Building AI Agent Systems: Principles is the first part of a course which groups the foundational and applied skills from the previous two courses to explore advanced generative AI architectures and multimodal systems. Learners will deepen their understanding of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, and lightweight fine-tuning techniques such as LoRA. The course also introduces image generation on tools and multimodal prompting strategies to help students design creative and personalized applications. Ethical considerations and system safety are incorporated to prepare learners for responsible deployment.
Prerequisites
Must have completed one of the courses from both lists below:
- AIN 1110 Introduction to Generative AI with Python and LLMs: Practice or
- AIN 1120 Introduction to Generative AI with Python and LLMs: Principles and Practice
AND
- AIN 1210 Application Development with LLMs: Practice or
- AIN 1220 Application Development with LLMs: Principles and Practice
Students who are active duty personnel, veterans, spouses and dependents will receive a 15% tuition reduction on each course upon verification of military and discharge status, if applicable.
Courses not offered as part of a program may not be eligible for VA military tuition assistance benefit. Students should check with their military benefits representative for more information.