Generative AI Fundamentals (2026)

Generative AI for Finance and Business: Learn Prompt Engineering, LLMs, and Real-World AI Applications

What you’ll learn
Understanding generative AI, ChatGPT, and LLM fundamentals with practical, beginner-friendly explanations.
Writing effective prompts to generate accurate summaries, insights, code, and business content
Applying AI in finance for reporting, analysis, forecasting, and personalized decision-making
Using AI responsibly by understanding ethics, limitations, hallucinations, and real-world risks

Requirements
A stable internet connection
Access to ChatGPT
A laptop, desktop, or any device that allows for accessing course videos

Description
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. The Generative AI course is designed to help you clearly understand how modern AI tools like ChatGPT work and how you can apply them confidently in real-world scenarios, with a strong focus on finance and business use cases. The course starts from the very basics, explaining generative AI, artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, large language models, and core AI terminology in a simple, beginner-friendly manner. Every concept is supported with practical demonstrations so you can see how AI actually behaves, instead of just learning theory.As you progress through the course, you will explore how ChatGPT can be used as a powerful productivity assistant. You will learn how to summarize financial reports, rewrite content in different tones, simplify complex information, generate code, and use AI as a reliable knowledge assistant. Special attention is given to prompt engineering, where you will understand how to write clear, structured, and effective prompts to get accurate and high-quality outputs from AI tools.The course also covers advanced but essential topics such as embeddings, fine-tuning AI models, and APIs, helping you understand how AI systems are customized for specific domains. Real-world finance applications are explained in detail, including personalized financial advisors, market analysis, forecasting, and risk and scenario simulations, helping you connect AI concepts with practical business impact.Finally, the course emphasizes ethical and responsible use of AI, covering important topics like hallucinations, data privacy, bias, and human oversight. Whether you are a student, finance professional, analyst, or business user, this course equips you with practical, future-ready AI skills that enhance productivity, decision-making, and career growth.

Students and beginners who want a clear, practical introduction to generative AI and ChatGPT,Finance professionals looking to use AI for analysis, reporting, and decision-making,Business professionals aiming to improve productivity using AI tools,Analysts and consultants interested in real-world AI applications,Anyone curious about using AI responsibly in daily work and their career