18:30 Wed 1 July 2026, online only: Sylvain Viguier, Graphcore - From Transformers to Tomorrow: Six Years of Deep Learning and What’s Next

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BCS Software Practice Advancement specialist group
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SPA-414: From Transformers to Tomorrow: Six Years of Deep Learning and What’s Next
Speaker: Sylvain Viguier, Graphcore
When: Wednesday 1st July 2026, 18:30 - 19:30 GMT
Where: online only
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SYNOPSIS

A tour of AI progress from 2020 to today: how we got here, what is happening now, and what comes next.

This talk covers AI and model development from 2020 to the day of the event. It offers a tour d'horizon of how we got here, what is happening right now, and what may come next. With major advances arriving at pace, we may well be living through something akin to an Industrial Revolution.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Sylvain Viguier is Director of AI at Graphcore, leading 20 ML Engineers, focused on people empowerment, open culture, and product mindset.

His earlier experience included the development and launch of handheld and wearable devices, particularly with medical applications. He is also an artist with a number of installations to his name. His personal web site is at https://sylvainviguier.com/.
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