About us
The Vancouver .netBC Users Group is a community organization established on 03/03/03. Our sponsors are Microsoft, BCIT, Pluralsight, Pacific Online, IT-IQ, TekSystems, Signature Recruiting, and BCJobs.com. We focus on software development. There are no fees for attending and all are welcome. Please invite anyone you know who might be interested.
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Upcoming events
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Project Polaris & Foundry Local Workshop
Room 645, 6th Floor, BCIT Downtown Campus, 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver, al, CAMicrosoft recently announced a push towards greater control of the AI stack, strategizing to unite its silicon, runtimes, models, and products while reducing dependence on OpenAI.
We will explore the technologies behind it:
- Project Polaris, Microsoft's in-house coding model (which is intended to replace GPT-4 Turbo in GitHub Copilot)
- Foundry Local, a solution to run AI models on device.
We will discuss their technical capabilities, developer benefits, and commercial rationale.
This is a hands-on workshop. You will be running local AI models on your computer using Microsoft's Foundry Local. (Note: if you're familiar with Ollama, Foundry Local is an alternative which runs on Mac & Windows.)
Format
(15 min) Talk on Project Polaris
(15 min) Intro to Foundry Local
(60 min) Hands-on workshop on Foundry LocalPlease come prepared with:
- Laptop + charger
- Internet access or an ethernet network cable
- GitHub account
- Install Visual Studio Code
- Install Foundry Local
30 attendees
Past events
136
