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This series is a deep dive into the revolutionary world of Generative AI and its application in diverse business environments. It's an opportunity for AI entrepreneurs crafting their business strategies, data scientists delving into Large Language Models (LLMs), and software developers engineering Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions. We provide a comprehensive guide to the most effective tools within the Azure AI platform and the broader Microsoft ecosystem, empowering you to spearhead the AI revolution in your field. You'll discover what are the most suitable tools for you in the Azure AI platform and Microsoft ecosystem to implement your solution and how to leverage them to lead the AI transformation. Join us and be part of a movement shaping the future of technology and business.
Getting started with Generative AI
We will have 9 livestreams between 20 March to 18 April to learn more about the transformative potential of Generative AI across various business scenarios. These will include a lineup of speakers from MVPs, Microsoft Cloud Advocates and MLSAs to get you started in your Generative AI journey. You can find the session as follows:
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Use Generative AI to ideate your startup:Use Generative AI (Bing Chat, GPT-4) to Create the perfect idea for your Startup or business. In this session, you'll develop the following skills that can be used in your everyday interaction with Generative AI. In this episode, you will:
Speakers: Yuri Achermann, Chanchal Kuntal Moderator: Carlotta Castelluccio
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Using Generative AI for prototyping and MVP creationIn this challenge project, Copilot with Bing guides you on how to create prototypes/ mock-ups of your solution and on implementing the project. In this episode, you will:
Speakers: Lee Stott, Nehemiah Emmanuel Moderator: Meerali Naseet |
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Use Generative AI to create a Business Model for your startupUse Generative AI (Copilot with Bing, GPT-4) to Create a Business Model for your Startup or business. In this episode, you will:
Speakers: John Aziz , Luis Beltran Moderator: Doher Drizzle Pablo |
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Work with generative AI model in Azure AI StudioLearn about the history of natural language processing (NLP), including how the Transformer architecture revolutionized the field and helped us create large language models (LLMs). Work with LLMs in Azure Machine Learning through the foundation models in the model catalog. Then, train a pretrained Large Language Model (LLM) on specific tasks. The model catalog in Azure Machine Learning offers many open source models that can be fine-tuned for your specific task. In this episode, you will:
Speakers: Mary-Jo Diepeveen, Korey Stegared-Pace Moderator: Shivam Goyal |
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Get started with prompt flow to develop Large Language Model (LLM) appsLearn about how to use prompt flow to develop applications that leverage language models in the Azure AI Studio (preview). In this episode, you will:
Speakers: Mary-Jo Diepeveen, Valentina Alto Moderator: Elkhan Yusubov |
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Train a model and debug it with Responsible AI dashboard:Learn how to debug an AI model using the Responsible AI dashboard in Azure Machine Learning studio to ensure it performs responsibly and is less harmful. In this episode, you will:
Speakers: Nitya Narasimhan , Ruth Yakubu Moderator: Cynthia Zanoni |
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Learn How to interact with OpenAI modelsAzure OpenAI Service provides access to OpenAI's powerful large language models such as ChatGPT, GPT, Codex, and Embeddings models. These models enable various natural language processing (NLP) solutions to understand, converse, and generate content. Users can access the service through REST APIs, SDKs, and Azure OpenAI Studio. In this episode, you will:
Speakers: Vidushi Gupta, Bethany Jepchumba Moderator: Rodigo Kono |
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Developing a production-level RAG workflowThis episode teaches you how to build, run, evaluate, deploy, and use, an LLM application with Retrieval Augmented Generation. We'll walk you through the end-to-end development process from prompt engineering to LLM Ops with step-by-step instructions all the way. In this episode, you will:
Speakers: Carlotta Castelluccio , Graeme Malcolm Moderator: Hamid Sadeghpour Saleh
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Create an Azure AI Search solution:Use Azure AI Search to make your data searchable. Then unlock the hidden insights in your data with Azure AI Search. In this episode, you will:
Speakers: Ivor Berry, Raffaele Rialdi Moderator: Viswanatha Swamy |
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