If you're a developer, data scientist, or AI enthusiast wanting to integrate the OpenAI API into your C# applications, this workshop is for you. In this workshop, you'll delve into the world of OpenAI's powerful language models, gaining the skills to leverage their potential and create innovative AI-driven solutions. You'll explore various features from text summarization and generation, conversational agents and chatbot development, image generation and manipulation, and audio-to-text with language translation. Throughout the workshop, you'll engage in hands-on coding exercises, collaborate on projects, and participate in discussions to reinforce your learning. Kesha Williams will provide guidance and support as you navigate the workshop material, ensuring you gain practical experience with the OpenAI API in C#.

Learning objectives:

• Getting started with the OpenAI API and understanding its functionalities
• Understanding the fundamentals of AI language models and their applications
• Exploring advanced prompt engineering techniques
• Navigating the OpenAI API documentation and gaining proficiency in using its endpoints
• Creating an OpenAI Account and obtaining an API Key
• Setting up a C# development environment
• Installing the OpenAI API Library and authenticating to OpenAI
• Implementing text generation and summarization using the OpenAI API
• Building interactive chatbots and virtual assistants with natural language understanding using the OpenAI API
• Generating and manipulating images using the OpenAI API
• Turning audio to text with language translation using the OpenAI API
• Integrating APIs with external systems like Twitter
• Effectively managing API costs and scaling applications
• Troubleshooting and understanding common API errors

Technologies covered:

C#, Generative AI, OpenAI API, GPT 3.5 + 4.0, ChatGPT, Whisper, DALL-E

Day 1:

• Introduction to the OpenAI API and its capabilities
• Review of prompt engineering
• Setting up the development environment and configuring the OpenAI API in C#
• Understanding API authentication and handling requests in C#
• Exploring the different endpoints and functionalities available in the OpenAI API
• Leveraging advanced OpenAI models for tasks like text generation, summarization, and question-answering
• Building intelligent chatbots and conversational agents using the OpenAI API in C#

Day 2:

• Leveraging advanced OpenAI models for tasks like image generation and manipulation
• Implementing audio-to-text applications with the OpenAI API, including language translation and sentiment analysis
• Integrating OpenAI APIs with external systems like Twitter
• Deploying and scaling OpenAI-powered applications in production environments while managing costs effectively
• Troubleshooting and understanding common API errors
• Ethical considerations and responsible AI usage in your C# projects

Prerequisites:

This workshop suits developers, data scientists, and AI enthusiasts who want to integrate the OpenAI API into their C# applications. Basic programming knowledge, preferably in C#, is recommended. Familiarity with web APIs and RESTful services will be helpful but optional.

Computer setup:

Attendees must bring their laptops with access to a C# IDE.