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Domain 3: Applications of foundation models

The largest domain at 28%. Choosing and configuring a model, retrieval-augmented generation and vector stores, customisation and its costs, prompt engineering and its risks, fine-tuning, and evaluating both the model and the business outcome.

10 lessons · 2 hr 39 min

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  1. 01Choosing a foundation model16m
  2. 02Inference parameters and what they actually change14m
  3. 03Retrieval-augmented generation16m
  4. 04Vector stores on AWS15m
  5. 05Customisation approaches and what they cost17m
  6. 06Prompt engineering techniques16m
  7. 07Prompt risks and prompt management16m
  8. 08Training and fine-tuning foundation models17m
  9. 09Evaluating model performance16m
  10. 10Evaluating applications and business fit16m