GDG Lawrence

Beyond the Chatbot is the first course of the Gen AI Leader learning path and has no prerequisites. This course aims to move beyond the basic understanding of chatbots to explore the true potential of generative AI for your organization. You explore concepts like foundation models and prompt engineering, which are crucial for leveraging the power of gen AI. The course also guides you through important considerations you should make when developing a successful gen AI strategy for your organization.

During this session, we’ll cover the following topics:

Beyond the chatbot

The business impact of generative AI

Foundations of AI

Prompting models

Building a successful Gen AI Strategy

Keeping humans at the forefront of Gen AI implementation

We’ll be covering the contents of the Google Skills Path “Generative AI Leader Certification” composed of 5 modules, available here.

Upon completion, you will be equipped with the skills to apply generative AI for business transformation and innovation. Take the next step in your professional journey and demonstrate your expertise by preparing for the Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification exam. #googlecloudcertified

Disclaimer: This session will help you prepare you to obtain the GAIL (Generative AI Leader) certification. Although the content provided is very extensive, it is advised to consult and refer to other sources.

Agenda

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Hosted By

Roman Jaquez, GDG Organizer

Flutter GDE, Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Software Engineer, Mobile Developer, Web Guru, Javascript Ninja, AR/VR Enthusiast

Kevin Quan, GDG Organizer

Kevin Quan has over 20+ years of software development experience in medical devices, computer telephony, networking, and personal computer fields at Fortune 500 companies, and startup companies. He poses strengths in software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies, and software architecture. He co-architected and led the user interface (UI) design and development for complex medical analytical software. Kevin has experience in agile software development environments such as Scrum. Kevin is a self-motivator who constantly seeks new knowledge and skill, and he quickly applied them into his daily work.

Specialties: Software Architecture and Design, Agile Software Development, Project Management and Soft Skills.

Frank Luis-Ravelo, GDG Team Member

I build things on the web, mostly at Bonfire Studios where we ship sites and apps for clients like Polartec. My range covers frontend, DevOps on Servd, architecture, and the messy middle where client strategy meets implementation.

Recent work: a RAG chatbot on AWS Bedrock and a B2B inventory system on Craft's Element Types. Strong on Craft CMS and WordPress, getting deeper into AI and data infrastructure. Opinions about cookie banners available on request.

Ran restaurants before I ran deploys. The operator instincts stuck. Bilingual English and Spanish. Based in Lawrence, MA. Happy to talk shop with other devs, agency folks, and anyone trying to get an LLM to behave.

Adonis Almonte, GDG Team Member

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-lawrence-presents-generative-ai-leader-series-session-1-beyond-the-chatbot/.

Unlock Foundational Concepts is the second course of the Gen AI Leader learning path. In this course, you unlock the foundational concepts of generative AI by exploring the differences between AI, ML, and gen AI, and understanding how various data types enable generative AI to address business challenges. You also gain insights into Google Cloud strategies to address the limitations of foundation models and the key challenges for responsible and secure AI development and deployment.

During this session, we’ll cover the following topics:

Introduction to gen AI foundational concepts

Understanding AI, ML and Generative AI

What is data

Types of learning

Turning data into learning using Google Cloud

Deep learning, generative AI and foundation models

Google strategies for foundation model limitations

Secure AI

Responsible AI

We’ll be covering the contents of the Google Skills Path “Generative AI Leader Certification” composed of 5 modules, available here.

Upon completion, you will be equipped with the skills to apply generative AI for business transformation and innovation. Take the next step in your professional journey and demonstrate your expertise by preparing for the Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification exam. #googlecloudcertified

Disclaimer: This session will help you prepare you to obtain the GAIL (Generative AI Leader) certification. Although the content provided is very extensive, it is advised to consult and refer to other sources.

Agenda

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Hosted By

Roman Jaquez, GDG Organizer

Flutter GDE, Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Software Engineer, Mobile Developer, Web Guru, Javascript Ninja, AR/VR Enthusiast

Kevin Quan, GDG Organizer

Kevin Quan has over 20+ years of software development experience in medical devices, computer telephony, networking, and personal computer fields at Fortune 500 companies, and startup companies. He poses strengths in software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies, and software architecture. He co-architected and led the user interface (UI) design and development for complex medical analytical software. Kevin has experience in agile software development environments such as Scrum. Kevin is a self-motivator who constantly seeks new knowledge and skill, and he quickly applied them into his daily work.

Specialties: Software Architecture and Design, Agile Software Development, Project Management and Soft Skills.

Frank Luis-Ravelo, GDG Team Member

I build things on the web, mostly at Bonfire Studios where we ship sites and apps for clients like Polartec. My range covers frontend, DevOps on Servd, architecture, and the messy middle where client strategy meets implementation.

Recent work: a RAG chatbot on AWS Bedrock and a B2B inventory system on Craft's Element Types. Strong on Craft CMS and WordPress, getting deeper into AI and data infrastructure. Opinions about cookie banners available on request.

Ran restaurants before I ran deploys. The operator instincts stuck. Bilingual English and Spanish. Based in Lawrence, MA. Happy to talk shop with other devs, agency folks, and anyone trying to get an LLM to behave.

Adonis Almonte, GDG Team Member

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-lawrence-presents-generative-ai-leader-series-session-2-unlock-foundational-concepts/.

