Generative AI Learning Path for Beginners
๐ Generative AI Learning Path for Beginners
✅ 1. Understand the Basics of AI and Machine Learning
๐ What to Learn:
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
What is Machine Learning (ML)?
Supervised vs. Unsupervised learning
Basics of deep learning
๐ง Resources:
Google AI Crash Course
YouTube: “Intro to AI/ML” videos
FreeCodeCamp and Coursera beginner ML courses
✅ 2. Learn About Neural Networks
๐ What to Learn:
How neural networks work
Layers, neurons, weights, activation functions
Loss function and backpropagation
๐ง Resources:
Book: Neural Networks and Deep Learning by Michael Nielsen (free online)
YouTube: 3Blue1Brown – “Neural Networks” series
✅ 3. Dive into Deep Learning
๐ What to Learn:
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs)
Introduction to Transformers
๐ง Tools to Try:
TensorFlow or PyTorch for building models
Google Colab (no setup required)
✅ 4. Learn What Generative AI Is
๐ What to Learn:
What is Generative AI?
Key concepts: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Variational Autoencoders (VAEs), Transformers
Real-world uses (chatbots, image generation, code generation)
๐ง Examples:
ChatGPT (text generation)
DALL·E (image generation)
GitHub Copilot (code generation)
✅ 5. Start Playing with Pre-Built Generative AI Tools
๐ง Hands-On Tools:
ChatGPT (OpenAI) – chat and writing tasks
DALL·E – generate images from text
RunwayML – AI video editing
Midjourney – artistic image generation
Canva AI or Adobe Firefly – design-focused AI tools
✅ 6. Learn About Transformers (The Engine Behind ChatGPT)
๐ What to Learn:
Attention mechanism
Encoder-decoder structure
BERT, GPT, T5 models
๐ง Resources:
Hugging Face’s Free Course
Illustrated Transformer blog by Jay Alammar
✅ 7. Try Small Generative AI Projects
๐ Project Ideas:
Build a chatbot using a pre-trained model
Generate poetry or stories with GPT
Use Hugging Face to fine-tune a model
Use Stable Diffusion to generate custom images
✅ 8. Understand Ethics and Limitations
๐ Topics to Explore:
AI bias and fairness
Copyright issues with generated content
Misinformation risks
๐ง Resources:
OpenAI's AI Ethics articles
AI Now Institute
๐ฏ Tools You’ll Need as a Beginner
Tool Purpose
Google Colab Run Python code in the cloud
Hugging Face Use and fine-tune AI models
OpenAI API Access ChatGPT, DALL·E, etc.
Git & GitHub Version control and code sharing
✅ Summary: Step-by-Step
๐ Learn AI & ML fundamentals
๐ง Study neural networks and deep learning
๐ Explore what makes Generative AI work
๐งช Play with tools like ChatGPT and DALL·E
๐ Learn transformers & Hugging Face basics
๐ Build fun mini-projects
๐งญ Understand ethical concerns
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