Developing Intelligent Applications Using LLMs

We have all seen how powerful and impactful Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are. These very powerful AI models are enabling a new generation of conversational applications. This hands-on workshop introduces the audience to LLMs, data augmentation using the Retrieval Generation Augmentation (RAG) approach, and how to build web-based apps using open-source tools.

Skill Level and Target Audience

• Introductory to Intermediate
• Research IT, Enterprise IT

Workshop Objectives

• Embeddings and embedding models; searching text for meanings / context using embeddings
• Vector databases and performing text search with vector databases
• What LLMs are and how to use them (via API and locally)
• Developing applications using LLM
• Developing RAG applications
• Deploying containerized applications