The AI Conference

Thank you so much to our attendees, sponsors, speakers, vendors and volunteers for making these past two days such a memorable experience! Hope to see everyone again next year! Check back to see even more amazing moments of #taic2024 and tag us in your posts to be featured! #TAIC2024 #techindustry

The AI Conference 2024, with its range of topics, caliber of the speakers and attendees and smooth operations, met the high quality expectations per How to Lead in Data Science coauthor Yue Cathy Chang, who emceed the build track on both days. Thanks and congrats to the speakers, organizers and the audience! Go Build! Kanika Narang, PhD Etienne Dilocker Melissa Herrera Sam Julien Nick Larew Konstantina Christakopoulou Aurimas Griciūnas Sarmad Qadri Yu Chen Vipul R. Jo?o (Joe) Moura @Michael Ramos Prashanth Rao Keelin McDonell Merrin Kurian Ivan Lee Courtney Burton Shon Burton Paige Speer Ben Lorica 罗瑞卡 #ai #artificialintelligence #llm #llms #ml #aidrivenagents #agents #machinelearning #rag #largelanguagemodels https://lnkd.in/g4pGjK9D

Super packed house at The AI Conference. Enjoyed listening to DataStax, Writer, along with Jason Lopatecki on getting technical and deep on agent evals. Get out of-the-box traces and evals with frameworks like LlamaIndex Workflows, crewAI, AutoGen, LangGraph If you're building agents, AND not running evals with Open Source Arize AI Phoenix, defo go check it out - https://lnkd.in/gertyyqz

?? The energy at The AI Conference in San Francisco was incredible! We had a fantastic time sponsoring the event and connecting with so many passionate AI enthusiasts and engineers. Thank you for the warm welcome and great conversations—looking forward to more! ?? ??

On a day with news that OpenAI just released a preview of it’s highly anticipated new o1 model (aka “Strawberry”), that ChatGPT has now surpassed 11 million paying subscribers, and talk that it may raise $7 billion at a $150 billion valuation, it may seem that AI is reaching the frothy stratosphere of the dotcom bubble days. Perhaps. However, having just spent two days in SF at the The AI Conference, I think most of the hype is warranted. This was a great gathering of legendary computer scientists that have pioneered the research in AI like Peter Norvig, research & engineering leaders like OpenAI’s Mark Chen and Jason Wei, Google’s Konstantina Christakopoulou, Meta’s Joseph Spisak and Kanika Narang, PhD, Microsoft’s Rob Ferguson, Waymo’s Rowan McAllister, and Anyscale’s Robert Nishihara. I don’t think the marketing community or the business world has a clue what is to come as AI begins to permeate every aspect of industry and society. I’ll share my thoughts in a future post, but needless to say this is just the very beginning. More to come. #AI

AI's transformative power in healthcare took center stage yesterday! Industry leaders Shiva Amiri , Dr. Abraham Stern, Bharath Ramsundar, and Alaa Youssef shared insights on how AI is revolutionizing drug discovery, optimizing therapeutic targets, and improving patient outcomes. They also discussed the challenges and opportunities of integrating AI into healthcare systems. What were some of your takeaways? #taic2024 #healthcare #innovators

Turns out pricing generative AI is confusing and hard. Orb CTO Kshitij Grover spoke at The AI Conference on the COGS inherent in building AI (models, ops, and training) and how to price your applications accordingly. Reach out to the Orb team if you want to learn more!

Look which book was being raffled at The AI Conference at the O'Reilly booth? The excellent book by Catherine Nelson! ???? I’m incredibly honored to have written a quote/praise for this amazing work: "This book is the missing link data scientists have long sought, masterfully bridging the gap between data science and software engineering. It offers a clear, actionable guide that fills the crucial skill gap many data scientists face in software engineering, elevating their coding practices to new heights. Truly, this is the book we've been waiting for." It's surreal to see my words alongside so many AI experts I’ve admired for years (Carol Willing, .Chris Albon, Laurence Moroney, Shawn L Ramirez) If you are a Data Scientist, a Software Engineering or aspiring to be one, make sure to add this book to your collection. ?? It was also wonderful to reconnect with the?O'Reilly team at the The AI Conference! It's been too long since we have done something together. Shoutout to Sharon Cordesse Nicole Butterfield Marsee Henon Virginia Wilson Ben Lorica 罗瑞卡 Courtney Burton Shon Burton #AI #OReilly #AIConference #BookRaffle #Gratitude #Inspiration #taic2024 #DataScience #SoftwareEngineering #theaiconference #microsoft

Mind officially blown! ?? Just back from an exhilarating two day deep dive at The AI Conference 2024 in San Francisco, one of 2024's hottest tech gatherings of AI. ???? The knowledge I gained about AI's current state and future potential was mind-blowing. From the latest vision models to cutting-edge LLMOps, Advanced RAG, and AI agents, every session was packed with insights. Things that stood out to me: Jo?o (Joe) Moura, CEO of crewAI, delivered an incredible talk on the upcoming "agent era." His vision of AI agents collaborating like human teams fascinated me. As a crewAI user, his presentation resonated deeply. Our post-talk chat about crewAI's efficiency revolution and my hands-on experience was enlightening, sparking ideas for new applications in AI teamwork. Prashanth Rao, AI Engineer at Kuzu, impressed me with his expertise in the advanced RAG panel and his presentation on Graph RAG. Our in-depth discussion afterwards became a conference highlight for me. Prashanth's insights and suggestions on RAG technologies were truly memorable and valuable. I also had the pleasure of interacting with the Haystack AI team, who are doing absolutely brilliant work. Haystack by deepset is an open-source framework specializing in agentic pipelines and advanced RAGs for building cutting-edge search and question answering systems. My conversation with Stefano Fiorucci from Haystack was particularly engaging. I'm excited to see Haystack's future developments - they're poised to make a significant impact in the AI space. Wishing them all the best in their endeavors! The learning didn't stop at the presentations! I had the chance to interact with many fellow volunteers and attendees, each bringing unique perspectives and experiences. These conversations provided some of the most valuable insights of the conference: - Discussing real-world AI implementation challenges with industry professionals - Exchanging ideas on ethical AI development with researchers - Learning about innovative AI applications from startup founders The startup showcase was equally inspiring, with so many companies pushing AI boundaries. Seeing the latest advancements in vision models and how startups are working towards the betterment of AI was truly eye-opening. This conference has left me buzzing with ideas and excited for AI's future, especially in areas like LLMOps, RAG, and AI agents. Who else was there? What were your key takeaways? Let's connect and chat AI! ???? #AIConference2024 #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #Networking #TechInnovation

???Reflections on AI Conference 2024!??? We’re thrilled to share our experience from The AI Conference 2024 in San Francisco! It was a fantastic opportunity for OCBridge to connect with a diverse group of professionals and thought leaders in the AI space. From insightful discussions on AI transparency and open-source innovations to exploring real-world applications of cutting-edge research, the event was truly inspiring. We greatly valued the opportunity to exchange ideas and insights with fellow attendees, and to see firsthand the future of AI being shaped. A heartfelt thank you to everyone we met and to the organizers for a memorable and impactful event. Here’s to the continued collaboration and innovation in the AI community! #AIConference2024 #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Networking #OCBridge #TechEvents #AICommunity #MachineLearning #DataScience #FutureOfAI #TechInnovation #AIResearch #OpenSourceAI #AIInsights