AI Engineering: Building Applications with Foundation Models (1st Edition) explains how foundation models enable intelligent products. It shows how modern platforms have lowered the barrier to building AI applications. Today, developers can build AI systems without deep prior experience. In this book, Chip Huyen introduces AI engineering as the practice of building applications using ready-to-use foundation models. Understanding the AI Engineering Discipline

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