The "AI hype" is everywhere, but the challenge is moving from a prompt in a browser to a deployed, functional product.

Join GDG Zagreb for a hands-on technical workshop in Google’s #BuildWithAI series. We are moving past basic chat interfaces to build a real-world application layer around Gemini. We’ll start by building a YouTube Summarizer as our reference architecture, then dive into the codebase to refactor and adapt it for your own custom content-processing tools.

🏗️ Technical Roadmap

This isn't just a tutorial; it’s a build session. We will focus on the end-to-end lifecycle of an AI microservice:

• The Model Layer: Authenticating and interfacing with the Gemini API using the Google Gen AI SDK or REST endpoints.

• The Application Layer: Implementing the logic to handle media inputs, transcripts, and structured prompting. We'll use Python (Flask) for backend and a little bit of HTML for basic frontend.

• The Deployment Layer: We’ll cover Dockerizing your application and pushing it to Google Cloud Run for a live, scalable, and serverless URL.

🔄 From Reference to Reality

Once we have the baseline YouTube Summarizer live, the workshop shifts to a "spinoff" phase. You’ll have the autonomy to refactor the logic to create a specialized tool of your choice, for example:

• Audio Intelligence: Processing MP3s/Podcasts into structured show notes.

• Document Synthesis: Building a "TL;DR" engine for long-form research or PDFs.

• Meeting Insights: Turning raw transcripts into actionable tasks.

💻 Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed for developers and tech professionals who:

• Have a basic understanding of full-stack development.

• Want to understand the practical integration of LLMs into production-ready web services.

🎒 Requirements

• A Google Cloud account (we'll provide credits and instructions on how to activate them).

• A working computer with wifi

• A curious mind.

⏱️ The Schedule

• 18:00: Intro to #BuildWithAI.

• 18:15: Workshop: Building the Summarizer.

  • (optional) Customization: Refactoring for your own use case.

• 20:00: Deployment to Cloud Run & (optional) Submission for prizes.

• 20:30: Networking, Pizza, and Refreshments.

• 21:00: Closing ceremony & Announcing prize winners.

Build it. Ship it. Own it.

Space is limited to ensure quality mentoring for all participants.

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