CSC 455 Large Language Model for Practical Application
This course covers the basics and latest developments in natural language processing (NLP), with a focus on large language models (LLMs). It offers an understanding of how these models function and shows you how to use them to create practical systems. The course will offer hands-on, and practical approach while balancing theory and concepts. The course will help students build LLM products that can serve real use cases today. The course explores various methods to adapt “foundational” LLMs to specific tasks with enhanced accuracy, reliability, and scalability. It tackles the lack of reliability of “out of the box” LLMs by teaching the AI developer tech stack of the future: Prompting, Fine-Tuning, RAG, and Tools Use