course.
Will I get extra support if I need to understand the topics better?
Yes, that should not be a problem.
Well, it has not happened yet but we can consider the request on a need basis
Why/ How did you start teaching?
I have been teaching many things to different people since 2005. I used to teach Maths to class 12th students. Later I taught Marketing and Sales to MBA students, then I taught Digital Marketing to working professionals and also taught about Entrepreneurship to new entrepreneurs. So I have a flair for teaching.
I learned AI by taking Andrew NG’s course and other online courses. At this time, I realised that many AI concepts can be simplified in simple language. If we can do this fear of learning AI can be reduced.
So, I first simplified AI concepts and started taking AI classes in an engineering college. At the same time, I gave a few tech talks which were attended by senior professionals.
After interacting with these senior professionals, I got a few queries like Is it possible to learn AI without Maths? How long does it take to learn AI? What topics are relevant for us to learn?
At first, I gave the usual answers and directed them to the famous Andrew NG’s course but I also did a quick research if there were any special courses available for senior professionals
And that’s when I realised the problem that the existing courses were not good enough and decided to build dedicated courses for them.
Why a dedicated AI course for entrepreneurs and senior IT professionals?
As AI is impacting almost every industry and business, senior business leaders are also looking to learn AI, but all the existing AI/ ML/ LLM courses for them are copy-paste courses for students and junior professionals.
The needs of senior IT professionals and Entrepreneurs are different and that’s the reason they need a dedicated course.
How do senior IT professionals’ needs differ from those of students and junior professionals?
Students and junior professionals need to go deep, they need to do more hands-on while senior professionals and Entrepreneurs need to go wide.
They need to understand the capabilities of AI, how to implement AI, how to build an AI team, the costs involved, etc.
Considering senior professionals’ and Entrepreneurs’ needs, we have designed relevant courses for them.
I am 40+ years old, should I learn AI?
It seems there is no relationship between age and learning AI. We have most of the learners with 15+ years of experience and some even with 25+ years of experience.
I know basic ML, can we skip that part?
In the course, we start with the basics of ML and then go all the way to LLMs.
We only spend an initial 4-6 sessions on traditional Machine Learning. So, we suggest treating these sessions as revision. It will also help you understand our language and flow.
AI is just another technology. As is the case for learning any new thing, be it technology or musical instruments or any other thing, we need to apply ourselves for some time.
So, if we apply ourselves for a few weeks with the right frame of mind, it should not be difficult to learn AI
