PhD-Level AI Agents, Exponential Moving Averages, Optimizing RAG Pipelines in Finance, and Debugging AI with LangSmith
Open Data Science Conference (ODSC)
The leading applied data science and AI conference, with 4 global events and nearly 180 meetups worldwide every year.
The ODSC East 2025 Preliminary Schedule is LIVE!
Explore the must-attend sessions and cutting-edge tracks designed to equip AI practitioners, data scientists, and engineers with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning.
In this post, we’ll explore how exponential moving averages can be retooled to create intelligent time-decay systems.
This article explores the current state of PhD-level AI agent development, its impact on the labor market, and what we should expect as these agents integrate further into society.
We wrapped up the final week of the month-long AI Builders Summit! Last week, we covered big topics in building AI like self-hosting, building agents, and fun use-cases.
This blog explores strategies for RAG pipelines, including custom chunking techniques, hybrid retrieval methods, and robust development frameworks designed for seamless collaboration between data scientists and machine learning engineers.
LangSmith provides the ability to monitor, trace, and debug your AI agents, offering a clear view of their behavior and helping you resolve issues effectively.
ODSC Highlights
Featuring two days of talks and panels from world-class industry and AI experts, the Gen AiX Summit as part of ODSC East 2025 will explore best practices for harnessing the power and potential of Generative AI. Check out our first-announced speakers and updates here!
Can’t wait to see what’s in store for ODSC East 2025? Let’s dive into the schedule and key events that will shape this year’s conference.
New date: Wednesday, February 26th, 6:00 PM?—?8:00 PM ET
Join ODSC and ArentFox Schiff’s Michael Fainberg, Dan Jasnow, and Matthew Berlin for a deep dive into the intersection of AI and intellectual property law. This in-person meetup offers a unique opportunity to engage directly with leading experts and peers in a dynamic setting.
Industry, Opinion, Career Advice
Supply chain transparency enables organizations to see, track, and share information about every step in a product’s journey, and AI is changing how companies achieve this level of visibility and efficiency.
Master AI with Hands-on Training at ODSC East
From cutting-edge tools like GPT-4, LLAMA 3, and LangChain to essential frameworks like TensorFlow and pandas, you’ll gain hands-on experience with the technologies shaping the future of AI.
Data Science & AI News
A leading hacker collective is calling for a complete rework of AI security practices, arguing that current strategies are failing to address critical vulnerabilities.
The United Kingdom and the United States have opted not to sign an international AI agreement at a global summit in Paris.
Anthropic’s Economic Index sheds light on AI’s role as a collaborator rather than an autonomous tool, providing unprecedented insight into real-world AI adoption.
A newly proposed bill in the U.S. Senate aims to make it illegal for Americans to download or use DeepSeek, providing a large fine as well.
Elon Musk and the newly established DOGE are pushing to integrate AI to reduce waste and fraud in federal operations.
Google has officially expanded its Gemini 2.0 lineup, making several AI models available to developers and users worldwide.
Google has quietly revised its AI Principles, removing a longstanding pledge not to develop AI for weapons and surveillance applications.
New Podcast Episode?—?Beyond Transformers: The Next Wave of AI Architectures and LLM Engineering with Maxime Labonne
In this episode, we sit down with Maxime Labonne of Liquid AI to explore the evolving landscape of LLM engineering, Liquid AI, next-generation foundation models, automated benchmarking, model optimization, and the shift beyond Transformer architectures.
Video of the Week: Lessons Learned Applying Large Language Models in Healthcare
How are large language models revolutionizing healthcare and life sciences? In this insightful talk, David Talby, PhD, CTO at John Snow Labs, shares real-world lessons from applying AI to medical NLP, compliance, and data-driven decision-making.
Upcoming Webinars, Meetups, and Ai+ Live Training Sessions
Wednesday, February 19th, 12:00 PM ET
In this webinar, we will demonstrate how to use the latest and greatest in LLMs directly on data with Bacalhau?—?an open-source distributed workload orchestrator that can push LLMs to where your data lies, rather than moving your data to 3rd-party AI services.