AI Engineering for Beginners
About
About the Book
AI Engineering for Beginners is a practical introduction to the fundamentals of building applications with modern artificial intelligence. This book takes you step by step through the core concepts of AI engineering, starting with Python fundamentals and large language models (LLMs), then moving into AI APIs, prompt and context engineering, embeddings, vector search, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, tool calling, evaluation, security, deployment, and cost management. You will learn how the different parts of an AI application fit together and how to turn AI capabilities into useful software. The book also introduces a complete AI knowledge-assistant project and explains how to create an AI engineering portfolio that demonstrates what you can actually build. Designed for beginners, this book focuses on practical understanding rather than trying to teach every AI technology at once. Start with the fundamentals, build small projects, learn from mistakes, and gradually develop the skills needed to build modern AI applications.
Author
About the Author
Mohammed Abdul Hadi Ajmal
Mohammed Abdul Hadi Ajmal is an author with an interest in artificial intelligence, technology, data science, and practical applications of modern technology. He has a BBA in Finance and an Advanced Diploma in Data Sciences from Osmania University. His professional experience includes IT and technical recruitment, giving him an interest in technology, career development, and emerging skills. Through his writing, he aims to make complex technology topics easier for beginners to understand. In AI Engineering for Beginners, he introduces readers to LLMs, AI APIs, prompt and context engineering, embeddings, RAG, AI agents, tool calling, evaluation, security, deployment, and practical AI application development. He believes that learning becomes more valuable when knowledge is combined with practical projects, continuous learning, and hands-on experience.
Contents
Table of Contents
The Leanpub 60 Day 100% Happiness Guarantee
Within 60 days of purchase you can get a 100% refund on any Leanpub purchase, in two clicks.
See full terms...
Earn $8 on a $10 Purchase, and $16 on a $20 Purchase
We pay 80% royalties on purchases of $7.99 or more, and 80% royalties minus a 50 cent flat fee on purchases between $0.99 and $7.98. You earn $8 on a $10 sale, and $16 on a $20 sale. So, if we sell 5000 non-refunded copies of your book for $20, you'll earn $80,000.
(Yes, some authors have already earned much more than that on Leanpub.)
In fact, authors have earned over $15 million writing, publishing and selling on Leanpub.
Learn more about writing on Leanpub
Free Updates. DRM Free.
If you buy a Leanpub book, you get free updates for as long as the author updates the book! Many authors use Leanpub to publish their books in-progress, while they are writing them. All readers get free updates, regardless of when they bought the book or how much they paid (including free).
Most Leanpub books are available in PDF (for computers) and EPUB (for phones, tablets and Kindle). The formats that a book includes are shown at the top right corner of this page.
Finally, Leanpub books don't have any DRM copy-protection nonsense, so you can easily read them on any supported device.
Learn more about Leanpub's ebook formats and where to read them
Write and Publish on Leanpub
You can use Leanpub to easily write, publish and sell in-progress and completed ebooks and online courses!
Leanpub is a powerful platform for serious authors, combining a simple, elegant writing and publishing workflow with a store focused on selling in-progress ebooks.
Leanpub is a magical typewriter for authors: just write in plain text, and to publish your ebook, just click a button. (Or, if you are producing your ebook your own way, you can even upload your own PDF and/or EPUB files and then publish with one click!) It really is that easy.