During their workshop at Big Data Conference Europe, Marcin and Bartek guided participants through the essentials of GPT-powered LLM applications. By the end of the session, attendees had a solid grasp of developing with Chains and powerful reasoning Agents, integrating external APIs and context sources, and building solutions that excel in question-answering over documents—all with a focus on accuracy and safety.

What it covered: 

• Foundations of LLMs: Participants discovered which Large Language Models best suited different needs and how to apply them effectively.
• LangChain Essentials: They gained a solid understanding of the LangChain API and learned how Chains and Agents can drive dynamic, intelligent behavior in applications.
• Context and Integrations: Attendees explored how to integrate external APIs, pass context between components, and leverage vector databases for advanced features.
• Question Answering with Your Own Data: They used embeddings and combined ChatGPT, VectorDb, and LangChain to develop robust question-answering systems.
• Reasoning Agents: Participants examined how Agents can utilize real-time tools such as Google Search or Wolfram Alpha for powerful, on-the-fly problem-solving.
• Accuracy and Safety: They delved into techniques for self-querying, hallucination checks, and output moderation to ensure reliable application performance.
• Tuning and Production: Finally, they got a glimpse into real-world deployment, from optimizing embeddings to managing inference and costs.

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By the End of This Workshop, You Will:

• Gain a strong understanding of ChatGPT-powered LLM applications.
• Master the LangChain API to build and orchestrate Chains and Agents for complex decision-making.
• Develop real-world applications integrating external APIs and data.
• Build reasoning Agents that tackle dynamic problems in real-time.
• Implement crucial techniques for application safety and accuracy.
• Combine ChatGPT, VectorDb, and LangChain into powerful question-answering systems.
• Level up your AI skills and transform your creative ideas into functional, future-ready solutions.

Hands-On Agenda

1. Introduction
   • Overview of various LLMs – what’s good for your use case?
   • Introduction to LangChain
2. Building with Chains and Agents
   • LangChain API
   • Passing context between components
   • Integrations with external APIs and data sources
   • Comparing Chains vs. Agents
3. Question Answering Over Documents
   • Introduction to embeddings
   • Overview of vector databases
   • Converting documents to vectors (plus common gotchas)
   • Building a simple application with ChatGPT, VectorDb, and LangChain
4. Creating Powerful Reasoning Agents
   • Dynamic decision-making
   • Integrations with tools (e.g., Google Search, Wolfram Alpha)
5. Summary & Best Practices
   • Techniques for improving accuracy and safety: self-querying, hallucination checks, and output moderation
   • LLM in production: key challenges and how to tackle them
   • Potentials for tuning: embeddings, inference optimization, cost management

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