Google Gemini for Beginners: From Basics to Building AI Apps

Explore this Gemini course to master Google Gemini’s AI features, including text-to-text and image-to-text. Build apps, learn prompting techniques, and enhance workflows with tools like Vertex AI.

Beginner

17 Lessons

3h 30min

Certificate of Completion

Explore this Gemini course to master Google Gemini’s AI features, including text-to-text and image-to-text. Build apps, learn prompting techniques, and enhance workflows with tools like Vertex AI.

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This course includes

1 Assessment

43 Playgrounds

This course includes

1 Assessment

43 Playgrounds

Course Overview

Unlock the power of Google Gemini, Google’s cutting-edge generative AI model, and discover its transformative potential. This course deeply explains Gemini’s capabilities, including text-to-text, image-to-text, text-to-code, and speech-to-text functionalities. Begin with an introduction to unimodal and multimodal models and learn how to set up Gemini using the Google Gemini API. Dive into prompting techniques and practical applications, such as building a real-world Pictionary game powered by Gemini. Explo...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Generative Ai

Large Language Models (llms)

Gemini

What You'll Learn

Basic understanding of the key features and functionalities of Google Gemini

An understanding of Gemini’s text-to-text, text/image-to-text, and text-to-chat capabilities and how these can be leveraged in real-world applications

The ability to create a Gemini-powered application by utilizing API keys, libraries, and the Python SDK

An understanding of the tools provided by Vertex AI for utilizing Gemini

What You'll Learn

Basic understanding of the key features and functionalities of Google Gemini

Course Content

Introduction to Google Gemini

Explore the basics of Gemini’s multimodal capabilities.

Course Overview

What Are Generative AI Models?

What Is Google Gemini?

Accessing Gemini: API Keys and Setup Multimodal Prompting with Google Gemini

Capabilities of Gemini

Dive into Gemini’s capabilities and explore its ability to handle text, images, and audio/video-to-text processing.

Creating a Gemini-Powered Application Generating a List of Words Understanding Hand-Drawn Images with Image-to-Text Processing Generating the Evaluation Code in Python Building the Complete Pictionary Application Enhancing AI with Audio/Video-to-Text Generation Challenge: Creating a Chatbot with Gemini

Gemini and Vertex AI

Take your skills further by exploring Google Vertex AI and its tools for managing and deploying Gemini-based applications.

Introduction to Vertex AI

AI Studio vs. Vertex AI: Choosing the Right Platform Overview of the Vertex AI Studio A Talking Pictionary: Integrating Text-to-Speech Features

Assess Your Knowledge

Assessment

Conclusion

Wrap up your learning journey by reviewing the fundamentals of generative AI, multimodal LLMs, and the principles of ethical AI development.

Exploring the Future of Google Gemini

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