Building and using Small language models (SLIM)'s

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MadAI and IEEE Madison are excited to announce that we will have Darren Oberst, founding member of LLMWare.ai, present on Small language models, known as SLIM's, and their use cases.

This event is in collaboration with Forward Fest, Wisconsin's largest tech & entrepreneurship festival. MadAI will be hosted on the first day of the Forward Fest week long conference. Please consider signing up for ForwardFest too (https://forwardfest.org/).

Join us for an engaging workshop where we will dive deep into the realm of AI in software development. Building on the success of our previous events such as "An introduction to building GenAI Agents with LangGrap" and "Test driven LLM Prompts", this session will focus on practical applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing in enhancing software development processes. Whether you are a software developer looking to incorporate AI into your projects or a data scientist interested in the latest technology trends, this workshop is tailored to benefit everyone interested in the intersection of technology and innovation.

Through hands-on exercises and interactive discussions, participants will gain insights into leveraging new technologies and data science techniques to drive efficiencies in software development. This event provides a unique opportunity to network with like-minded individuals, explore cutting-edge tools in the field, and get a glimpse into the future of AI-driven software development. Don't miss out on this chance to expand your knowledge and skills in the exciting world of artificial intelligence and technology startups! 

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  • Date: 19 Aug 2024
  • Time: 05:30 PM to 06:30 PM
  • All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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  • 201 W. Mifflin St.
  • Madison, Wisconsin
  • United States 53703
  • Building: Madison Public Library Central
  • Room Number: 302
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  • Co-sponsored by MadAI
  • Starts 11 August 2024 12:00 AM
  • Ends 19 August 2024 12:00 AM
  • All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
  • No Admission Charge

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Darren Oberst

Topic:

Building and using Small language models (SLIM)'s

Biography:

Technical inventor of llmware - building a unified open source framework for enterprise retrieval augmented generation with small specialized language models.

Developed and released 50+ models across 4 model families: BLING and DRAGON (fact-based question answering), Industry-Bert (industry domain adapted embedding models), and SLIM (specialized function calling models).

Passion for programming with lots of experience in general manager roles building and growing software-based businesses (from 1 person to 5000 people and everything in between.)