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RAG & Vector Database Courses

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is the architecture that lets large language models answer questions accurately using external knowledge. It's become one of the most common patterns in enterprise AI development. Udacity's RAG and vector database courses develop the skills for building production-ready knowledge retrieval systems, covering vector database fundamentals, semantic search implementation, and end-to-end RAG pipeline construction using LangChain and LangGraph. You'll work through the Generative AI Nanodegree, a specialized course on building generative AI solutions with vector databases, and the Azure Generative AI Engineer Nanodegree, covering both open-source and cloud-native RAG implementations.

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Generative AI

Ready to build production-grade AI? This program equips developers to deploy reliable generative AI solutions. We'll move past theory and focus on the proven implementation patterns you need. You'll master production essentials like model selection, cost estimation, and reliable prompt engineering to build efficient apps. You'll also implement lightweight model adaptation using PEFT. Then, you'll build end-to-end RAG systems, using vector databases to connect LLMs to your data and evaluate quality with frameworks like RAGAs. Finally, you'll dive into advanced multimodal applications that process text, images, and audio. You'll enforce structured outputs with Pydantic and implement system observability to build, trace, and debug modern AI apps.

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Building Generative AI Solutions with Vector Databases

This lesson covers vector databases, crucial for enhancing AI's long-term memory. Topics include core concepts, retrieval methods, and advanced indexing.

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Building Agents

Build robust AI agents. Integrate tools via function calling, generate structured outputs with Pydantic, manage agent state, and utilize short-term and long-term memory. Create data-driven agents that interact with external APIs, search the web, query SQL databases, and perform agentic RAG for dynamic retrieval. Learn to evaluate agent performance for reliable, real-world applications.

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Azure Generative AI Engineer

Build and deploy advanced generative AI solutions on Azure with OpenAI models, GPT Vision, and DALL-E. Create RAG pipelines, craft prompts, automate workflows, and integrate multimodal AI applications.

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Agentic AI Engineer with LangChain and LangGraph

Agentic AI Engineer with LangChain and LangGraph is a program that teaches Python developers how to turn large‑language‑model applications into fully autonomous agents.  You begin with LangChain fundamentals—prompt templates, chains, memory, and single‑tool agents—then progress to multi‑tool planning, self‑critique loops, and deployment practices. Finally, you integrate external knowledge through retrieval‑augmented generation, long‑term memory, and multi‑agent collaboration.

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Retrieval-augmented systems connect to the wider LLM toolkit. Explore AI Agent Development, Generative AI & Large Language Models, and LLM Fine-Tuning & Training to ground models in your data and improve how they respond.

AI Agent Development

Building reliable agents draws on several adjacent skills. Explore Agentic AI, LLM Fine-Tuning & Training, and RAG & Vector Database courses to design agent workflows, tune the underlying models, and ground them in your own data.

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Gain a solid background in AI basics to better understand Generative AI, or compliment your AI knowledge with product management skills to create AI-powered products. Explore the exciting field of Game Development and Monetization.

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LLM Fine-Tuning & Training Courses

Fine-tuning builds on core model knowledge. Pair this collection with Generative AI & Large Language Models, Deep Learning, and RAG & Vector Database courses to understand the models, train them well, and extend them with your own data.

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