London Databricks Meetup May 2024

Welcome to the London Databricks Meetup May 2024 Gen AI Edition!
Join us for an exciting evening of Gen AI insights, expert sessions, and networking.

Event Schedule:
18:00 - 18:15: Arrival & Networking
Mingle with fellow data enthusiasts and professionals.
18:15 - 18:30: Opening Remarks & Introductions
Get to know your fellow attendees and the organizers.
18:30 - 19:00: How we built DBRX - an open high-quality LLM -- Jonathan Frankle -- Chief Scientist, Neural Networks @ Databricks and Co-Founder of MosaicML

We are excited to introduce DBRX, an open, leading, general-purpose LLM created by Databricks. It provides the open community and enterprises building their own LLMs with capabilities previously limited to closed model APIs. According to our measurements, it surpasses GPT-3.5 and is competitive with Gemini 1.0 Pro. It is an especially capable code model, surpassing specialized models like CodeLLaMA-70B on programming, in addition to its strength as a general-purpose LLM.

19:00 - 19:30: Streamlining Large Language Model (LLM) Operations with MLflow: A Comprehensive Overview -- Sepideh Ebrahimi -- Senior Specialist Solution Architect @ Databricks
19:30 - 20:00: Geospatial Data within Databricks -- Luke Menzies -- Principal AI Consultant @ Advancing Analytics
20:00 onwards: Pizza, Drinks & Networking

Enjoy some delicious pizza and beverages while networking with peers.

Date and Location:
Date: 2nd May
Venue: IDEAL London
Join us for a fantastic evening of learning and networking at the London Databricks meetup!