Intro to Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a vast and rapidly expanding field. From Azure Cognitive Services to ChatGPT, the landscape is long and wide, and can be confusing. In this session, we'll discuss the fundamentals of AI and Machine Learning and explore how to get started using AI. Then we'll look at various product offerings from Microsoft and how they can be applicable to developers in various business verticals. This session will serve as an overview, as well as writing code to utilize Machine Learning.

Sam Nasr has been a software developer since 1995, focusing mostly on Microsoft technologies. He’s a Sr. Software Engineer with NIS Technologies where he consults and teaches clients about the latest .Net technologies. Sam has achieved multiple certifications from Microsoft (MCSA, MCAD, MCTS, MCT), and is the leader of the Cleveland C#/VB.Net User Group since 2003. In addition, he’s the leader of the .Net Study Group, Azure Cleveland User Group, an author for Visual Studio Magazine, and a 6x Microsoft MVP. When not coding, Sam loves spending time with his family and friends or volunteering at his local church.