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In this course, you will: - Learn about GANs and their applications - Understand the intuition behind the fundamental components of GANs - Explore and implement multiple GAN architectures - Build conditional GANs capable of generating examples from determined categories The DeepLearning.AI Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) Specialization provides an exciting introduction to image generation with GANs, charting a path from foundational concepts to advanced techniques through an easy-to-understand approach. It also covers social implications, including bias in ML and the ways to detect it, privacy preservation, and more. Build a comprehensive knowledge base and gain hands-on experience in GANs. Train your own model using PyTorch, use it to create images, and evaluate a variety of advanced GANs. This Specialization provides an accessible pathway for all levels of learners looking to break into the GANs space or apply GANs to their own projects, even without prior familiarity with advanced math and machine learning research....

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KM

Jul 20, 2023

Helped me clarify the some of key principles and theories behind GAN and bit of history... The references/additional study materials are very useful, if you want to dig deep into. Overall very pleased

HL

Mar 10, 2022

Great introductory to GANs, focused on the building blocks to neural net/ GANs, and a bit of frequently used models. Might need a small update on what's considered "state-of-the-art" in the course.

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By Yu G

Jan 17, 2021

Homework size are TOO large! One star given. One additional for that this course is highly challenging.

By Brian M

Mar 6, 2023

Not much value in auditing this class w/o access to the coursework itself.

By Philip R K

Nov 18, 2025

Core Issues: 1. No Actual Teaching The course does not teach. It speed-reads jargon-heavy scripts without breaking down concepts, demonstrating techniques, or scaffolding understanding. Learners are left to reverse-engineer logic from superficial narration. 2. Assignments Require Unintroduced Concepts Key techniques like gradient ascent, latent space traversal, and regularization are required in assignments but never explained. Indexing logic is omitted entirely, despite being critical for assignment success. 3. Auto-Grader Rewards Mimicry The grading system validates surface-level output without checking for semantic control or architectural understanding. Learners can pass by accident or mimicry, not mastery. 4. Optional Content Contains Core Architecture The most important insights—semantic control, projection-based disentanglement, real image editing—are buried in optional readings. These are never integrated into the course or assignments. 5. Bias and Entanglement Are Mentioned, Not Addressed Ethical concerns are gestured at but not operationalized. No tools are provided to detect, measure, or correct bias. Entanglement is acknowledged but never resolved. 6. Instructor Delivery Is Performative Instructional videos are rushed and dense, resembling scripted voiceovers. In contrast, welcome and congratulatory videos are slower and emotionally paced, revealing a prioritization of ritual over rigor. Conclusion: Course 1 does not teach GANs—it performs them. It offers no operational tools, no architectural clarity, and no filtration logic. Learners who succeed do so in spite of the course, not because of it. A full redesign is recommended to align instruction, assignments, and evaluation with the actual demands of the materia

By Alexander K

Jun 3, 2023

After week 1, not sure what the objective of this course is, seems this is more about PyTorch.

The course material about the concept of GANs is actually quite good, but the assignments are near impossible for me as I am not a PyTorch expert. Trying to figure out the syntax, not really what I was looking for.

A couple of years back, I completed one of their earlier courses (Machine Learning) and it didn’t use any language, but essentially a MatLab like environment to manipulate matrices and vectors.

No sweat, I’ll just cancel the subscription and find another way to learn this stuff.

By Ranga R S

Feb 11, 2021

Had to pause multiple times to listen again or read the English translation at the bottom. Slowing down the lecture along with proper pauses and meaningful visual illustrations can improve this course in a big way.

Content of this course is good, but the way it is presented leaves much to be desired

By Michael S

Feb 7, 2021

The coding exercises seem completely unguided by the course, and feel like a waste of my time.

I'm not going to pay you for the time I spend studying pytorch.org

By joseph z

May 15, 2023

thanks for the hard work, but I feel a lot of places not explained clearly, and the assignment is also not that helpful

By Hunny G

Sep 24, 2024

how can i create my first GAN without guidence.

By Scott A

Jul 20, 2021

Way, way, way too light on the details