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About this course
Building Generative AI Applications is jointly offered by The Open University of Kenya (OUK) and BCS Technology International Pty Limited, Australia. The course equips learners with cutting-edge Generative AI skills for creating text, images, music, and videos. Delivered by AI PhDs and industry experts, it blends theory with practice, featuring weekly tutorials, hands-on projects, and a final hackathon.
Through the BCS Jaseci Lab ecosystem, learners gain practical experience in integrating and deploying AI applications. With AI transforming healthcare, agriculture, finance, education, and transportation, this program prepares you for high-impact roles in the AI-driven economy.
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Welcome, course structure, hackathon announcement, state of GenAI from a research lens, and industry trends shaping the future.
Core definitions of AI vs ML vs DL, supervised/unsupervised/reinforcement learning, neural networks, and cognition comparisons.
RNNs, LSTMs, GRUs, attention mechanisms, encoder-decoder models, and introduction to the Transformer architecture.
Evolution of GPT models, pre-training & fine-tuning strategies, and RLHF (Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback).
DeepSeek-V2, Claude, LLaMA, Mistral, Phi 4, multimodal AI (GPT-4V, Gemma 3, MM-ReAct), agentic AI systems, and fine-tuning strategies with LoRA and domain adaptation.
- LLM Integration & Beyond Prompting
- Building AI Apps in Jaseci (Jac Programming)
- Designing Agentic AI Systems
- Deploying End-to-End LLM Projects
Collaborative hackathon applying generative AI solutions to real-world problems. Top 100 students earn jobs at the BCS Kenya AI Innovation Lab.
Upon successfully completing the Building Generative AI Applications course, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion jointly issued by The Open University of Kenya (OUK) and BCS Technology International Pty Limited. This certificate validates your mastery of advanced Generative AI concepts, hands-on skills with the Jaseci Lab ecosystem, and ability to design, build, and deploy AI-powered applications. It is a recognized credential to boost your academic profile, enhance your CV, and improve employability in the global AI workforce.