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    microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners

    21 Lessons, Get Started Building with Generative AI

    ai
    cloud
    llm
    deep-learning
    azure
    chatgpt
    dall-e
    generative-ai
    generativeai
    Jupyter Notebook
    MIT
    122.9K stars
    65.8K forks
    122.9K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 3, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    The project lists 159 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 6% more stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a 21-lesson course teaching fundamentals and practical coding for building Generative AI applications using Python and TypeScript.
    • Offers comprehensive, beginner-friendly lessons with code samples and multi-language support to accelerate learning and development in generative AI.
    • Use for learning how to build text generation and chat applications leveraging Azure OpenAI and OpenAI APIs.
    • Use for exploring advanced prompt engineering techniques and responsible AI practices to improve generative AI outcomes.
    • Use for developing AI-powered search, image generation, and retrieval augmented generation applications with vector databases.

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

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    From the README

    Learn the fundamentals of building Generative AI applications with our 21-lesson comprehensive course by Microsoft Cloud Advocates.

    This course has 21 lessons. Each lesson covers its own topic so start wherever you like!

    Lessons are labeled either "Learn" lessons explaining a Generative AI concept or "Build" lessons that explain a concept and code examples in both Python and TypeScript when possible.

    For .NET Developers checkout Generative AI for Beginners (.NET Edition)!

    Each lesson also includes a "Keep Learning" section with additional learning tools.

    Excerpt from the microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

    65.8K+4.2K

    Open issues

    3-16

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