Whether you work in film, marketing, healthcare, automobile, or real-estate, generative AI is changing the way your job is executed, and those who adapt early will reap its benefits sooner. All professions will be affected by generative AI. Its invention can be compared to the invention of photography, a true creative revolution. If you want to be part of the leaders that are advancing this revolution, this course can get you started on your learning journey.

In this course, generative AI expert Pinar Seyhan Demirdag covers the basics of generative AI, with topics including what it is, how it works, how to create your own content, different types of models, future predictions, and ethical implications.

The importance of generative AI

The advent of generative AI can be likened to the invention of photography and celluloid film, a true creative revolution. With photography, we no longer needed to rely on the interpretation of an artist to capture reality, and with generative AI, we no longer need artistic talent to draw or to sing. We can access now concise information in just a manner of seconds. We can also automatically generate text such as news articles or product descriptions.

We can even design custom products like shoes or furniture. We can produce music, speech, visual effects, 3D assets and sound effects using algorithms trained on already existing data. I know you’re like, it all sounds magic, doesn’t it? Yeah, it does. But like Arthur C. Clark said, any sufficiently advanced technology is simply undistinguishable from magic.

These machines are becoming 24 hours, seven assistants ready to perform a variety of tasks for us, resulting in the manifestation of our vision almost in real time. By training on large data sets, we can reduce the burden of repetitive tasks and complex computations, enabling us to focus on more creative and more strategic activities which is the very essence of what work is really about.