Augmented Workflows with Fabric

Introduction to Using Fabric

This course will provide a hands-on introduction to using the open-source fabric framework to apply AI to everyday challenges.

Over the duration of the course, students will:

• Learn what fabric is and why it was created – to make AI more accessible and integrate it into daily life
• Understand the fabric philosophy of breaking problems into pieces and applying AI to each component
• Get fabric installed and setup on their own machines
• Learn the basic fabric architecture and components
• Use the fabric client and commands to access different AI models and functions
• Walk through examples of using fabric for different tasks like summarization, image generation, and more
• Explore fabric “patterns” – reusable templates for common workflows
• Learn how to create their own custom fabric patterns
• See end-to-end examples of using fabric to augment human capabilities for real-world challenges

The course will focus on hands-on exercises and projects to give students practical experience using fabric to integrate AI into their own workflows. No AI/programming experience is required. By the end, students will be comfortable using fabric to leverage AI on a daily basis.