Introduction to Generative AI 2E by Numa Dhamani (PDF)(Nonfiction) torrent

Introduction to Generative AI 2E by Numa Dhamani (PDF)(Nonfiction)

Author: Numa Dhamani (with Maggie Engler as co‑author on the 2nd edition)​
Full title: Introduction to Generative AI, Second Edition​
Length: approximately 280–320 pages​
Genre/Categories: Nonfiction; Artificial intelligence; Generative AI; Technology & society; Practical guide​

Updates all core chapters to reflect post‑2024 advances in generative AI, including newer LLM families, multimodal models, reasoning‑focused architectures, and mixture‑of‑experts systems.​

Adds a full chapter on prompt engineering, with strategies for systematically crafting prompts, iterating, and debugging interactions for text and code generation.​

Adds a chapter on AI agents, explaining how agentic systems are built on top of LLMs, how tools and memory are integrated, and what emerging applications and risks look like.