Results of the AI Trends & Adoption Survey, AI Document Parsing, AI Agent Evaluation, and ODSC East AI Agent Sessions
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 AI Trends & Adoption Survey report is now live!
The results are in! Our latest ODSC AI Trends & Adoption Survey reveals how professionals across industries are integrating AI, the skills they’re prioritizing, and the biggest challenges companies face when adopting AI.
Learn how to use Docling, an open-source tool that streamlines document parsing for AI workflows, converting PDFs and tables into LLM-readable formats.
In a recent ODSC webinar, we discussed the need for RAG, how it works, and what separates it from traditional LLMs.
The blog delves into practical strategies for tackling AI agent evaluations, from using scalable LLM judges to leveraging conversation-level metrics for deeper insights.
In our recent podcast with Maxime Labonne, author and ML scientist at Liquid AI, we explored the essential skills, emerging architectures, and best practices for working with LLMs in 2025.
ODSC Highlights
Everyone’s talking about LLMs and AI Agents, so you won’t want to miss these sessions coming to ODSC East 2025 in May.
With hundreds of people attending from around the world, the AI Builders Summit was an exciting and informative month-long event! Here are the overall week-by-week highlights.
Ahead of his upcoming session at ODSC East 2025 in May, the speaker provides a deep overview of his session on hybrid text classification.
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.
The AI revolution is moving fast?—?are you keeping up?
Whether you’re fine-tuning LLMs, implementing RAG techniques, mastering Agentic AI, or advancing classical machine learning, ODSC East is where you’ll gain the skills to stay ahead.
Industry, Opinion, Career Advice
Now while there is some worry surrounding using AI for businesses and its effects on the environment in general, there are different ways AI can be used to boost sustainability efforts.
Data Science & AI News
Wall Street may be underestimating AMD’s position in AI, according to Benchmark Research, which reaffirmed its confidence in the chipmaker’s growth potential.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has introduced its latest model, Grok 3, which he claims outperforms rivals.
DeepSeek has paused downloads of its chatbot applications in South Korea amid growing privacy concerns.
Enter Comet’s Opik, an open-source end-to-end LLM evaluation platform designed to meet LLM evaluation challenges head-on.
Adobe has expanded its generative AI capabilities with the launch of the Firefly Video Model, an industry-first generative AI tool.
Cangrade has announced an expansion of its women- and minority-owned business discount program to include Jules.
South Korea has unveiled an ambitious plan to secure 10,000 high-performance GPUs by the end of 2025 in a bid to rise in AI.
New Podcast Episode: Hype vs. Reality: How DeepSeek R1 Is Reshaping AI?—?Insights from Sinan Ozdemir
In this episode, we sit down with Sinan Ozdemir, mathematician, AI expert, and founder of LoopGenius, to break down the hype vs. reality surrounding DeepSeek R1.
Upcoming Webinars, Meetups, and Ai+ Live Training Sessions
Thursday, March 6th, 6:00–8:00 PM ET
We’re stoked for our next free meetup in Boston! In addition to networking, we’ll be joined by AJ Meyers, Principal Solutions Architect at Elastic, as he presents how to get more done with Elasticsearch.