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Generative AI Engineering and Fine-Tuning Transformers

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Overview

The demand for technical generative AI (GenAI) skills is increasing, and businesses are actively seeking AI engineers who can work with large language models (LLMs). This IBM course is designed to build job-ready skills that can accelerate your AI career.

In this course, you’ll explore transformers and key model frameworks and platforms, including Hugging Face and PyTorch. You’ll begin with a foundational framework for optimizing LLMs and quickly advance to fine-tuning generative AI models. You’ll also learn advanced techniques such as parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT), low-rank adaptation (LoRA), quantized LoRA (QLoRA), and prompting.

The hands-on labs will give you valuable, practical experience including loading, pretraining, and fine-tuning models using industry-standard tools. These skills are directly applicable in real-world AI roles and are great for showcasing in interviews.

If you’re ready to take your AI career to the next level and strengthen your resume with in-demand Gen AI competencies, enroll today and start applying your new skills in just one week!

Syllabus 2

  1. Transformers and Fine-Tuning 4 hours

    In this module, you will delve into the practical aspects of working with large language models (LLMs) using industry-standard tools like Hugging Face and PyTorch. You’ll explore the distinctions between these frameworks, learn how to load and perform inference with pretrained models, and understan…

  2. Parameter Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) 4 hours

    In this module, you will explore cutting-edge methods for fine-tuning large language models using parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) techniques. You’ll gain an understanding of adapters, low-rank adaptation (LoRA), and quantization, along with practical applications of PyTorch and Hugging Face…

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Structured courses with graded quizzes, assignments and deadlines you can reset.
  • A shareable certificate from the university or company when you pay.
  • Financial aid is often approved for students in India (apply 15 days before you need it).
  • From IBM, a well-regarded name.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (2 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

  • Paid after a 7-day free trial (Coursera Plus or per course).
  • Some courses can be audited for free, but graded work and certificates need payment.

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  • Financial aid: If you cannot afford the fee for a certificate, you can apply for financial aid through the link on the course home page by filling out an application about your background and goals.

Taught by

  • Joseph SantarcangeloPh.D., Data Scientist at IBM, IBM Developer Skills Network
  • Ashutosh Sagar
  • Fateme Akbari

IBM is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (84/100).

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