Adam Curtis, in his documentary, "Can't Get You Out of My Head"—(2021), compellingly states, "There is no road. But this is not a story of despair. It means that the future is in our hands. We must create it.". The AI industry stands at the threshold of this very notion. We're not merely predicting or forecasting; we're actively sculpting the AI landscape in real-time. The AI Conference 2023 serves as a testament to this endeavor, a confluence where AI's brightest minds converge to lay down the building blocks of tomorrow.

TLDR; Will Programmers Be Replaced? Nope. Fresh from #aiconf2023 in San Francisco, a survey revelation:

🤯 Seventy-One Percent of Developers Fear They Will Be Replaced by AI. This sentiment was central to the broader discussions I witnessed during the conference. (Survey: https://lnkd.in/gZ22GtDX)

🌐 One of the most impactful talks came from Nazneen Rajani of Hugging Face. She emphasized the vital importance of AI's alignment with our core values, especially in terms of accessibility and inclusion. The consequences of getting this wrong could be devastating for society. The call to action? Prioritize Model Evaluation! Beyond technical aspects, Naznnen underscored the need for AI to genuinely reflect our collective core values and aspirations and highlighted the significant challenges posed by biases in AI.

🌐 Bryan Catanzaro from NVIDIA and Franziska Bell, PhD from bp shared a nuanced perspective, where future Generative AI augments, rather than replaces, the role of the programmer. Bryan envisions a landscape filled with collaboration and coexistence, while Franziska shared AI-assisted code reviews as a service from #Myrge: https://www.myrged.com/

👩‍💻🔥📢 A rallying cry to my fellow programmers and techies: Navigate this transformational tide. See AI as an ally, a collaborative force guiding us into the future. As AI finds its place in software development, it seeks to elevate, not eradicate.

🕰️⏳📢 While time constraints limited the number of sessions I could attend, the overarching message was clear: our relationship with AI defines both our present and future.

Diving further into the insights from #aiconf2023, Harrison Chase of LangChain and Ram Sriharsha from Pinecone emphasized the paramount importance of context to ensure AI responses are responsible, factual, and timely.

⛓ Harrison Chase laid out key methods to combine AI with rich context: 1. Instruction/Promptings 2. Examples/Log 3. RAG/Generation 4. Fine-Tuning

🌟 Ram Sriharsha emphasized that in high-stakes scenarios, context-aware AI isn't just a luxury—it's a necessity. Ram stressed that AI models should move beyond mere computational power, emerging as tools that offer both relevance and meaningful context.

🤖 For AI developers and enthusiasts: Shape your upcoming AI endeavors with context top of mind. Embrace the methodologies presented by Chase and the insights shared by Ram, to build AI projects that combine precision with contextual depth.

🚀 Eager to dive in further? Stay tuned for the Introduction to Machine Learning course I'm currently working on for CBT Nuggets. When it drops, we’ll start from the very beginning and then move onto context-rich ML, and progressing to crafting RAG applications using insights from both LangChain and vector databases like Pinecone.

In the meantime, enjoy this autonous robo-taxi and be sure to share your thoughts on AI's role in future programming in the Tweet's comments section! 👇

A Future Awaits, Let's Create It Together

The AI Conference 2023 isn't just another event. It's the melting pot of ideas that will delineate AI's trajectory. As these deliberations progress, join me in this journey of discovery. Stay updated on X: @ai_data_science 🙏🏼