QuickStart to Azure OpenAI Basics for Technical Users (TTAI2330)

Course Objectives

Learning Objectives

Working in an interactive learning environment, led by our engaging OpenAI expert you’ll:

• Understand the capabilities and products offered by OpenAI and how to access them through the OpenAI API.
• set up an OpenAI environment on Azure, including creating an Azure virtual machine and configuring the environment to connect to Azure resources.
• Gain hands-on experience building a GPT-3 based chatbot on Azure and implement advanced natural language processing capabilities.
• Use the OpenAI API to access GPT-3 and generate high-quality text.
• Learn how to use Whisper to improve the quality of text generation.
• Understand the capabilities of DALL-E and use it to generate images for unique and engaging visuals.

Course Prerequisites

Audience & Pre-Requisites

This introductory-level course is great for experienced technical professionals working in a wide range of industries, such as software development, data science, marketing and advertising, finance, healthcare, and more, who are looking to use the latest AI and machine learning techniques in their day to day.  The hands-on labs in this course use Python, so you should have some familiarity with Python scripting basics.

Take Before: You should have incoming skills aligned with the topics in the course(s) below, or should attend as a pre-requisite:

• TTPS4800: Introduction to Python Programming Basics (3 days)

Next Steps / Follow-on Courses: We offer a wide variety of follow-on courses and learning paths for Generative AI, AI for Business, GPT, Applied AI, Azure OpenAI, Google BARD, AI for developers, testers, data analytics, machine learning, deep learning, programming, intelligent automation and many other related topics.  Please see our catalog for the current AI & Machine Learning Courses, Learning Journeys & Skills Roadmaps, list courses and programs.

Course Agenda

1. Introduction to OpenAI and Azure

• Explore OpenAI and its products, as well as Azure's offerings for AI and Machine Learning, allowing you to understand the tools and resources available to you for your AI projects.

• Explore OpenAI and its products
• Explore Azure and its offerings for AI and Machine Learning
• Lab: Set up an Azure account and creating a resource group

2. Get Hands-On: Setting up an OpenAI environment on Azure

• Walk through the process of setting up an OpenAI environment on Azure, giving you the hands-on experience needed to start building your own projects using OpenAI and Azure.

• Create an Azure virtual machine and installing the OpenAI SDK
• Configure the OpenAI environment and connecting to Azure resources
• Lab: Set up an OpenAI environment on Azure

3. Explore OpenAI GPT-3

• Learn about GPT-3, one of OpenAI's most powerful language models, and how to use it to generate high-quality text, giving you the ability to create natural language content quickly and easily.

• Review GPT-3 and its capabilities
• Use the OpenAI API to access GPT-3
• Lab: Use GPT-3 to generate text

4. Get Hands-on: Building a GPT-3 based chatbot on Azure

• Learn how to build a GPT-3 based chatbot on Azure, giving you the opportunity to learn how to implement advanced natural language processing capabilities in your chatbot projects.

• Setup an Azure Function and creating a chatbot
• Integrate GPT-3 with the chatbot
• Lab: Build a GPT-3 based chatbot on Azure

5. OpenAI Whisper

• Explore Whisper, an OpenAI tool that can improve the quality of text generation, allowing you to create more coherent and natural language content.

• Explore Whisper and its capabilities
• Use Whisper to improve the quality of text generation
• Lab: Use Whisper to improve the text generated by GPT-3

6. OpenAI DALL-E

• Explore DALL-E, an OpenAI tool that can generate images, giving you the ability to create unique and engaging visuals to enhance your content and projects.

• Explore DALL-E and its capabilities
• Use the OpenAI API to access DALL-E
• Lab: Use DALL-E to generate images

7. What’s Next: Keep Going!

• Other ways OpenAI can impact your day to day
• Explore great places to check for expanded tools and add-ons for Azure OpenAI
• Where to go for help and support

Bonus Chapter

8. Quick Look at Generative AI and its Business Implications

• Understanding Generative AI
• Generative AI in Business
• Ethical considerations of Generative AI
• Demo: Generative AI in Practice: Briefly demonstrate using OpenAI's GPT-3 to generate engaging marketing copy. Analyze the output and show how parameters can be modified to refine the content.

Course Materials

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