Large Language Models are the technology behind ChatGPT, Google\u2019s Bard and more. They are weird and somewhat intimidating pieces of technology: we\u2019re still trying to figure out how they work and what they can do, in a field that changes radically on an almost weekly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this talk I\u2019ll break down how they work, what they\u2019re useful for, what you can build with them and how to dodge their many pitfalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll show you how to run surprisingly capable models on your laptop, and demonstrate techniques like semantic search and retrieval augmented generation which harness LLMs to help unlock the value in your own data.
I\u2019ll also talk about their many limitations, including new classes of security vulnerabilities that threaten applications built on top of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exploring LLMs has made me more ambitious with the projects I take on. Used thoughtfully, LLMs can unlock new capabilities, both for us and for the communities that we build software to serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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