As a part of Google Cloud’s Gen AI Alternate Program, I received the chance to dive into one of the vital thrilling studying tracks provided in Part 1 — the Gen AI Academy. I just lately accomplished the course “Construct Actual World AI Purposes with Gemini and Imagen”, and earned a ability badge for it! 🎓🚀
This course was an introductory but highly effective exploration of Google’s cutting-edge GenAI instruments — Gemini and Imagen — by means of hands-on labs utilizing Vertex AI SDK.
🔍 What I Discovered
The course, was tightly filled with sensible studying. Right here’s what it coated:
✅ Picture Recognition with Gemini
Utilizing Gemini’s capabilities to investigate pictures and extract insights with text-based responses.
✅ Picture Era with Imagen
Producing pictures utilizing simply textual content prompts by way of the Imagen mannequin — a seamless artistic workflow utilizing GenAI.
✅ Chat Purposes with Gemini
Constructing apps that help each streaming and non-streaming chat responses utilizing Gemini’s textual content technology.
✅ Problem Lab
A sensible check combining all of the above: constructing multi-modal purposes integrating each picture recognition and technology.
It was a extremely participating course — well-structured and concise. I really loved constructing actual GenAI apps. It additionally confirmed me how highly effective but accessible Google Cloud’s GenAI stack is for builders.
I did this as a part of the Gen AI Academy (beneath the Gen AI Alternate Program) and I need to say — it was price each minute!
One essential factor I realized:
Be sure that to do the follow labs fastidiously, as a result of they lay the muse for finishing the problem lab easily. In any other case, it’s possible you’ll face sudden points on the closing step.
Additionally, generally even once you’ve performed all the things appropriately, you may nonetheless run into platform glitches — and it feels irritating, like “why the hell is that this not working?” However in these moments, the secret’s to remain calm, be affected person, and simply do your finest. It’ll work out sooner or later.
For those who’re:
- A developer considering GenAI
- Exploring NLP and picture technology
- Interested in deploying actual apps utilizing Vertex AI
- Simply need to study Gemini & Imagen fashions hands-on
… then I’d strongly advocate this badge course. It’s brief, free, and provides real worth.
