Softwire Manchester is delighted to invite you to an event that aims to strip away the noise and hype around generative AI and offer you real world use-cases and tangible, practical advice to those considering how to make the most of this rapidly emerging technology.
The evening will consist of two talks, each delivered by a Softwire industry expert:
Real-world usage (Jon Artus, Director & Head of Consulting at Softwire)
In this talk, we’ll share our experiences of building production software with ChatGPT to solve real world problems. We’ll walk through a case study of implementing Large Language Models (“LLMs”) in financial services, give insights into how to identify use-cases, and bring practical advice on testing feasibility and taking ideas to production.
DIY GPT (Anthony Pengelly, Technical Principal at Softwire)
With services changing rapidly, and increasing scrutiny from infosec and regulators, there’s a case to be made for hosting your own Large Language Models. In this second talk, we’ll walk through a practical set of steps to deploy, train, and productionise custom LLMs, from the increasingly wide range of open-source models.
Agenda
17:30 – Arrival, welcome drinks and nibbles
18:00 – Welcome and Introduction: Tom Ward, Head of Softwire Manchester
18:05 – “Real-world Usage”: Jon Artus, Director & Head of Consulting, Softwire
18:35 – Break for pizza
18:45 – “DIY GPT”: Anthony Pengelly, Senior Technical Lead, Softwire
19:15 – Q&A, followed by networking, further drinks and nibbles
20:30 – Event ends
How to attend
This event is free, but places are limited so please register as soon as possible to ensure you have a place. Get your free ticket now on Eventbrite.
More information
If you’d like more information about the event, please contact Farooq Ansari, Client Partner at Softwire: farooq.ansari@softwire.com.
16-28 Hilton Street
Manchester
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