Integrating Artificial Intelligence APIs in 9 Weeks
Ready to elevate your tech skills and revolutionize your projects? Join our intensive bootcamp, where you'll leverage cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence APIs like ChatGPT, DALL-E, Jupyter Notebooks, LangGraph, LLMs, and Azure services. Dive deep into hands-on sessions and real-world applications, guided by expert instructors, and unlock the full potential of AI in your development arsenal.
9 weeks
16–20 hrs/week
October 9, 2024
October 14 – December 12, 2024
Live sessions Mondays and Thursdays 11:30am–12:30pm ET
Bootcamp details
This 9-week intensive program is designed to equip developers with the skills necessary to integrate AI services into their development workflow. The program covers a wide range of topics, from basic Python programming for AI to advanced concepts like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and AI Agents. Participants will gain hands-on experience with popular AI platforms such as OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Azure AI Services.
The upcoming cohort will run from 14th October 2024 to 12th December 2024. The live sessions will be on Mondays and Thursday, 11:30am–12:30pm ET.
Prerequisites
While the program is designed to accommodate developers with varying levels of experience, the following prerequisites are recommended:
⦁ Familiarity with web development concepts and RESTful APIs
⦁ Understanding of basic AI and machine learning concepts (beneficial but not required)
Week 1
You'll begin with an intensive introduction to Python, tailored specifically for AI apps. This week serves as a crucial foundation, especially if you are new to Python or transitioning from other programming languages. You'll rapidly acquire essential Python skills, focusing on practical apps in AI development. Learn to navigate Python syntax, manage environments, and work with external libraries - all within the context of AI programming. A significant emphasis is placed on hands-on practice using Jupyter notebooks, preparing you for the interactive nature of AI development. By the end of this week, you'll have gained fundamental Python skills to begin tackling more complex AI challenges.
Weeks 2–4
The next three weeks introduces you to the world of cloud-based AI services, with a focus on text generation, image processing, and audio analysis. Week two centers on OpenAI’s powerful GPT-4 and the Chat Completions API, teaching you to integrate these cutting-edge tools into their apps. You’ll learn about API authentication, model selection, and how to build a basic chat app.
Week three shifts the focus to Google’s Gemini service, offering a comparative perspective to OpenAI’s offerings. You will gain hands-on experience with Gemini’s text and code completion capabilities, broadening your understanding of available AI tools.
Week four explores multi-modal AI apps where you'll learn to analyze and generate images, work with speech recognition, and synthesize speech using OpenAI’s suite of tools. This week emphasizes the integration of various AI modalities to create more sophisticated and user friendly apps.
Weeks 5–6
This program progresses to more advanced concepts in AI app development with week five introducing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) using LangChain. You'll be introduced to embeddings and vector databases, learning how to enhance language models with domain-specific knowledge. You'll implement a RAG system from scratch, gaining valuable insights into improving AI apps like intelligent search and chatbots.
Week six takes you further into the realm of AI agents using LangGraph. Building on the foundation of basic agents, you will learn to create complex AI systems capable of performing multi-step tasks. This week covers advanced topics that will prepare you to develop sophisticated AI solutions for real-world problems.
Weeks 7–9
The final two weeks focus on Azure’s high-level AI services, demonstrating how these tools can be applied to solve real-world business problems. Week seven revisits the concept of RAG this time using Azure AI Search. You will compare this high-level service with their previously built LangChain solution, gaining insights into the trade-offs between custom solutions and pre-built services in terms of cost, ease of use, and flexibility.
The program continues in week eight with an exploration of Azure’s Content Safety service. This week addresses the critical topic of content moderation in AI apps, teaching you how to implement Azure’s solutions for classifying and moderating both AI-generated and user-contributed content. The week also highlights the ethical challenges surrounding content moderation, encouraging you to think critically about the implications of AI in this context.
Finally, week nine will wrap up with capstone presentations and a graduation. By the end of this comprehensive journey, you will have gained a wide-ranging and practical understanding of AI integration in modern software development, from foundational Python skills to advanced cloud-based AI services and ethical considerations in AI app development.
Need to prepare?
To help students prepare for the program, the following resources are recommended:
Concepts covered
- Python programming language
- Jupyter notebooks
- Cloud-based AI services
- API integration and authentication
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- AI Agents
- Multi-modal AI
- LangGraph
- Azure
- AI safety and ethics
On-demand Certificate Programs
If committing to this cohort's schedule doesn't suit your lifestyle, consider checking out our on-demand programs.
