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(Generative AI Leader) Fundamentals of Gen AI

Explore core generative AI concepts, data types, and Google Cloud foundation models for real-world use cases. This course will teach you how to apply generative AI strategically and prepare for the Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification.

Beginner
2h 13m

Created by Joseph Lowery

Last Updated Dec 19, 2025

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(Generative AI Leader) Fundamentals of Gen AI

Explore core generative AI concepts, data types, and Google Cloud foundation models for real-world use cases. This course will teach you how to apply generative AI strategically and prepare for the Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification.

Beginner
2h 13m

Created by Joseph Lowery

Last Updated Dec 19, 2025

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What you'll learn

Generative AI is revolutionizing how organizations innovate, create, and make strategic decisions—but for many leaders, the complexity of the technology makes it challenging to apply effectively and responsibly. In this course, (Generative AI Leader) Fundamentals of Gen AI, you’ll gain the ability to understand and evaluate generative AI technologies from a business and strategic perspective.

First, you’ll explore the foundational concepts behind generative AI, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language models, and foundation models. Next, you’ll discover how data quality, structure, labeling, and accessibility impact AI success and business outcomes. Finally, you’ll learn how to navigate the generative AI ecosystem, including infrastructure, models, platforms, agents, and applications—and how to apply Google Cloud’s foundation models like Gemini, Gemma, Imagen, and Veo to solve real business challenges.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of generative AI fundamentals needed to make informed, strategic decisions about implementing AI in your organization. This course also supports your preparation for the Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification.

(Generative AI Leader) Fundamentals of Gen AI
Beginner
2h 13m
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Joseph Lowery - Pluralsight course - (Generative AI Leader) Fundamentals of Gen AI
Joseph Lowery
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Oddly enough, theater - or more exactly, performance art. After coming to NY to pursue a career as a theater director, I started doing solo work to better understand acting. At the time, I belonged to a group that had received an NEA grant and I used my money to buy a personal computer that I then performed with, on stage. That led me down the rabbit hole of technology and before I knew it, I was writing books on web design - which was quickly followed by building on-line courses as a part-time, and later, full-time content author for ACG and Pluralsight.

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