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Introduction to Large Language Models
1 hours 4.7(67,000 reviews)Free
Google's Introduction to Large Language Models is a short, free course explaining LLMs, how they're trained, and how to use them. It's part of Google Cloud's AI learning path. The course covers foundational concepts without deep technical detail. After finishing, you understand LLM architecture and can use them effectively. The course is beginner-friendly and takes under an hour. The main limitation: it's a high-level overview. For implementation details or building with LLMs, take prompt engineering courses or LLM frameworks.
84% of developers are using or planning to use AI tools in their development process, up from 76% a year earlier, and the large language models this course explains are what those tools run on (source: Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025, Sentiment and Usage section, survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/ai).
About This Course
Google's overview of large language models (LLMs). Covers what LLMs are, their use cases, prompting techniques, and how to tune LLMs for specific tasks using Google tools.
Course Details
- Platform
- Google for Developers
- Language
- Generative AI
- Level
- beginner
- Duration
- 1h
- Certificate
- Yes, included
- Cost
- Free
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this course free?
Yes, completely free on Google Cloud Skills Boost.
Is this different from the Generative AI intro?
Yes. Generative AI is broader; LLM intro is specific to large language models.
Do I need AI background?
No, it's designed for absolute beginners.
What's the difference between an LLM and a chatbot?
An LLM is the AI model. A chatbot (like ChatGPT) is an application using an LLM.
After this, what should I learn?
Prompt engineering, then frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Hugging Face.
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