AI Engineering for Beginners in 14 Minutes: Key Concepts Explained

AI Engineering for beginners, clearly explained! Check out these courses: AI Engineering for Developers: https://datacamp.pxf.io/bOo7Kb AI Engineering for Data Scientists: https://datacamp.pxf.io/GKND49 AI Fundamentals: https://datacamp.pxf.io/o49ngE ---------------------------------------- Timestamps ⏰ 00:00 What is AI Engineering? 01:00 Foundation models 01:29 Large Language Models 01:59 Transformers 02:26 Attention 03:46 Model parameters 04:14 Temperature 04:32 Top-k and top-p 05:06 Tokens 05:27 Model context 06:05 Prompt engineering 06:26 System vs. user prompts 06:50 In-context learning 07:18 Finetuning and PEFT 08:11 Quantization and distillation 08:40 Preference finetuning 09:03 RAG, embeddings, and vector databases 09:51 Chunking, searching, and re-ranking 10:18 Encoders and decoders 10:40 Agents and tools 11:33 Inference (online vs. batch) 12:08 Latency 12:30 Model benchmarks 12:52 Model metrics: Perplexity, BLEU, and ROUGE 13:43 LLM-as-Judge 14:06 MCP ---------------------------------------- Want to become an AI Engineer? Download my AI Engineering Skills Checklist here: https://www.gratitudedriven.com/c/ai-engineering-checklist 💬 Want to talk 1:1? Book time to chat with me here: https://topmate.io/marina_wyss 💀 Follow my second channel for more on mindset, productivity, and meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@GratitudeDriven 🩷 Join the channel membership community for priority comment replies and early access to videos! https://www.youtube.com/@MarinaWyssAI/join ☕ If you'd like to support my work, you can buy me a coffee (thank you!): https://ko-fi.com/marinawyss ---------------------------------------- 🎥 Other videos you might like: AI Engineering in 76 Minutes (Complete Course/Speedrun!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV3pL1_mn2M&t=2s AI Engineering: A *Realistic* Roadmap for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbUIjFXIpis Machine Learning Roadmap 2025 - What Skills Should You Learn First? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU12aoer3Mk&t=30s ---------------------------------------- 🦫 About me I am a Senior Applied Scientist (basically, a blend of Data Scientist/Machine Learning Engineer) at Twitch/Amazon. Outside of my full-time job I'm a 1:1 career coach for people looking to break into the field, with a focus on those from non-traditional backgrounds. I’m also a Certified Personal Trainer, always busy with too many interests, and really, deeply happy with my life. I hope to be able to help others achieve these things, too. Instagram: / gratitudedriven ---------------------------------------- ✉️ Contact Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marina.wyss/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/iammarinawyss Leave me a comment here on YouTube! Business email: business@gratitudedriven.com ---------------------------------------- ⚖️ Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this video are my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of Twitch/Amazon or any other company I have worked for. All advice and insights shared here are based on my personal experiences and should be considered as such. Thank you to DataCamp for sponsoring this video! This description may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may make a small commission at no cost to you. #aiengineering #ai #machinelearning