Navigate the Landscape is the third course of the Gen AI Leader learning path. Gen AI is changing how we work and interact with the world around us. But as a leader, how can you harness its power to drive real business outcomes? In this course, you explore the different layers of building gen AI solutions, Google Cloud’s offerings, and the factors to consider when selecting a solution.

During this session, we’ll cover the following topics:

Introduction to GenAI : Navigate the landscape

Understanding the layers of Gen AI

Agents and Gen AI powered applications

How agents works

Platfom, Models and Infrastructure

AI on the edge

Gen AI project resources: People, cost and time

Gen AI solution needs

We’ll be covering the contents of the Google Skills Path “Generative AI Leader Certification” composed of 5 modules, available here.

Upon completion, you will be equipped with the skills to apply generative AI for business transformation and innovation. Take the next step in your professional journey and demonstrate your expertise by preparing for the Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification exam. #googlecloudcertified

Disclaimer: This session will help you prepare you to obtain the GAIL (Generative AI Leader) certification. Although the content provided is very extensive, it is advised to consult and refer to other sources.

Agenda

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Hosted By

Roman Jaquez, GDG Organizer

Flutter GDE, Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Software Engineer, Mobile Developer, Web Guru, Javascript Ninja, AR/VR Enthusiast

Kevin Quan, GDG Organizer

Kevin Quan has over 20+ years of software development experience in medical devices, computer telephony, networking, and personal computer fields at Fortune 500 companies, and startup companies. He poses strengths in software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies, and software architecture. He co-architected and led the user interface (UI) design and development for complex medical analytical software. Kevin has experience in agile software development environments such as Scrum. Kevin is a self-motivator who constantly seeks new knowledge and skill, and he quickly applied them into his daily work.

Specialties: Software Architecture and Design, Agile Software Development, Project Management and Soft Skills.

Frank Luis-Ravelo, GDG Team Member

I build things on the web, mostly at Bonfire Studios where we ship sites and apps for clients like Polartec. My range covers frontend, DevOps on Servd, architecture, and the messy middle where client strategy meets implementation.

Recent work: a RAG chatbot on AWS Bedrock and a B2B inventory system on Craft's Element Types. Strong on Craft CMS and WordPress, getting deeper into AI and data infrastructure. Opinions about cookie banners available on request.

Ran restaurants before I ran deploys. The operator instincts stuck. Bilingual English and Spanish. Based in Lawrence, MA. Happy to talk shop with other devs, agency folks, and anyone trying to get an LLM to behave.

Adonis Almonte, GDG Team Member

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-lawrence-presents-generative-ai-leader-series-session-3-navigate-the-landscape/.

Transform Your Work With Gen AI Apps is the fourth course of the Gen AI Leader learning path. This course introduces Google’s gen AI applications, such as Google Workspace with Gemini and Gemini Notebook. It guides you through concepts like grounding, retrieval augmented generation, constructing effective prompts and building automated workflows.

During this session, we’ll cover the following topics:

Introduction to Gen AI Apps: Transform your work

Google Workspace with Gemini

Prompting Techniques

Role Prompting

Prompt chaining

Reusing prompts with Gemini and Gems

How do Gems work

Grounding and RAG

Gemini Notebook

Gemini for Google Cloud

We'll be covering the contents of the Google Skills Path "Generative AI Leader Certification" composed of 5 modules, available here.

Upon completion, you will be equipped with the skills to apply generative AI for business transformation and innovation. Take the next step in your professional journey and demonstrate your expertise by preparing for the Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification exam. #googlecloudcertified

Disclaimer: This session will help you prepare you to obtain the GAIL (Generative AI Leader) certification. Although the content provided is very extensive, it is advised to consult and refer to other sources.

Agenda

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Hosted By

Roman Jaquez, GDG Organizer

Flutter GDE, Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Software Engineer, Mobile Developer, Web Guru, Javascript Ninja, AR/VR Enthusiast

Kevin Quan, GDG Organizer

Kevin Quan has over 20+ years of software development experience in medical devices, computer telephony, networking, and personal computer fields at Fortune 500 companies, and startup companies. He poses strengths in software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies, and software architecture. He co-architected and led the user interface (UI) design and development for complex medical analytical software. Kevin has experience in agile software development environments such as Scrum. Kevin is a self-motivator who constantly seeks new knowledge and skill, and he quickly applied them into his daily work.

Specialties: Software Architecture and Design, Agile Software Development, Project Management and Soft Skills.

Frank Luis-Ravelo, GDG Team Member

I build things on the web, mostly at Bonfire Studios where we ship sites and apps for clients like Polartec. My range covers frontend, DevOps on Servd, architecture, and the messy middle where client strategy meets implementation.

Recent work: a RAG chatbot on AWS Bedrock and a B2B inventory system on Craft's Element Types. Strong on Craft CMS and WordPress, getting deeper into AI and data infrastructure. Opinions about cookie banners available on request.

Ran restaurants before I ran deploys. The operator instincts stuck. Bilingual English and Spanish. Based in Lawrence, MA. Happy to talk shop with other devs, agency folks, and anyone trying to get an LLM to behave.

Adonis Almonte, GDG Team Member

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-lawrence-presents-generative-ai-leader-series-session-4-genai-apps-transform-your-work/.