Introduction to AI, Generative AI & Agentic AI
From the 1950s to autonomous agents — building the conceptual foundation
Session Topics
AI Evolution
Trace AI from Turing's 1950s thought experiments through expert systems, machine learning, and today's large language models.
Five Levels of AI
Understand the evolution ladder: Assisted → Automated → Augmented → Autonomous → Agentic AI.
Three Types of AI
Distinguish Predictive AI (classification, regression) from Generative AI (text, images) and Agentic AI (autonomous action).
LLMs Demystified
How Large Language Models are trained, what they predict, and why scale produces emergent intelligence.
Chatbot vs Copilot vs Agent
Concrete distinctions between tool types — and when to use each in real systems.
Create Your First GenAI Resume
Using ChatGPT or a similar GenAI tool, create a fictional student resume. This artifact becomes the running example throughout all 12 sessions — evolving into a fully autonomous AI hiring system by Session 12.
A one-slide architecture sketch showing a GenAI system vs an Agentic AI system for the same use case (e.g. resume generation).
Key Takeaways
- AI is not magic — it is statistical prediction at massive scale
- Agentic AI differs from GenAI in its ability to plan, reason, and act
- Every modern AI tool maps to one of three types: Predictive, Generative, or Agentic
- The industry is moving from single models to multi-agent systems