Applied GenAI
Ship real AI systems: RAG, agents, evals
The builder's track — prompting, retrieval, agents, and evaluation for production AI applications.
Advanced3 modules · 10 lessons~91 min955 XPAligned with Hugging Face Agents & Context coursesStart with: Transformers & LLMs
Progress0/10
Module
Building with LLMs
Prompting, retrieval, tool use
RAG: Give the Model a Library Card8 min · 80 XPRAG: Give the Model a Library Card
Prompt Engineering That Works9 min · 90 XPPrompt Engineering That Works
Context Engineering10 min · 100 XPContext Engineering
Agents: LLMs That Act7 min · 75 XPAgents: LLMs That Act
Module
Agents & Tools
Function calling, agent architectures, and failure modes
Tool Use Mechanics9 min · 90 XPTool Use Mechanics
Agent Architectures10 min · 100 XPAgent Architectures
When Agents Fail10 min · 110 XPWhen Agents Fail
Module
Shipping to Production
Evals, cost, and guardrails — what separates demos from products
Evals: The Unsexy Core10 min · 110 XPEvals: The Unsexy Core
Cost & Latency9 min · 100 XPCost & Latency
Guardrails9 min · 100 XPGuardrails
Capstone project
GenAI for your life
Build a GenAI-powered tool that solves a problem you actually have — study flashcards, meal plans, email drafts. Iterate on prompts until it works reliably.
Deliverable: A working prototype (script, GPT, or app link) plus notes on your prompt iterations.
Milestones
Finish every lesson to earn the Applied GenAI Engineer Certificate.