Welcome to the LLMs night in San Francisco, in collaboration with AWS and LlamaIndex. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and machine learning, food/drink, networking with speakers and fellow developers.

Agenda:
- 5:30pm~6:00pm: Checkin, food and networking
- 6:00pm~6:10pm: Welcome, Community update
- 6:10pm~8:00pm: Tech talks and Q&A
- 8:00pm~8:30pm: Open discussion, Mixer and Closing.

Tech Talk: RAG and Agents in 2024
Speaker: Laurie Voss (LlamaIndex)
Abstract: In this session we'll cover what RAG is and why it's important, what LlamaIndex is and how it helps you build RAG, as well as the limitations of RAG and how they can be overcome with various agentic strategies. We'll go into detail on agentic strategies and how to implement them in LlamaIndex, including our new Workflows abstraction.

Tech Talk: Advanced Embeddings and Tokenization in Training an LLM
Speaker: Suman Debnath (AWS)
Abstract: Have you ever pondered how machines can comprehend the subtleties of human language? The journey begins with tokenization, the essential first step in training language models to understand our intricate languages. We will learn how tokenization empowers machines to interpret and process human language through natural language processing (NLP) and train a large language models (LLMs). From the initial hurdles of breaking text into manageable units to the advanced techniques that enable profound language understanding, this talk is perfect for enthusiasts keen to expand their knowledge and hone their skills in NLP and LLMs. Key takeaways include grasping tokenization’s significance in language models, mastering text splitting for in-depth analysis, uncovering the efficiency of Byte Pair Encoding, discovering sliding windows for enhanced training data, and learning about transforming tokens into vectors.

Speakers/Topics:
Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit Topics

Venue:
AWS Loft (SF), 525 Market Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
Main entrance is up the stairs to SW of building next to Chipotle restaurant. Alternative access is using elevators in lobby.

Sponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support AI developers community.  Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 30,000+ AI developers in San Francisco Bay Area or 350K+ worldwide.

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