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How GenAI Works - The Essentials

Understand how GenAI processes information, its limitations, tool usage, and refusal patterns to leverage AI more strategically in software development projects.
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Overview

Learn how GenAI "thinks," its limits, how it uses tools, and why it sometimes refuses requests—so you can use AI more strategically in development.

Syllabus

  • Unit 1: How AI "Thinks"
  • Unit 2: Reasoning Models for Programmers
  • Unit 3: AI Task Matching
  • Unit 4: The Knowledge Cut-off Date
  • Unit 5: Up-to-date Coding Insights
  • Unit 6: Navigating AI Knowledge Gaps
  • Unit 7: AI Tools for Developers
  • Unit 8: How System Prompts Shape Behavior
  • Unit 9: AI Refusals for Developers
  • Unit 10: Controlling AI in Software

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Programming