Welcome to the monthly in-person AI meetup in Toronto, in collaboration with Google, Covalent. 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/drink and networking
* 6:00pm~8:00pm: Tech talks and Q&A
* 8:00pm~9:00pm: Open discussion and Mixer

Tech Talk: Train state-of-the-art image classification models with Vertex AI
Speaker: David Cardozo (Google Developer Expert)
Abstract: Join us for an in-depth exploration of Vertex AI Pipelines and discover how to harness the power of TPUs to train state-of-the-art image classification models. Unlock the Secrets:
- Google's DeepMind NNX: Get hands-on experience with the high-level API driving vision and multimodal models at Google and in the open-source community.
- Real-World Pipelines: Walk through practical examples of building TPU training pipelines using Kubeflow and Vertex AI.
- Practical Skills: Gain valuable insights and techniques for numerical and scientific computing, as well as MLOps best practices.

Tech Talk: Real Life Applications of Generative AI - LLMs and GPT
Speaker: Devang Sharma (Amazon)
Abstract: In this session, I will be discussing various topics on GenAI, including: a) Generative AI and How Generative AI Works; b) Generative AI Model Types and its application - LLM and GPT; c) Vertex AI and Gen AI Sudio and Working Code in Bard.

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:
OneEleven, 325 Front St W 4th Floor, Toronto

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 8,000+ AI developers in Toronto or 350K+ worldwide.

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