![Generative AI For Beginners](./images/repo-thumbnailv4-fixed.png) ### 21 Lessons teaching everything you need to know to start building Generative AI applications ### 🌐 Multi-Language Support #### Supported via GitHub Action (Automated & Always Up-to-Date) [Arabic](./translations/ar/README.md) | [Bengali](./translations/bn/README.md) | [Bulgarian](./translations/bg/README.md) | [Burmese (Myanmar)](./translations/my/README.md) | [Chinese (Simplified)](./translations/zh-CN/README.md) | [Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong)](./translations/zh-HK/README.md) | [Chinese (Traditional, Macau)](./translations/zh-MO/README.md) | [Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)](./translations/zh-TW/README.md) | [Croatian](./translations/hr/README.md) | [Czech](./translations/cs/README.md) | [Danish](./translations/da/README.md) | [Dutch](./translations/nl/README.md) | [Estonian](./translations/et/README.md) | [Finnish](./translations/fi/README.md) | [French](./translations/fr/README.md) | [German](./translations/de/README.md) | [Greek](./translations/el/README.md) | [Hebrew](./translations/he/README.md) | [Hindi](./translations/hi/README.md) | [Hungarian](./translations/hu/README.md) | [Indonesian](./translations/id/README.md) | [Italian](./translations/it/README.md) | [Japanese](./translations/ja/README.md) | [Kannada](./translations/kn/README.md) | [Khmer](./translations/km/README.md) | [Korean](./translations/ko/README.md) | [Lithuanian](./translations/lt/README.md) | [Malay](./translations/ms/README.md) | [Malayalam](./translations/ml/README.md) | [Marathi](./translations/mr/README.md) | [Nepali](./translations/ne/README.md) | [Nigerian Pidgin](./translations/pcm/README.md) | [Norwegian](./translations/no/README.md) | [Persian (Farsi)](./translations/fa/README.md) | [Polish](./translations/pl/README.md) | [Portuguese (Brazil)](./translations/pt-BR/README.md) | [Portuguese (Portugal)](./translations/pt-PT/README.md) | [Punjabi (Gurmukhi)](./translations/pa/README.md) | [Romanian](./translations/ro/README.md) | [Russian](./translations/ru/README.md) | [Serbian (Cyrillic)](./translations/sr/README.md) | [Slovak](./translations/sk/README.md) | [Slovenian](./translations/sl/README.md) | [Spanish](./translations/es/README.md) | [Swahili](./translations/sw/README.md) | [Swedish](./translations/sv/README.md) | [Tagalog (Filipino)](./translations/tl/README.md) | [Tamil](./translations/ta/README.md) | [Telugu](./translations/te/README.md) | [Thai](./translations/th/README.md) | [Turkish](./translations/tr/README.md) | [Ukrainian](./translations/uk/README.md) | [Urdu](./translations/ur/README.md) | [Vietnamese](./translations/vi/README.md) > **Prefer to Clone Locally?** > > This repository includes 50+ language translations which significantly increases the download size. To clone without translations, use sparse checkout: > > **Bash / macOS / Linux:** > ```bash > git clone --filter=blob:none --sparse https://github.com/microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners.git > cd generative-ai-for-beginners > git sparse-checkout set --no-cone '/*' '!translations' '!translated_images' > ``` > > **CMD (Windows):** > ```cmd > git clone --filter=blob:none --sparse https://github.com/microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners.git > cd generative-ai-for-beginners > git sparse-checkout set --no-cone "/*" "!translations" "!translated_images" > ``` > > This gives you everything you need to complete the course with a much faster download. # Generative AI for Beginners (Version 3) - A Course Learn the fundamentals of building Generative AI applications with our 21-lesson comprehensive course by AI Research Lab. ## 🌱 Getting Started This course has 21 lessons. Each lesson covers its own topic so start wherever you like! Lessons are labeled either "Learn" lessons explaining a Generative AI concept or "Build" lessons that explain a concept and code examples in both **Python** and **TypeScript** when possible. For .NET Developers checkout [Generative AI for Beginners (.NET Edition)](https://github.com/microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet)! Each lesson also includes a "Keep Learning" section with additional learning tools. ## What You Need ### To run the code of this course, you can use either: - [Azure OpenAI Service](https://aka.ms/genai-beginners/azure-open-ai) - **Lessons:** "aoai-assignment" - [Microsoft Foundry Models](https://ai.azure.com/catalog/models) - **Lessons:** "githubmodels" (GitHub Models is retiring at the end of July 2026 - use Microsoft Foundry Models instead) - [OpenAI API](https://aka.ms/genai-beginners/open-ai) - **Lessons:** "oai-assignment" - [Foundry Local](https://foundrylocal.ai) - Run models fully offline on your own device, no cloud subscription required - Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript is helpful - \*For absolute beginners check out these [Python](https://aka.ms/genai-beginners/python) and [TypeScript](https://aka.ms/genai-beginners/typescript) courses - A GitHub account to [fork this entire repo](https://aka.ms/genai-beginners/github) to your own GitHub account We have created a **[Course Setup](./00-course-setup/README.md)** lesson to help you with setting up your development environment. Don't forget to [star (🌟) this repo](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/exploring-projects-on-github/saving-repositories-with-stars) to find it easier later. ## 🧠 Ready to Deploy? If you are looking for more advanced code samples, check out our [collection of Generative AI Code Samples](https://aka.ms/genai-beg-code) in both **Python** and **TypeScript**. ## 🗣️ Meet Other Learners, Get Support Join our [Community Forum](https://aka.ms/genai-discord) to meet and network with other learners taking this course and get support. Ask questions or share product feedback in our [Developer Forum](https://aka.ms/azureaifoundry/forum) on Github. ## 🚀 Building a Startup? Visit [Microsoft for Startups](https://www.microsoft.com/startups) to find out how to get started building with Azure credits today. ## 🙏 Want to help? Do you have suggestions or found spelling or code errors? [Raise an issue](https://github.com/microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners/issues) or [Create a pull request](https://github.com/microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners/pulls) ## 📂 Each lesson includes: - A short video introduction to the topic - A written lesson located in the README - Python and TypeScript code samples supporting Azure OpenAI and OpenAI API - Links to extra resources to continue your learning ## 🗃️ Lessons | # | **Lesson Link** | **Description** | **Video** | **Extra Learning** | | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | 00 | [Course Setup](./00-course-setup/README.md) | **Learn:** How to Setup Your Development Environment | Video Coming Soon | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 01 | [Introduction to Generative AI and LLMs](./01-introduction-to-genai/README.md) | **Learn:** Understanding what Generative AI is and how Large Language Models (LLMs) work. | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 02 | [Exploring and comparing different LLMs](./02-exploring-and-comparing-different-llms/README.md) | **Learn:** How to select the right model for your use case | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 03 | [Using Generative AI Responsibly](./03-using-generative-ai-responsibly/README.md) | **Learn:** How to build Generative AI Applications responsibly | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 04 | [Understanding Prompt Engineering Fundamentals](./04-prompt-engineering-fundamentals/README.md) | **Learn:** Hands-on Prompt Engineering Best Practices | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 05 | [Creating Advanced Prompts](./05-advanced-prompts/README.md) | **Learn:** How to apply prompt engineering techniques that improve the outcome of your prompts. | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 06 | [Building Text Generation Applications](./06-text-generation-apps/README.md) | **Build:** A text generation app using Azure OpenAI / OpenAI API | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 07 | [Building Chat Applications](./07-building-chat-applications/README.md) | **Build:** Techniques for efficiently building and integrating chat applications. | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 08 | [Building Search Apps Vector Databases](./08-building-search-applications/README.md) | **Build:** A search application that uses Embeddings to search for data. | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 09 | [Building Image Generation Applications](./09-building-image-applications/README.md) | **Build:** An image generation application | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 10 | [Building Low Code AI Applications](./10-building-low-code-ai-applications/README.md) | **Build:** A Generative AI application using Low Code tools | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 11 | [Integrating External Applications with Function Calling](./11-integrating-with-function-calling/README.md) | **Build:** What is function calling and its use cases for applications | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 12 | [Designing UX for AI Applications](./12-designing-ux-for-ai-applications/README.md) | **Learn:** How to apply UX design principles when developing Generative AI Applications | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 13 | [Securing Your Generative AI Applications](./13-securing-ai-applications/README.md) | **Learn:** The threats and risks to AI systems and methods to secure these systems. | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 14 | [The Generative AI Application Lifecycle](./14-the-generative-ai-application-lifecycle/README.md) | **Learn:** The tools and metrics to manage the LLM Lifecycle and LLMOps | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 15 | [Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and Vector Databases](./15-rag-and-vector-databases/README.md) | **Build:** An application using a RAG Framework to retrieve embeddings from a Vector Databases | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 16 | [Open Source Models and Hugging Face](./16-open-source-models/README.md) | **Build:** An application using open source models available on Hugging Face | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 17 | [AI Agents](./17-ai-agents/README.md) | **Build:** An application using an AI Agent Framework | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 18 | [Fine-Tuning LLMs](./18-fine-tuning/README.md) | **Learn:** The what, why and how of fine-tuning LLMs | 🎬 观看视频 | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 19 | [Building with SLMs](./19-slm/README.md) | **Learn:** The benefits of building with Small Language Models | Video Coming Soon | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 20 | [Building with Mistral Models](./20-mistral/README.md) | **Learn:** The features and differences of the Mistral Family Models | Video Coming Soon | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | | 21 | [Building with Meta Models](./21-meta/README.md) | **Learn:** The features and differences of the Meta Family Models | Video Coming Soon | [Learn More](https://aka.ms/genai-collection) | ### 🌟 Special thanks Special thanks to [**John Aziz**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john0isaac/) for creating all of the GitHub Actions and workflows [**Bernhard Merkle**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernhard-merkle-738b73/) for making key contributions to each lesson to improve the learner and code experience.