AI 202: Next-Level AI Mastery for Java Developers

In this video, Mark Heckler (Microsoft) reviews and builds upon key Generative AI (GenAI) capabilities to show how to incorporate capabilities essential for delivering applications with real-world value. Concepts covered will include some of the following: • Spring AI and the models it supports • Types of Messages and how to use them • LLM responses, Spring AI outputs • Prompts and PromptTemplates • Tokens, the building block$ of AI • Vector stores: unleashing AI on your data • Conversation memory: 100x your AI's capabilities • Images from text: can AI draw better than you? • Voice from text: building a multi-sensory experience • Deployment considerations for your Spring AI app Presented by Mark Heckler - Principal Cloud Advocate, Java/JVM Languages (Microsoft) at JavaOne 2025 (CA, March 2025). All JavaOne talks ➤ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX8CzqL3ArzVV1xRJkRbcM2tOgVwytJAi Resources: ➤ https://github.com/mkheck/ai202 ➤ https://github.com/mkheck/rag Tags: #Java #JavaOne #AI #OpenJDK SES1349