AI Meetup (September): AI, GenAI and LLMs
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Description:
Welcome to our in-person AI meetup in New York. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and ML, hands-on workshops, food/drink, networking with speakers and fellow developers.
Tech Talk: Unstructured Data and Vector Databases
Speaker: Tim Spann (Zilliz)
Abstract: In this session, I will discuss the unstructured data and the world of vector databases, we will see how they different from traditional databases. In which cases you need one and in which you probably don’t. I will also go over Similarity Search, where do you get vectors from and an example of a Vector Database Architecture. Wrapping up with an overview of Milvus.
Tech Talk: Tailoring Foundation Models for Generative AI Applications
Speaker: Suman Debnath (AWS)
Abstract: In this session, we will focus on fine-tuning, continuous pretraining, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to customize foundation models using Amazon Bedrock. Attendees will explore and compare strategies such as prompt engineering, which reformulates tasks into natural language prompts, and fine-tuning, which involves updating the model's parameters based on new tasks and use cases. The session will also highlight the trade-offs between usability and resource requirements for each approach. Participants will gain insights into leveraging the full potential of large models and learn about future advancements aimed at enhancing their adaptability.
Speakers/Topics:
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Sponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support our community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food/drink, or cash sponsor. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 20,000+ AI developers in New York or 400K+ worldwide.
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