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Sharpen your skills for AI interviews by diving deep into neural networks, NLP, and transformer models. Master techniques like gradient descent, transfer learning, and model evaluation to stand out.

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34 Lessons
10h
Updated 2 months ago
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • An understanding of strategies for training, optimizing, and fine-tuning neural networks and generative AI models
  • Familiarity with tokenization, embeddings, and decoding techniques used in language models and frequently tested in AI interviews
  • An understanding of attention mechanisms and architectural innovations that power transformer models
  • Familiarity with tools and metrics to evaluate generative model performance and output quality
  • Comparative knowledge of AI model architectures, scaling laws, and interpretability methods
  • An understanding of advanced techniques for prompting, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and few-shot learning
  • Familiarity with key concepts in making generative models more efficient, scalable, and robust in production

Learning Roadmap

34 Lessons2 Quizzes

2.

Neural Network Training and Optimization

Neural Network Training and Optimization

Review the fundamental aspects and techniques behind training models efficiently, from optimization parameters to advanced training strategies.

3.

Embeddings and Tokenization

Embeddings and Tokenization

3 Lessons

3 Lessons

Explore embeddings, tokenization, and beam search for effective AI text generation.

4.

Attention Mechanisms

Attention Mechanisms

6 Lessons

6 Lessons

Explore key attention mechanisms, normalization techniques, and evaluation metrics in transformer models.

5.

Evaluation Techniques

Evaluation Techniques

2 Lessons

2 Lessons

Master key metrics for evaluating language models, including perplexity, BLEU, and ROUGE.

6.

Model Architectures and Comparisons

Model Architectures and Comparisons

7 Lessons

7 Lessons

Explore AI model selection, scaling laws, evaluation methods, and challenges in generative AI.

7.

Learning Techniques

Learning Techniques

4 Lessons

4 Lessons

Master techniques to enhance large language models for effective AI/ML applications.

8.

Scalability and Efficiency

Scalability and Efficiency

3 Lessons

3 Lessons

Explore advanced AI concepts like Mixture of Experts, vector databases, and agentic errors.
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Every Educative lesson is designed by a team of ex-MAANG software engineers and PhD computer science educators, and developed in consultation with developers and data scientists working at Meta, Google, and more. Our mission is to get you hands-on with the necessary skills to stay ahead in a constantly changing industry. No video, no fluff. Just interactive, project-based learning with personalized feedback that adapts to your goals and experience.
ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course prepares candidates to confidently tackle AI interviews by covering the most relevant and in-demand topics. You’ll explore neural network training (gradient descent, transfer learning, and model compression), language processing (tokenization, embeddings, and decoding), and transformer attention mechanisms (self-attention, cross-attention, and flash attention). You’ll gain a solid understanding of evaluation metrics like perplexity, BLEU, and ROUGE, and dive into modern AI challenges, including hallucinations, jailbreaks, and interpretability. You’ll also learn cutting-edge methods such as RAG, few-shot learning, and chain-of-thought prompting. You’ll explore efficiency, scalability, Mixture of Experts, vector databases, and agentic AI behaviors.

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