Trending Data Engineering Topics, the Top AI News from 2023, and Mapping Out the Top Open-Source LLM Frameworks

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4 min readJan 4, 2024

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10 Data Engineering Topics and Trends You Need to Know in 2024

Let’s dive in and explore 10 data engineering trends that are expected to shape the industry in 2024 and beyond.

Mastering the Maze: A Map of Open-Source LLM Frameworks

From LangChain’s rise and criticism to Llama Index’s competitive stride and AutoGPT’s introduction, this article paints a picture of LLM’s open-source middleware.

How Do AI Content Detectors Work?

With the growth of AI-generated content, there’s a growing need for AI content detectors to ensure that content is original if it’s claimed to be.

AI-Powered Natural Language Queries for Knowledge Discovery

Introducing UE5_documentalist — an intelligent documentation assistant powered by NLP. It allows developers to navigate Unreal Engine 5.1’s documentation effortlessly using natural language queries.

Monitoring Serverless Functions: A Tutorial

Serverless functions, like any other infrastructure, have requirements for metrics like uptime and success percentage. But how do you ensure success and reliability? Learn how to monitor your Lambda and GCP functions for failures and downtime by emitting one simple event.

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Industry, Opinion, Career Advice

6 AI Trends To Watch in 2024

While there is plenty to talk about, these 6 AI trends to watch are worth paying attention to, such as simple usability and maturing cyber solutions for generative AI.

Data Science & AI News

The Biggest AI News That Shook the World in 2023

From new legislation and policies to countless new LLMs and generative AI models, 2023 was a huge year for artificial intelligence. Here’s some of the top news that we believe made the biggest waves.

ODSC’s AI Weekly Recap: Week of December 28th

This week’s AI Weekly Recap covers topics like Microsoft’s Copilot AI music creation plugin, Apple’s Ferret LLM, and more.

Apple’s Ferret Multimodal LLM Getting New Attention

Back in October, a team of researchers from Apple and Columbia University subtly released its own large language model named Ferret.

Microsoft Copilot Add AI Music Creation

In a blog post, Microsoft announced a new AI-powered music creation feature in its Copilot program through a partnership with Suno.

ODSC Highlights

Announcing the First Sessions for ODSC East 2024

We’re happy to announce the first sessions for ODSC East this April! Topics include LLMs, Causal AI, Graph Data, and more.

Announcing the ODSC East 2024 Pre-Bootcamp Primer Courses

We are kicking off 2024 in style with our ODSC East Pre-Bootcamp primer courses! This year we have 3 new courses: Top AI Skills for 2024, Introduction to Machine Learning, and Introduction to Large Language Models and Prompt Engineering.

Volunteer at ODSC East 2024

ODSC volunteers are an integral part of the success of each ODSC conference and a perfect extension of our core team and ambassadors to our community!

Weekly Recap Newsletter

Want to get a weekly digest of AI news from around the world every Friday? Sign up for our new newsletter here!

New Podcast Episode: Data Storytelling with Dominic Bohan

Our topic today is data literacy and data storytelling which even in today’s ChatGPT-driven world is crucial for both businesses and individuals.

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Video of the Week: Evaluating Recommendation Algorithms at Delivery Hero

Join Manchit Madan as he unveils the secrets behind Delivery Hero’s powerful recommendation algorithms. Learn how gradient boosting, NLP, and representation learning drive personalized suggestions, from completing your cart to recommending similar or complementary products.

Upcoming Webinars:

Lightning Interview “How to Ace the Data Science Job Interview in 2024”

Fri, Jan 12, 2024 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM EST

The fields of data science and artificial intelligence are dynamic ones, with needs changing constantly. With that comes the need for more experienced professionals to fill in roles for companies looking to make use of their data, set up automation, or explore AI. In this interview, we’ll speak with Nick Singh, Author of “Ace the Data Science Interview,” about what people can do in 2024 to stand out in a competitive job market and how to ace the interview aspect.

In-Person Meetup: Boosting research power and human creativity with LLMs

Tues, Jan 23, 2024, 6:15 PM — 8:15 PM EST
Join us at our upcoming in-person meetup to explore the role of Generative AI and LLMs in two diverse industries, Entertainment and Financial. Take a deep dive into challenges, solutions, and opportunities with leading experts over food and drink!

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