First speaking engagement of 2025 in Bengaluru, India! A fully packed day with workshops and a breakout session at Microsoft AI Tour.
Workshop: Interacting with Multimodal Models on Azure AI Foundry
Delivered a beginner-level workshop designed to introduce interaction with multimodal models on Azure AI Foundry. This workshop is tailored for complete beginners, making it accessible to both developers and business decision-makers alike.
If you are interested in learning more about the workshop, check it out at: https://aka.ms/aitour/wrk540
Breakout Session: Explore Cutting Edge Models, SLMs, LLMs and More
Delivered a session comparing Small Language Models (SLMs) and Large Language Models (LLMs), followed by a dive into SLMOps, the end-to-end process of customizing and deploying your SLMs.
You can learn more about the session and get the resources at https://aka.ms/aitour/brk453
đź’ˇ attendee feedback: the session seemed a bit repetitive but well brought forward by the speaker.
Keynote Highlights
Attended the keynote by Satya Nadella with key insights:
- “Thinking with AI, working with teammates”
- “Every time you improve healthcare efficiency, you improve the economy”
- “Copilot is the UI for AI with extensibility and measurement”
My other highlight for the keynote was the demo by the GitHub team on Copilot workspaces. Copilot Workspaces enables you to brainstorm, test and deploy your copilot changes seamlessly. It takes is multi-agent approach where you can brainstorm on any changes, validate and test them and when done, share with your teammates.
You can watch the keynote at: https://www.youtube.com/live/bYgP-tC5BFU?si=Sz6g0zYewbs82sUt
Experience & Reflections
Beyond the technical sessions, had the opportunity to visit Microsoft offices in Bengaluru and connect with global teammates. The in-person interactions are incredibly valuable for our distributed team.
đź’ˇ If someone offers to help lighten your load, just say yes!
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