Databricks User Group: Compound AI Systems with Kobie Crawford

Join us for another collaboration with Databricks User Group San Diego to learn from the best and network with other data and AI professionals. We will meet in person on UCSD Campus.

Food provided courtesy of our sponsor SunnyData!
"SunnyData, with their deep data engineering and ML Ops heritage and focus on Databricks consulting helps customers build scalable data platforms focused on driving business outcomes."

Presentation:
While much of recent AI research and development has focused on individual models, the current state of the art in functionality is being delivered not with a monolithic, all-powerful model, but rather, with compound AI systems. We'll discuss how you can implement these compound systems, including stateful applications, RAG and agents, along with straightforward strategies for evaluating and improving quality, performance, and safety.

Kobie Crawford, Developer Advocate @ Databricks
Over his 25-year career in technology, Kobie has worked with a passion for making connections and facilitating conversations. After an eleven-year stint at Apple, and his role as Head of Community at AI unicorn MosaicML, he continues that mission in the Developer Relations team at Databricks, applying this passion to open dialog among researchers and engineers about data and AI. He lives in San Jose, California.

Location:
UCSD Computer Science & Engineering building
Room 4140
See directions and parking here

Schedule:
5:30 - 5:45 Networking, food, announcements
5:45 - 6:00 Use Case: Gen AI for ETL Migration - Sunny Data (Sponsor)
6:00 - 7:15 Presentation: Compound AI Systems - Kobie Crawford
7:15 - 7:30 Networking and cleanup