📌 Hack2Skill: Introduction to Function Calling with Gemini | Gen AI Program by Google

Welcome back to another exciting video in the Generative AI Exchange Program by Google Cloud and Hack2Skill! 🚀 In this video, we dive into one of the most powerful and practical capabilities of Gemini — Function Calling. You’ll learn how to design structured function calls, how Gemini interprets those functions, and how to extract dynamic responses using real-time input/output workflows. This lab opens the door to building intelligent assistants, agents, and apps that don’t just generate text — they take action. ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Task 1. Open the notebook in Vertex AI Workbench 02:15 Resetting the Instance 05:00 Task 2. Set up the notebook 07:00 Task 3. Using function calling for structured Google Store queries 15:55 Task 4. Using function calling to geocode addresses with a maps API & Task 5. Using function calling for entity extraction 🔍 What you'll learn in this video: Basics of Function Calling with Gemini How to define and register function schemas Writing prompts that trigger specific functions Understanding Gemini’s output structure How to complete the lab and earn your badge ✅ This lab is perfect for developers, students, or anyone exploring AI-driven automation with Google’s Vertex AI platform. It’s practical, powerful, and a must-know if you're working with Gen AI. 📖 Also check out my Medium blog on completing the full Gemini + Imagen course: 👉 https://medium.com/@chinmaydesle03/completed-build-real-world-ai-applications-with-gemini-and-imagen-gen-ai-exchange-program-d4728477cc7b 🎓 Course Link: 👉 https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/course_templates/979 👉 Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe — I’ll be posting more walkthroughs and Gen AI content every week! #hack2skill #vertexai #FunctionCalling #GeminiModel #generativeai #googlecloud #genaiexchangeprogram #promptengineering #AIApplications #genaiexchange #apiautomation