Building Intelligent Applications with Spring AI: Develop Practical Java Solutions with Generative AI, Multimodal Models, and Agents

Build intelligent Java applications using Spring AI with practical projects covering generative AI, multimodal models, and real-world use casesKey FeaturesBuild production-minded AI apps with Spring's familiar programming modelApply chat, image, audio, embeddings, and structured output in JavaCompare models, control cost, and extend Spring AI for real-world usePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionLearn how to turn AI ideas into practical Java applications without fighting unfamiliar tools or excessive boilerplate. This book shows you how to use Spring AI to build intelligent applications with the Spring programming model, helping you work productively while applying chat, audio, image, embeddings, structured output, and automation capabilities in real projects.Written by John Blum, a staff software engineer formerly with Spring R&D at VMware and a contributor to Spring AI, Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Framework, and Spring Session, this book combines deep Spring expertise with hands-on AI experience. You start with the foundations of AI and Spring AI, then move into building applications that translate messages in real time, process audio, identify songs, and compare model reasoning in game-based scenarios.You also explore model options, observability, testing, extensions, and autonomous workflows so you can move beyond prototypes and build reliable applications. By the end of this book, you will be comfortable using Spring AI to design, develop, evaluate, and refine intelligent Java applications for a wide range of use cases.What you will learnUnderstand core AI concepts and Spring AI abstractionsBuild Java applications with chat and multimodal modelsSwitch AI providers and local models with minimal changesStructure prompts, outputs, and external data effectivelyAdd speech, transcription, and image capabilities to appsEvaluate responses, monitor usage, and manage AI costsExtend Spring AI for advanced and custom use casesWho this book is forJava developers, Spring developers, software engineers, and application architects who want to build practical AI-powered applications with Spring AI will find this book useful. You should be comfortable building applications with Java and Spring; prior AI experience is helpful but not required.Table of ContentsGetting Started with Spring AIUnderstanding Spring AI: Part 1Understanding Spring AI-Part 2Real-Time Message TranslationBeat ShazamConnecting The DotsBecome a Spring AI Power UserSecret AgentsDemystifying the Impact of AI Read more