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Practical Application of LLMs

This is a beginner-level introduction to large-language models (LLMs). This course will teach you the fundamentals of this powerful technology along with hands-on examples using the OpenAI API.

Beginner
57m
(58)

Created by Tom Taulli

Last Updated Oct 06, 2025

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Practical Application of LLMs

This is a beginner-level introduction to large-language models (LLMs). This course will teach you the fundamentals of this powerful technology along with hands-on examples using the OpenAI API.

Beginner
57m
(58)

Created by Tom Taulli

Last Updated Oct 06, 2025

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What you'll learn

For businesses people and developers, understanding LLMs is critical. In this course, Practical Application of LLM's, you’ll gain the ability to understand how LLMs work and their real-world applications. First, you’ll explore the fundamentals of this powerful language, including the transformer model, prompt engineering, and training models. Next, you’ll discover how to create applications for creating content and using LangChain for automation. Finally, you’ll learn about the latest cutting-edge innovations and research. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of LLMs needed to understand their practical applications.

Practical Application of LLMs
Beginner
57m
(58)
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Tom Taulli
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Tom Taulli is a developer and writer. He has been programming since he was in high school, when he wrote computer programs for magazines (yes, in the 1980s, there were publications that had code listings!). When he got into college, he started a company that sold Windows software for exam preparation. He would then go on to found other startups. Along the way, Tom has been a writer of various books like Artificial Intelligence Basics and the RPA Handbook. You can reach him taulli.com.

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