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Topic

The Future of AI: Unlocking the Power of Large Language Models

Abstract

This talk will help you understand and develop large language models (LLMs), which are probability distributions over sequences of tokens that can perform various natural language processing (NLP) tasks. This talk will cover the following topics: The capabilities of LLMs, such as generating fluent text, performing few-shot learning, and achieving state-of-the-art results on various NLP benchmarks. The harms associated with LLMs, such as toxicity, misinformation, privacy risk, social biases, and environmental impact. The modeling aspects of LLMs, such as the architecture, training objective, data selection, and evaluation methods of LLMs. The theory aspects of LLMs, such as the expressiveness, generalization, robustness, and interpretability of LLMs. The ethics aspects of LLMs, such as the ethical principles, frameworks, and guidelines for developing and deploying LLMs. The systems aspects of LLMs, such as the hardware, software, and infrastructure for scaling up LLMs.
 

Profile

“A visionary technology leader driving energy innovation for a sustainable planet. In his current role at SLB (formerly Schlumberger), he spearheads the development of Lumi™, a groundbreaking AI platform revolutionizing the energy sector.
 
As the AI Platform Leader at SLB, he directs a diverse, multinational team spanning 6 countries and 3 continents, comprising data scientists, machine learning engineers, software engineers, and product managers. His leadership extends across the Americas, where he oversees the delivery of cutting-edge AI solutions. Under his guidance, his team has achieved remarkable cost savings of $183 million over the past 5 years.
 
With over a decade of expertise in AI, he brings deep knowledge in automated machine learning (AutoML), MLOps, and machine learning algorithms. His cross-domain experience encompasses various sectors including finance, HR, supply chain, prognostics and health management, retail, and advertising.
 
His innovative mindset is evidenced by his 6 patents in AI, 8 research papers and his successful multi-year project proposal win from the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. His contributions to the field include one trade secret and three research publications. As a distinguished Siebel Scholar, he represents the elite cohort of students from the world's premier graduate schools in computer science, business, bioengineering, and energy science.
 
He holds a master's degree in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Patna.
 
https://www.slb.com/products-and-services/delivering-digital-at-scale/software/lumi”