Generative AI and LLMs for Dummies

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
	About This Book
	Icons Used in This Book
	Beyond the Book
Chapter 1 Introducing Gen AI and the Role of Data
	The Historical Context of Gen AI
		Introducing LLMs and foundation models
		Transforming the AI landscape
		Accelerating AI functions
	The Role of Data in AI Projects
	Explaining the Importance of Generative AI to the Enterprise
		Pretrained models
		Security versus ease of use
	Managing Gen AI Projects with a Cloud Data Platform
Chapter 2 Understanding Large Language Models
	Categorizing LLMs
		Defining general-purpose LLMs
		Using task-specific and domain-specific LLMs
	Reviewing the Technology Behind LLMs
		Introducing key terms and concepts
		Explaining the importance of vector embeddings
		Identifying developer tools and frameworks
		Enforcing data governance and security
		Extending governance for all data types
Chapter 3 LLM App Project Lifecycle
	Defining the Use Case and Scope
		Selecting the right LLM
		Comparing small and large language models
	Adapting LLMs to Your Use Case
		Engineering prompts
		Learning from context
		Augmenting text retrieval
		Fine-tuning language models
		Reinforcement learning
		Using a vector database
	Implementing LLM Applications
		Deploying apps into containers
		Allocating specialized hardware
		Integrating apps and data
Chapter 4 Bringing LLM Apps into Production
	Adapting Data Pipelines
		Semantic caching
		Feature injection
		Context retrieval
	Processing for Inference
		Reducing latency
		Calculating costs
	Creating User Interfaces
	Simplifying Development and Deployment
	Orchestrating AI Agents
Chapter 5 Reviewing Security and Ethical Considerations
	Reiterating the Importance of Security and Governance
	Centralizing Data Governance
	Alleviating Biases
	Acknowledging Open-Source Risks
	Contending with Hallucinations
	Observing Copyright Laws
Chapter 6 Five Steps to Generative AI
	Identify Business Problems
	Select a Data Platform
	Build a Data Foundation
	Create a Culture of Collaboration
	Measure, Learn, Celebrate
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