The Importance of Domain-Specific LLMs, Jobs in Prompt Engineering, and Our Data Primer Series

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5 min readAug 24, 2023

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The Importance of Domain-Specific LLMs

Domain-specific LLMs might be the key to getting ahead in your respective industry. Here’s why.

A Primer on Combinations and Permutations

Here’s a concise description of combinations and permutations and their differences.

Bayesian Customer Lifetime Values Modeling using PyMC3

This article is all about implementing BG-NBD, a probabilistic hierarchical model, using PyMC3 to analyze customer purchase behavior.

Accelerating Decisions with Third-Party Data in Financial Services

On-Demand Webinar

Your ability to make confident decisions based on relevant factors relies on accurate data filled with context. That’s why enriching your analysis with trusted, fit-for-use, third-party data is key to ensuring long-term success.

5 Jobs That Will Use Prompt Engineering in 2023

Whether you’re looking for a new career or to enhance your current path, these jobs that use prompt engineering will become desirable in 2023 and beyond.

3 Ways Automation is Helping Sales Teams Improve Performance

This article explores three key ways to take advantage of sales automation, such as with effective proposal creation and optimization.

You may be done with school, but you are never done learning. ODSC West’s training passes include hundreds of hours of hands-on sessions and up to 12 months of complimentary access to our Ai+ Training platform.

Register now for 50% off.

MIT Researchers Combine Deep Learning and Physics to Fix MRI Scans

MIT researchers are now armed with a new deep learning model that is designed to rectify motion-related distortions in brain MRI.

New York Times Considering Lawsuit Against OpenAI

The New York Times is looking into possible litigation against OpenAI due to intellectual property rights.

AI Design Studio Global Illumination Acquired by OpenAI

New York-based AI start-up Global Illumination was acquired by AI-powered Chatbot ChatGPT maker OpenAI last week.

Federal Judge Rules AI-Generated Art Can’t Be Copyrighted

In her ruling, DC District Court Judge Beryl A. Howells says that human beings are an “essential part of a valid copyright claim.”

The Associated Press and Other News Organizations Develop Standards for AI in the Newsroom

This week, the Associated Press along with other news organizations developed standards on how to use AI tools in the newsroom.

Start Learning AI With the ODSC West Data Primer Series

In this six-part series as part of the ODSC West mini-bootcamp, you’ll learn everything you need to know to get started with AI, including SQL, machine learning, and even LLMs.

First 50 Sessions Announced for ODSC West 2023

With over 50 sessions announced and plenty more to come, here are some highlights of brand-new sessions coming to ODSC West this fall.

Get Started with NLP With Our New Introduction to NLP Course

Gain the skills needed to start a successful career in natural language processing with our new introduction to NLP course!

Video of the Week: Vector Search — A gentle introduction

Uncover the revolutionary approach of using ML models to create semantic vectors, transforming the way we interact with data. From natural language search to recommendation systems, Zain unveils the power of these vectors in enhancing search accuracy and efficiency. But it doesn’t stop there. Scaling ML models for production is challenging, and Zain brings his expertise to the forefront, explaining the intricacies of implementing real-time vector search while maintaining vital CRUD support.

ODSC West Call for Volunteers

October 30th to November 2nd

Our Volunteer program is a great way to get involved in ODSC — one of the world’s largest conferences and communities of artificial intelligence and data science experts. Get a chance to collaborate with our community/media partner team and support us with the organization of ODSC West 2023!

Upcoming Webinars:

Lightning Interview: “Confident Data Science”

Thurs, Aug 24, 2023, 12:15 pm ET

Artificial intelligence is a hot field right now, with thousands of people eager to enter the industry. With that comes the need for new skills and new strategies to get interviews. In this upcoming livestream interview, we’ll chat with Adam Ross Nelson, data science career coach, about the skills needed to get a job in AI and what steps you can do today to hit your career goals.

Machine Learning Operations (MLOPs) with Azure Machine Learning

Tue, Aug 29, 2023 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM EDT

In this webinar, we’ll demonstrate how a well-implemented MLOps process not only expedites the transition from testing to production but also offers ownership, lineage, and historical data about ML artifacts used within the team.

Preparing for your First Enterprise Large Language Model (LLM) Application

Thu, Aug 31, 2023 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM EDT

Through real-world examples we will discuss practical approaches to risk management, ethical considerations, and the ideal team composition for an LLM project. In addition, we’ll discuss a variety of tools that form the modern LLM application development stack.

Open source Data Lake Management, Curation, and Governance for New and Growing Companies

Wed, Sep 6, 2023 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM EDT

In this talk, Arjuna Chala showcases how the completely free and open source HPCC Systems Data Lake platform has developed powerful storage and compute capabilities able to manage massive quantities of data as well as an open source data curation and governance system called Tombolo.

Leveraging Location Intelligence Data for Data Scientists: Enhancing Analytics & Applications Across Industries

Tue, Sep 19, 2023 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM EDT

This presentation aims to provide a comprehensive overview of location data, its challenges and applications, and its value to data scientists in their analytics processes.

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