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Understanding LLMs and the API Economy

Generative AI for Web & Mobile Apps

Understanding LLMs and APIs

To build AI apps, you don't need to be a data scientist. You just need to know how to use APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).

Popular AI Models:

  1. GPT-4 (OpenAI): Excellent for reasoning and complex text.
  2. Claude (Anthropic): Great for long documents and coding.
  3. Gemini (Google): Powerful multimodal capabilities.

How the API Workflow Works:

  1. Your App sends a Request (Prompt) to the API.
  2. The AI Provider processes the request.
  3. The API sends back a Response (Text/JSON).
  4. Your App displays the response to the user.

We will primarily use the OpenAI API due to its extensive documentation and ease of use.