Toronto Machine Learning Society (TMLS)

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This blog post will delve into various types of RAG implementations, providing insights into their structures, use cases, and advantages. Great read by Armand Ruiz ! https://lnkd.in/eHGARwcG MLOps World Generative AI World

How Did Shopify Deploy Vision Language Models at Scale? Kshetrajna Raghavan will share how his team fine-tuned and deployed large vision language models to make millions of predictions daily using open-source tools. Key takeaways: ✅ Fine-tuning models for real-world e-commerce ✅ Overcoming scaling challenges ✅ Tools and tips for production deployment Join us in Texas ☀️ for this and other great sessions! 5th annual MLOps World /Generative AI World Summit 📍Austin, TX, Marriott Renaissance Hotel November 7 & 8th, 9-4pm 60 + sessions, hands-on coding with food and drink provided Thanks Faraz Thambi David Scharbach, Tina Aprile, CMP Amy Mansell and team!

🚀🚀 Exciting News:  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space App Challenge is coming to #Waterloo #Canada 🇨🇦!  And Women in AI & Robotics is proud to be represented by our student ambassador at the University of Waterloo, Nahal Habibizadeh who is leading the challenge. 👏 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱-𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, for the world’s largest global 🌏 #hackathon, where coders, scientists, designers, and innovators come together to solve real-world challenges using NASA's #opendata. 🛰️ Our all-women 👩🏻💻 organizing team is committed to elevating STEAM and fostering diversity in tech. ✨ We are excited to introduce Nahal Habibizadeh and Zoe Tuseth, Media lead for the challenge and Global Business and Digital Arts | UX/UI University of Waterloo. ✨ Our all-women organizing team is dedicated to elevating #STEAM and fostering diversity in tech. We are seeking sponsors to support this exciting event and provide valuable talent acquisition opportunities through our sponsorship tiers. Our 3-tier sponsorships are for the amount of $250/ $500/$1000. 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 =============== ✔️ Gain visibility with a global audience ✔️ Engage with top talent in the Waterloo region ✔️ Showcase your commitment to innovation and diversity ✔️ Promote your brand through keynote sessions, workshops, and social media Your financial contribution will help provide food for hackers and fun promotional materials (swag) as they race to meet the deadline. Let's collaborate to inspire the next generation of tech innovators and leaders! If your organization is interested in partnering, please contact us to learn more. Thank you Yue Hu's for all your support! #NASASpaceApps #WomenInTech #STEAM #Innovation #SponsorshipOpportunity Waterloo EDC

📢 We’re excited to announce that the call for speakers for the 5th annual MLOps World + Generative AI World 2024 summit is open! We invite researchers, practitioners, educators, and industry professionals to submit proposals for presentations and workshops focused on the latest trends, research, and best practices in MLOps and Generative AI. 👨💻 Why participate? - Gain recognition as a thought leader - Showcase your expertise to a global audience - Expand your professional network - Gain insights into the latest advancements and trends - Advance the field of MLOps/Generative AI 📅 Conference Dates: November 7-8, 2024 📌 Location: Renaissance Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas, United States. Enjoy two days of food and drinks included with your participation 👉 Full topics and recommendations: https://lnkd.in/dcgECjSU 🔗 Submit your proposals here: https://lnkd.in/dMhj27pA We look forward to your contributions and seeing you! #MLOps #GenerativeAI #AI #MachineLearning #CallForSpeakers #Conference2024

What an incredible journey! 🎉 What an incredible week at the 8th Annual Toronto Machine Learning Society (TMLS) Summit! We brought together the amazing ML community for 6 days of: - Insightful discussions - Groundbreaking presentations - Action-packed workshops & hackathon - Meaningful networking Thank you to everyone who made it happen! All the speakers including keynotes by Patricia Thaine, Gautam Kamath, Avin Regmi - your knowledge and passion fueled learning! Sponsors: Your generosity allowed minds to connect. We couldn't have done it without you! RBC, Lightning AI, XetHub, TELUS TELUS AI Accelerator, lakeFS, Red Hat, Neo4j, Zapata AI, IBM Canada, Northeastern University Toronto, TitanML, Outerbounds, AI Makerspace & AutoAlign AI Volunteers: Your dedication ensured a smooth experience for all. Attendees: Your enthusiasm and participation created an electric learning environment. Committee Members: Akbar Nurlybayev, Raphael Taiwo Alabi PhD. and chair Suhas Pai (Chair) and many more. Stay tuned! We'll be sharing highlights, key trends, and takeaways soon. #TMLS2024 #MachineLearing

Here we go. Final day of the 8th Annual Toronto Machine Learning Summit 2024 with keynotes by Avin Regmi from Spotify on compute strategies for GenAI And from Patricia Thaine from Private AI on building trust in the GenAI Era

That's a wrap on the intense 10-hour "Building Applications with Open Source LLMs for Fun and Profit" hackathon at the 8th Annual Toronto Machine Learning Society (TMLS)! Sponsored by Lightning AI 🥁 Drumroll, please... 🥇 The winning project is HangryBot! This contextually aware restaurant recommendation tool, optimized for Toronto-specific Yelp data, was developed by the brilliant team of Lakshya Prakash Agarwal, Yash Joshi, and Jatin Suri. 🥈 The second place goes to Hybrid agentic RAG + fine-tuned LLM system for Grounded city of TO Data Retrieval in Natural Language, created by Andrew Stepura, Runze Wang and Hadi Lashkari Ghouchani Huge congratulations to both teams on your incredible work! We want to extend a massive thank you to everyone who participated. Your creativity, dedication, and innovative spirit were truly inspiring. A big thanks to: - Lightning AI for sponsoring the event and providing access to ⚡Lightning AI - Studios - this wouldn't be possible without them - Georgian + AI Makerspace for their invaluable support. - Thanks to Azin Asgarian, Surya ., Chelsea Lefaivre, Nicholas Cestaro, Yog Seetharama, Sarah deSouza for their leadership - Our judges: Suhas Pai, Chris Alexiuk, Megan Risdal, Rohit Saha, Robert Levy - 👨🏫🤖 "Dr. Greg" Loughnane for being a great MC - The TMLS team Tina Aprile, CMP, David Scharbach, Valeria Salazar, Faraz Thambi We'll be posting all of their works shortly, be sure to follow us.

🎉 Join us for a full day of sessions filled with exceptional content and opportunities to dive into the latest advancements in AI and Machine Learning. This is your chance to learn from top experts, engage in groundbreaking discussions, and connect with like-minded professionals. 💡Some of Today's Highlights Include: - Transitioning from LLMs to Autonomous Agents in Programming and Software Engineering - GenAI Investment for 2024 - Web Extraction with LLMs There’s still time to attend the summit. Don’t miss out! https://lnkd.in/g6EEsEc

We are LIVE at the Toronto Machine Learning Society (TMLS) Summit today! Swing by the TELUS AI Accelerator booth to chat with us and learn how we’re enabling AI across the organization! Don’t forget to pick up some critter stickers! #TMLS2024 #AI #Hiring #Innovation #LifeAtTELUS