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🎨 Example Project

Explore our demo project showcasing AI-powered comic generation. See what's possible with the techniques taught in this course.

📝 Projects Gallery

Browse through projects created by current and past students. Get inspired and see the creative applications of course concepts.

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Course Schedule

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Monday, Jan 20th
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM•32-144
Lecture 1
AI System Architecture, Components
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lecture
11:30 AM - 12:50 PM•32-144
Lecture 2
Fine-tuning, API services, cloud-hosted models
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12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
break
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM•32-144
Workshop 1
Fine-tuning image generative model, agentic LLMs
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Tuesday, Jan 21st
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM•32-144
Lecture 3
Fast prototyping of front-end
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11:30 AM - 12:50 PM•32-144
Lecture 4
Intro to front-end frameworks
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12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
break
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM•32-144
Workshop 2
Web UI for an AI model with next.js
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Wednesday, Jan 22nd
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM•32-144
Lecture 5
Intro to backend, servers and containerization
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11:30 AM - 12:50 PM•32-144
Lecture 6
Intro to cloud deployment
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12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
break
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM•32-144
Workshop 3
Building backend for your webapp - database, storage, deployment
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Thursday, Jan 23rd
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM•32-144
Lecture 7
Managing users and privacy in AI apps
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM•32-144
Guest Lecture: Dr. Aleks Jakulin
Ethical considerations when building with AI
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM•32-144
Guest Lecture: fireside chat with Dr. Kush Varshney
Ethical considerations when building with AI
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break
break
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM•32-144
Workshop 4
Building something that matters, choosing ideas for the final project
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Friday, Jan 24th
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM•4-163
Guest Lecture: Stripe
Adding payment systems to your project
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10:40 AM - 11:50 AM•4-163
Guest Lecture: Goggle Cloud
Navigating cloud hosting platforms
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM•4-163
Lecture 8
AI agents
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM•4-163
Workshop on VIM
AI agents
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM•4-163
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