Generative AI & LLM Orchestration
The frontier of AI engineering. This 5-week sprint teaches you how to orchestrate GPT-4 alongside open-source models (Llama 3), build robust Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and create autonomous AI agents.
Mastered Technologies
You Will Build
Architect an Autonomous Legal Agent using LangGraph that reads contracts, flags liabilities against a vector database of company policies, and drafts safe counter-proposals.
The 5-Week Syllabus
An intense, week-by-week breakdown designed to push your limits.
The GenAI Ecosystem & Prompt Engineering
Moving beyond chat interfaces to programmatic prompt design.
Core Topics
- Few-Shot Prompting
- Chain of Thought
- OpenAI / Anthropic APIs
Hands-on Lab
Build an automated prompt-evaluation suite.
Vector Embeddings & Semantic Search
The core engine of enterprise AI memory.
Core Topics
- Embedding Models (text-embedding-3-large)
- Vector Math
- Pinecone/Weaviate Setup
Hands-on Lab
Implement a hybrid (BM25 + Semantic) search engine over corporate docs.
Advanced RAG Pipelines
Fixing hallucination in Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
Core Topics
- Chunking Strategies
- Re-ranking (Cohere)
- Query Routing
Hands-on Lab
Build a RAG bot that can accurately cite sources from financial PDFs.
Autonomous Agents & Tool Use
Giving LLMs access to APIs, databases, and calculators.
Core Topics
- ReAct Framework
- Function Calling
- LangGraph
Hands-on Lab
Create an autonomous research agent that scrapes the web and compiles a report without human intervention.
Fine-Tuning Open Source Models
Adapting Llama 3 or Mistral to your specific enterprise tone and tasks.
Core Topics
- LoRA / QLoRA
- Hugging Face Setup
- Serving via vLLM
Hands-on Lab
Fine-tune a 8B parameter model to generate specialized SQL queries.
Expert Facilitator
Dr. Wei contributed to early instruct-tuning methodologies. He now consults Fortune 500s on integrating open-weights models securely.
Student Perks
- $500 in Pinecone / OpenAI credits
- Whitepaper Co-authorship opportunities
- Architecture Reviews