Generative AI for Beginners - Microsoft
18 lessons: LLMs, prompting, RAG, agents, fine-tuning
Microsoft's flagship practical introduction to building Generative AI applications in 18 lessons. Covers LLM fundamentals, prompt engineering, RAG, AI agents, fine-tuning and shipping GenAI apps - with code examples in Python/TypeScript and open-source lesson repos. The single best starting point before touching any framework.
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1
LLM fundamentals
Lessons 1-7#How LLMs work#Prompt engineering#Responsible AI
2
Building applications
Lessons 8-13#Text & chat apps#Function calling#Search + vector DBs
3
Production patterns
Lessons 14-18#RAG deep dive#Fine-tuning basics#Shipping your app