WORKSHOP
Building AI Applications in the cloud and locally
24th OCT 2024 | 11:00 AM to 01:30 PM
Venue: Workshop Room 1, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore
FEES: • Rs.299 for Pro pass holders • Rs2699 for Standard Pass holders • Rs2999 for all others (Limited seats available)
We will work with Multimodal AI to generate text, images and code. We will work with local models to generate text and develop applications locally.
Vinayak Hegde
Principal AI Advocate Microsoft
- Anyone who is curious about AI and wants to work hands-on with AI. Some understanding of the basics will help. This workshop is targeted towards beginner and intermediate builders of AI applications.
- 1. Working with OpenAI models in the cloud (a) What are LLMs and how do they work (b) Generate Text with OpenAI GPT models (c) Generate images with DallE (d) Generate Code (e) Function calling (f) Working with Assistants API
- 2. Working with Local models with AI toolkit for VSCode: (a) What are SLMs? What are the use-cases for SLMs? (b) Introduction to the Phi family of SLMs (c) Hands-on with VSCode and models
- You need to have laptops with VSCode and a web browser installed. You will need some internet access to download and interact with OpenAI models. Ideally have an Azure account but that is not a necessity.
- Laptop: Attendees should bring their own laptops.
Benefits/Takeaways of this workshop for the attendees (What will attendees do after attending the workshop which they were not able to do before attending this)
You will learn how LLMs and SLMs work. You will learn about prompting techniques. You will learn how to use the Multi-modal capabilities of LMs to generate text, images and code. You will also learn about the RAG pattern to build AI applications to extend the capabilities of AI models.
About Speakers
Vinayak Hegde is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft who enjoys working with the latest in AI technology. He works with the startups, industry and students to them learn and adopt AI. He has 20+ years in various Industry verticals such as e-commerce, CRM, Content delivery Networks, Ad delivery networks and smart mobility.