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Pre-requisites for GENAI
Topic: Pre-requisites for Generative AI
Includes: GenAI vs Traditional AI • Use Cases in Text, Image, Speech, Code • Foundation Models
🤖 What Are the Prerequisites for Generative AI?
To understand and work with Generative AI effectively, learners should have a solid grasp of:
● Basic AI/ML Concepts: Supervised vs Unsupervised learning, classification vs generation
tasks.
● Natural Language Processing (NLP): Tokenization, embeddings, language models.
● Neural Networks: Understanding how deep learning models function (especially RNNs,
CNNs, Transformers).
● Programming: Python fundamentals, data handling with libraries like NumPy and Pandas.
● Frameworks & APIs: Familiarity with libraries like Hugging Face Transformers, OpenAI
API, or TensorFlow/Keras.
🔍 GenAI vs Traditional AI
Feature Traditional AI Generative AI
Output Type Predictive or decision-making Creative generation (text, images, code, etc.)
Learning Style Supervised or rule-based Often unsupervised or self-supervised
Examples Spam detection, fraud ChatGPT, DALL·E, Copilot, Whisper
prediction
Goal Analyze and classify Generate new, original content
📌 Foundation Models
Foundation Models are large pre-trained models trained on vast datasets and capable of
performing a wide range of downstream tasks (zero-shot, few-shot, fine-tuned). Examples include:
● GPT-3 / GPT-4 – Text generation
● CLIP – Text-image understanding
● DALL·E – Image generation from text prompts
● Whisper – Speech-to-text transcription
These models are pre-trained on web-scale data using self-supervised objectives and are the
backbone of most modern GenAI systems.
🧰 Use Cases of Generative AI
📄 Text Generation
● Tools: ChatGPT, Jasper AI
● Uses: Chatbots, article generation, summarization
Image Generation
● Tools: DALL·E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion
● Uses: Art creation, design prototypes, ad banners
Speech Generation
● Tools: ElevenLabs, Google TTS
● Uses: Audiobooks, assistants, voice synthesis
💻 Code Generation
● Tools: GitHub Copilot, Replit Ghostwriter
● Uses: Autocomplete code, generate functions, fix bugs
🏢 Industry Applications
1. Media & Journalism: Automate article drafts, summarize reports
2. Design & Marketing: Visual content creation from text prompts
3. Entertainment: Scriptwriting, dubbing, music synthesis
4. Enterprise Productivity: Automated emails, meeting summaries
5. Software Development: Code suggestions, scaffolding, boilerplate generation
🧾 Key Takeaways
● GenAI systems create new content rather than just analyze or classify.
● They rely heavily on foundation models trained using massive datasets.
● Use cases span across text, image, audio, and software code.
● GenAI is rapidly transforming industries by boosting creativity, efficiency, and
accessibility.
● Understanding prerequisites like NLP, deep learning, and model architecture is crucial to
working with GenAI effectively.