{"product_id":"large-language-models-and-generative-ai-a-practical-guide-to-understanding-using-building-and-evaluating-modern-ai-applications-9798171920784","title":"Large Language Models and Generative AI: A Practical Guide to Understanding, Using, Building, and Evaluating Modern AI Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Henry Bill\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Artificial Intelligence - Generative AI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost AI tutorials stop at \"look, it works.\" This book keeps going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Language Models and Generative AI\u003c\/b\u003e is a hands-on guide to building real AI applications with Python - not toy demos, but systems that retrieve real information, call real tools, run real agents, and hold up under real users.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll start with a single API call to an LLM and build outward, chapter by chapter: structured prompts, embeddings and RAG for grounding answers in your own data, tool calling and multi-step workflows, autonomous agents with memory and planning, and fine-tuning models to run locally. Then - where most books stop - you'll learn to evaluate what you've built, secure it against prompt injection and data leaks, and deploy it as a monitored, production-ready service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery chapter closes with a project you actually build: a private knowledge assistant, a tool-using AI agent, a research agent, a security-tested application, and a complete generative AI system that ties everything together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll walk away with: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA working model of the full LLM application stack: prompts, RAG, tools, agents, evaluation, and security\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical experience with embeddings, vector search, and retrieval-augmented generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ability to build and evaluate AI agents that plan, use tools, and hold state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine-tuning and local model deployment with LoRA and QLoRA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction skills: FastAPI backends, Docker deployment, cost control, and observability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen complete, working projects you can extend for your own portfolio or product\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy this book is different: \u003c\/b\u003e most AI books teach you to prompt a model and call it finished. This one treats evaluation and security as core chapters, not afterthoughts - because an AI application nobody has tested and nobody has secured isn't done. It's just untested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a developer moving into AI, an engineer tired of brittle demos, or someone who wants to ship something that actually works, this book maps the full path from first API call to production deployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScroll up and grab your copy to start building AI applications that go the distance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67784262647959,"sku":"9798171920784","price":2767.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798171920784.webp?v=1790687119","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/large-language-models-and-generative-ai-a-practical-guide-to-understanding-using-building-and-evaluating-modern-ai-applications-9798171920784","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}