Microsoft Releases Free AI Beginner Course
bigaiguy · x · 2026-07-16
Microsoft has launched Generative AI for Beginners, a free course available on GitHub for everyone.
- The author claims that someone with zero AI background went from "what is an LLM" to launching their own AI app in a single weekend using this course.
- The curriculum consists of 21 lessons and provides hands-on code in Python and TypeScript.
- Topics covered include: prompt engineering, chat/image/search applications, RAG, vector databases, function calling, agents, and fine-tuning.
- The course supports 50+ languages and has currently amassed 112K stars and 60K forks.
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