Practical, safe, and sustainable ways of using AI, esp. in the public sector

Presenting the May edition of TED-Style Talks & Discussions ✨ This month we look at sustainable ways of using AI in a workshop format, along with an open discussion.

(For our regular attendees, please note the difference in timing and format for this month. The content will be slightly more technical compared to our regular events.)

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Topic
Practical, safe, and sustainable ways of using AI, especially in the public sector

Summary
We'll talk about how the trend of using extremely large language models hosted on the cloud might not be the best choice for many uses. Alternatively, a relatively smaller model might be safer, more economical, and environmentally sustainable, in the long run. This also empowers and upskills the existing workforce more compared to switching to hosted LLMs, making it more practical and useful. We'll look at the pros and cons of both approaches, followed by a practical demo of running a locally trained LLM on a consumer-grade device. If you have any particular questions you'd like to be addressed, feel send them through in the comments below.

Expected Audience
The content is tailored primarily for an audience who:

• are using, or considering, using AI at work
• have a basic idea of how LLMs work
• are concerned about data privacy and sovereignity when using AI tools
• want to know more about making and running their own LLMs

Plan

• 4:30pm | Doors open and registration
• 4:45pm | Intro and housekeeping
• 4:50pm | Workshop
• 6:00pm | Conclusion

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See you on the 19th!