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NAME:AI Engineering for decision makers
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SUMMARY:AI Engineering for decision makers
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DESCRIPTION:## 📘 Overview\nA technical deep dive into turning static LL
 Ms into dynamic agents that can use tools\, search data\, and reason. This
  workshop helps participants understand:\n\nAI Engineering: LLMs explained
  in clear\, business-friendly terms.\n\nLLM Applications: Using RAG and se
 mantic search as a primary case study.\n\nThe Evolution of Transformers: F
 rom the 2017 breakthrough to the present.\n\nLLM Optimization: The infrast
 ructure needed to run models at scale.\n\nAgentic Shift: Techniques that t
 ransformed simple chatbots into autonomous agents.\n### Key takeaway\nA wo
 rkshop designed to provide conceptual clarity for leaders and working code
  for engineers.\n\n## What you’ll learn\nEmbeddings: How the geometry of
  text data captures latent meaning.\n\nTransformers: The engine behind fou
 ndational models.\n\nVector Databases: Storing the mathematical essence of
  data to enable semantic search.\n\nRAG Evolution: Moving beyond simple ve
 ctor search to Agentic RAG and Parent-Document Retrieval.\n\nReasoning Mod
 els: How models like DeepSeek-R1 and OpenAI’s o1 use Chain of Thought (C
 oT).\n\nTool Calling: How models learn to interact with external systems\,
  APIs\, and datastores.\n\nAgents: Combining LLMs with tool calling and pe
 rsistent memory.\n\nLLM Training: An overview of how models are trained\, 
 fine-tuned\, and aligned (RLHF).\n\n---\n\n## Target audience\n\nThis sess
 ion is for Decision Makers and Engineers looking to make informed choices 
 in real-world AI projects. We will cover:\n\nLocal LLMs vs. Cloud-based AP
 Is.\n\nFine-tuning vs. RAG.\n\nNavigating the Vector Database landscape.\n
 \nReasoning vs. Non-reasoning models.\n\nBuild vs. Buy: Renting GPUs vs. O
 n-premises inference.\n\nBalancing Latency vs. Throughput.\n\n---\n\n## 
 ✅ Prerequisites\n\nThe session will be most valuable if you have a basel
 ine understanding of:\n\nLLM Basics: Familiarity with tokens\, context win
 dows\, and the difference between training and inference.\n\nSearch Intuit
 ion: A basic grasp of keyword search (exact matches) vs. semantic search (
 intent-based).\n\nTechnical Setup: A laptop with an IDE and Python install
 ed\, and/or familiarity with Google Colab.\n\nAPI Access: An API key for a
 n LLM provider (OpenAI\, Anthropic\, or Gemini) to test function calling.\
 n\nOptional: Virtual environment setup with pip installation of necessary 
 libraries like openai\, transformers etc.\n\n\n## About the instructor \n[
 Arvind Devaraj](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvinddevaraj/) is a Data Scie
 ntist with 15 years of experience across NVIDIA\, Reliance Jio\, and Juspa
 y. Currently focused on the frontier of Generative AI\, he architects high
 -performance RAG pipelines\, optimizes LLM training and on-premises deploy
 ment. An IISc Bangalore Master’s graduate (AIR 7)\, Arvind bridges the g
 ap between deep Transformer theory and practical\, scalable implementation
 .\n\n## How to attend this workshop\nThis workshop is open for **[The Fift
 h Elephant annual members](https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant#memberships)*
 *. \n\n**This workshop is open to 30 participants. Seats will be available
  on first-come-first-serve basis.** 🎟️    \n\n## Contact information 
 ☎️\nFor inquiries about the workshop\, contact +91-7676332020 or write
  to info@hasgeek.com
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