We expect to have an on-demand program available for this bootcamp in fall 2024.
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Integrating Artificial Intelligence APIs
October 2024
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Frequently asked questions
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What is the timeline for this program?
This nine-week program starts on October 14, 2024 and completes the week of December 9, 2024. There will be hour-long live sessions on Mondays and Thursday, 11:30am–12:30pm ET.
Can I choose my own start date?
No. This live bootcamp is cohort-based, meaning everyone starts and finishes on the same schedule, so all students must start the bootcamp on the planned start date. If the schedule doesn't work for you, consider our On-Demand Programs.
How much time should I plan to dedicate to bootcamp activities each week?
Students should allocate 16–20 hours per week to bootcamp activities, including attending live-sessions, studying content, completing reading assignments quizzes, and working on the homeworks.
Content is introduced in the first live-session of the week and should be learned before the second live-session of the week. Homework assignments should be completed over the weekend.
What are the prerequisites for enrolling?
Aside from the technical prerequisites listed on the program page, you'll also need an internet connection capable of joining video meetings and streaming or downloading video content. If you'll be traveling during the bootcamp, please consider internet connection issues.
What sort of interview or job preparation is included?
This focused Artificial Intelligence APIs program has no job prep included.
What will the assignments look like?
Each week of the bootcamp, you'll be given two assignments:
1. The Content Assignment, which assigns you written and video content that you need to read or watch to learn that week’s topic.
2. Homework, which gives you the chance to test your understanding of the material.
You'll also have a capstone project to work on that combines several aspects of your studies.
What if the assignment release schedule doesn’t work for me? Can I work ahead?
Our bootcamps are structured for a uniform pace rather than individual study times. This is to ensure a collaborative learning environment where students progress and engage with the material and each other simultaneously.
Letting students work ahead often leads to confusion and anxiety among the peers who are not working ahead. The current schedule is a strategic balance aimed at maximizing collective success.
If the assignment release schedule doesn’t work for you, consider joining our On-Demand Programs instead. Integrating Artificial Intelligence APIs will be available as an on-demand program in fall 2024.
If I struggle with a concept or homework, can I ask my mentor to hop on a video call to help me?
No, our mentors do not provide on-call video chat support. However, we provide training on how to effectively troubleshoot and get your questions answered asynchronously via text in our bootcamp chat channel. This skill will be valuable throughout your developer career.
Our mentors also offer open office hours on Discord, where you can stop by and ask any questions you have.
If you you fall behind and feel you need additional assistance, you can discuss options with the bootcamp coordinator.
What happens with Daylight Savings Time? Does the live-session time change?
The live-session time is in Eastern Time (ET). The time in which your live sessions occur will not change due to Daylight Savings. If your live sessions take place at 3 pm Eastern, for example, they will stay at 3 pm Eastern after the time change.
Depending where you are in the world, this might affect when the sessions take place in your local time. Not all regions have Daylight Savings, nor do all regions change on the same date as the United States.
EST is 5 hours behind UTC from November to March, while EDT is 4 hours behind UTC from March to November.
If Daylight Savings occurs during your bootcamp, the mentors and Bootcamp Coordinator will remind students beforehand.
What are the requirements for earning a Certificate of Graduation in this bootcamp?
To earn a Certificate of Graduation, students must:
⦁ Attend at least 50% of the live-sessions.
⦁ Submit and receive at a passing grade on every homework assignment
- We grade on a pass/fail system. Our homework rubrics clearly designate what needs to be done to earn a passing grade.
- There will be weekly quizzes on the reading assignments. Passing these quizzes is not a requirement to get the Certificate of Completion.
⦁ Receive a passing grade on your capstone project.
⦁ Complete a final Student Exit Survey.
If you're not interested in a Certificate, or you realize partway through the bootcamp that you won't meet the requirements for graduation, that's OK! You're welcome to stay in the bootcamp to soak up all the feedback and guidance your mentors will offer.
What happens if I have to withdraw, or I am not able to complete the bootcamp?
If you have to withdraw from the bootcamp before it begins, you may request a refund by emailing support@kodeco.com before the course start date.
After the bootcamp begins, the bootcamp price is non-refundable. We may be able to offer partial refunds for extenuating circumstances, or move you to a future program. Please discuss your particular situation with your bootcamp coordinator and we’ll see what we can do.