Intro to AI Engineering

Intro to AI Engineering

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Instructor: Tom Chant

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

141 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

AI Fundamentals
Ethical AI
Prompt engineering
AI Intergrations

Skills you'll gain

Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Fine-tuning
Category: API Testing
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Key Management
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Category: AI Security

Tools you'll learn

Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Generative AI
Category: OpenAI API
Category: OpenAI
Category: Prompt Engineering

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Assessments

5 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

Upon completing the this course, learners will have established a robust foundation in AI principles and hands-on proficiency with AI tools and APIs. They will learn the art of crafting and manipulating AI models, enabling them to integrate AI into applications with confidence. This course stands out by offering a detailed exploration of AI engineering, from the basics to deeper techniques like the "Few Shot" approach and the creation of images with the latest DALL·E 3 API.

This module gets you started with AI Engineering; introducing AI concepts, API keys, and making basic API calls.

What's included

2 readings1 assignment8 plugins

2 readingsTotal 6 minutes

ℹ️ Info on the AI Engineering Specialization1 minute
Scrimba Environment Variables on Coursera5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

AI & API Fundamentals Practice Assignment10 minutes

8 pluginsTotal 21 minutes

Welcome to The AI Engineer Specialization!4 minutes
Welcome to interactive lessons!1 minute
AI Engineering basics4 minutes
The code so far3 minutes
Polygon API sign-up & key1 minute
Get an OpenAI API Key2 minutes
Overview of how the API works3 minutes
An API call: OpenAI dependency3 minutes

Now it's time to explore message structuring, prompt engineering, and token usage.

What's included

1 assignment6 plugins

Next up, you'll discover temperature, few-shot learning, stop sequences, and penalties for refining AI behavior.

What's included

1 assignment6 plugins

Now let's get to grips with generating AI images and ensuring responsible AI use.

What's included

1 assignment3 plugins

Put your new knowledge to the test with a Graded Assignment.

What's included

1 assignment1 plugin

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Tom Chant

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Reviewed on Dec 28, 2024

This is an awesome course and was well delivered by the instructor. However, the OpenAI API is not free for students to practice along with.

Reviewed on Apr 18, 2026

Material is great!, but needs to be updated due to some changes on OpenAI and other API used.

Reviewed on Oct 20, 2025

I like how interacting the course is. It was pretty easy for me to keep up with coding and instructions.

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