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Welcome to Mastering Generative AI with OpenAI. This section lays the groundwork for understanding how generative models differ from traditional discriminative approaches. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or new to AI, you’ll gain the essential context needed to follow along with the rest of this course.
This material is designed for software developers with no prior machine learning experience. A basic understanding of programming concepts is sufficient.

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What You’ll Learn

  • Key milestones in AI evolution
  • Core differences between discriminative and generative models
  • Practical applications of generative AI
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By the end of this section, you will have a clear understanding of:
AspectDiscriminative AIGenerative AI
Primary GoalLearn decision boundariesLearn data distribution
TechniquesLogistic Regression, CNNsGANs, VAEs, Large Language Models
OutputsClass labels or predictionsNew text, images, or other data
Use CasesSpam detection, image classificationText generation, image synthesis
Let’s begin with our first lesson, where we’ll dive into the foundational concepts of generative AI and explore how OpenAI’s platform brings these models to life.

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