Chapter 1
Mapping the Lay of the Generative AI Land
IN THIS CHAPTER
Selecting the right GenAI model
Understanding GenAI capabilities
Creating with GenAI
Grasping its many uses
Conquering fears and piloting opportunities
Welcome to the exciting world of Generative AI (GenAI)! This chapter is your starting point in understanding the vast landscape of GenAI and its transformative capabilities. Whether you’re a curious beginner or a tech enthusiast, you’ll find the information here to be an accessible guide to the basics of GenAI. You can easily build on these skills through practice, regular use of an AI application, or by returning to this book from time to time to enhance your skills further.
So, What Exactly Is Generative AI?
You can think of AI (short for artificial intelligence) as incredibly sophisticated software. Although it doesn’t behave like any other software ever made, it is still software. Illustrations depicting AI as robots reflect the difficulty in drawing AI software ...
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