JavaMUG This Week: ChatGPFFT
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Join us this Wednesday, January 10th, for the first JavaMUG of the new year. Brian Sletten will be presenting on ChatGPFFT: The Impact of Large Language Models.
Abstract
It’s inescapable. The capabilities that ChatGPT and Large Language Models provide have become discussion topics on the news, in social gatherings, online, at work. Things that would have seemed impossible a few years ago are now nearly pedestrian in how ubiquitous they are becoming on a daily basis. While they show very well, very few people actually understand what is going on, and worse, what is or isn’t possible.
Additionally, there are concerns about the costs involved, the security risks, and the inherent latencies of cloud-based systems. There are additional costs that are not factored into model deployments that we need to consider as well. How do the trends in IT of increased parallelization, heterogeneity, and distributed systems impact the use of these models?
Speaker
Brian Sletten is a liberal arts-educated software engineer with a focus on forward-leaning technologies. His experience has spanned many industries including retail, banking, online games, defense, finance, hospitality and health care. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary and lives in Auburn, CA. He focuses on web architecture, resource-oriented computing, social networking, the Semantic Web, data science, 3D graphics, visualization, scalable systems, security consulting and other technologies of the late 20th and early 21st Centuries. He is also a rabid reader, devoted foodie and has excellent taste in music. If pressed, he might tell you about his International Pop Recording career.
Sponsor
For over 20 years, Odyssey Information Services has been partnering with clients across the country to provide enterprise IT consulting, recruiting, and professional and managed service projects. At Odyssey Information Services, we don’t believe in a one-solution-fits-all approach. We know every business is unique. That’s why we’ll take the time to listen to your technology concerns, learn about what’s important to your business and understand your company’s expectations. From there, we’ll work together to develop a sustainable plan that is fully customized to overcome your specific IT challenges and reach your goals.
In addition, Odyssey’s qualified teams of experts provide enterprise-level solutions that are scalable to meet the IT needs of any business, including agile software development, 24/7 monitoring support, database analysis and support, network connectivity, operations support, disaster recovery and backup,modernization, system migration, application implementation, and data center services.
We'll be meeting at Improving Enterprises, 5445 Legacy Dr #100, Plano, TX 75024
The pizza and networking start at 6:30pm and the meeting at 7pm. Come have a great evening of learning with your fellow local Java enthusiasts!