Gen AI: Unlock Foundational Concepts is the second course of the Gen AI Leader learning path. In this course, you unlock the foundational concepts of generative AI by exploring the differences between AI, ML, and gen AI, and understanding how various data types enable generative AI to address business challenges. You also gain insights into Google Cloud strategies to address the limitations of foundation models and the key challenges for responsible and secure AI development and deployment.
Gen AI: Unlock Foundational Concepts
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Gen AI: Unlock Foundational Concepts
This course is part of Generative AI Leader Professional Certificate
Instructor: Google Cloud Training
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Define and describe the core gen AI concepts.
Explain how various data types are used in generative AI to solve business problems, drive innovation, and gain a competitive advantage.
Explain the role of foundation models in generative AI, including their capabilities and limitations.
Describe the Google Cloud-recommended strategies for handling LLM limitations.
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Reviewed on Jun 21, 2025
Note that answers of the quiz in Module 3 I guess are included in the questions: https://www.coursera.org/learn/gen-ai-unlock-foundational-concepts/assignment-submission/PksuN/quiz-3/attempt
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