Tag: artificial intelligence
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Fine-Tuning LLMs. On A Mac.
Learn how to fine-tune open source LLMs locally on your Mac using Apple’s MLX framework. No cloud costs, complete privacy, and surprisingly fast results with M-series chips.
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AI ROI Calculation: How to Actually Measure AI Project Success
Create a framework for calculating true AI ROI including hidden costs, time-to-insight metrics, and the reality of 12-24 month timelines. Includes downloadable calculator template.
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LLM Context Windows: What Actually Matters
Understanding context windows beyond the marketing hype. Real costs, performance trade-offs, and when bigger isn’t better for LLM applications in production.
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What is Agentic AI? Beyond Chatbots to Autonomous Systems
Agentic AI systems can set goals, make decisions, and take actions autonomously. Learn how these autonomous agents differ from chatbots, why 79% of organizations are adopting them, and what it means for your business in 2025.
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Building AI Apps Just Got Way Easier: Microsoft’s AI Toolkit for VS Code
If you’ve been curious about building AI-powered applications but felt intimidated by the complexity of setting up models, managing APIs, and juggling different AI platforms, Microsoft just dropped something that might change your mind. The AI Toolkit for VS Code gets a lot of things out of your way and simplifies the process. What’s All…
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Common AI Implementation Costs
If you’re thinking about jumping on the AI bandwagon, that could be a smart move. But before you start dreaming about robot assistants handling all your mundane tasks, let’s talk frankly about what this AI adventure is actually going to cost you. Spoiler alert: it’s probably more than you think, but don’t let that scare…
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The General-Purpose CrewAI Template: Everything in One File
Update: I had originally posted this before, but decided to make a few changes to the template: namely, adding functions and putting everything into a class. This is the new version. CrewAI enables developers to orchestrate teams of AI agents that work together to solve complex problems. Instead of managing multiple files and complex project…
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CrewAI: Multi-Agent Systems Made Simple
Build multi-agent AI systems with CrewAI’s Python framework. Learn how to orchestrate autonomous agents that collaborate to solve complex tasks and automate workflows.
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What’s the Deal with Snowflake Cortex AI?
Snowflake Cortex is basically Snowflake’s way of saying, “Hey, we do AI now!” It’s a fully managed service that brings machine learning and generative AI right into your Snowflake environment. So instead of shipping your data out to some other service for analysis, you can just do the smart stuff right there, right where your…
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Demystifying Large Language Models: How ChatGPT and Similar LLM’s Work
Ever had a conversation with ChatGPT and wondered, “How does this thing know what to say?” You’re not alone. These AI systems seem almost magical; they can write poetry, debug code, explain quantum physics, and somehow know exactly what you mean even when you’re being vague about it. But here’s the thing: there’s no actual…
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Educational Videos on Data Science
Here’s a list of some of the better videos I’ve stumbled across over the past couple of years. They range from forward-looking glimpses into the future, to software tutorials. I’d love to grow this list, so if you have a favorite video you don’t see listed here please add it in the comments section below.Note:…