freeCodeCamp | AI Edition - Creating your First Local AI Agent

Hands-On Workshop: Creating Your First Local AI Agents

Hello code campers!

On Wednesday 27th August we would like to invite you to join us for our second event in our series of open-source / open-weights AI. This workshop will cover how to create agents, so do please bring your laptop and your favourite hoodie ( the hoodie is optional actually ;) ).
We would like to invite other like-minded people that are also into open-source / local A.I. and would like to get creative and share ideas.

** Registration to this event is only valid through the Luma platform:
https://lu.ma/ddn4jips **

Prerequisite
See slides from our first event to install Ollama:
https://andysign.github.io/ai-london-01/

Agenda
18:00 - 18:30: Arrival & Networking
Mingle with fellow developers over refreshments.

18:30 - 18:45: Introductions (Why Private A.I.?)
Learn about self-hosted, local AI models and why we use them.

18:45 - 19:30 Workshop
Hands-on technical workshop (if you are non-technical it's OK, tag along).
Learn about tool-calling and how to create agents using lo-code tools.
Prerequisite: a local Ollama, LMStudio installation or equivalent

19:30 - 19:40 Fun activity (optional)
Secret ;)

19:40 - 20:15 Q&A
Questions and answers or other announcements

20:15 - 21:00 Networking
Mingle with fellow tech enthusiasts over food and refreshments

21:00 - Closing remarks and follow-up

END: Carry on the fun on the rooftop or nearby pub (maybe).

Event Venue
We'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Encode Club.
Encode Club has spent over five years fostering a global community of developers, researchers, and founders in Web3, AI, and emerging technologies. The Encode Hub brings everything together under one roof, providing a dedicated environment for collaboration and innovation through meetups, co-working, and in-person events.

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