NLP & Generative AI Program
From Language Understanding to Building Intelligent GenAI Systems
🔹 Introduction & Core Concepts
- What is Natural Language Processing (NLP)?
- Generative AI explained: how machines create human-like text
- Difference between NLP, Machine Learning, and Generative Models
- Real-world GenAI use cases in business and technology
🔹 Python for NLP & AI Development
- Python essentials for NLP and Generative AI
- Text processing libraries: NLTK, spaCy
- Data cleaning, tokenization & vectorization
🔹 Text Understanding & Representation
- Word embeddings: Word2Vec, GloVe
- Contextual embeddings with Transformers
- Sentence encoding & semantic similarity
🔹 Transformer Models & LLMs
- Transformer architecture foundations
- Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT & BERT
- How GenAI models learn to generate language
🔹 Prompt Engineering & Generation Techniques
- Crafting prompts that produce accurate responses
- Fine-tuning prompts for creativity & control
- Techniques to guide and evaluate GenAI output quality
🔹 Core NLP Tasks with GenAI
- Text classification & sentiment analysis
- Named Entity Recognition (NER)
- Question-answering & conversational workflows
- Summarization: extractive & abstractive
🔹 Advanced Generative AI Workflows
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Multimodal NLP (text + other data types)
- Interactive and intelligent GenAI applications
🔹 Tools & Frameworks
- Hugging Face Transformers & Tokenizers
- LangChain for building AI text workflows
- Vector databases for semantic search
- APIs: OpenAI, Azure, and other LLM platforms
🔹 Practical Projects & Applications
- GenAI-powered chatbot development
- Automated document summarizer
- AI-assisted content generation tools
- Dynamic question-answer systems
🔹 Responsible AI & Best Practices
- Ethics in NLP and Generative AI
- Bias, fairness & safe AI deployment
- Privacy, security & compliance considerations
🔹 Career Readiness
- Hands-on portfolio projects
- Interview preparation for NLP & GenAI roles
- Resume tips & GitHub project showcase
