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1 week ago | oreilly.com | Ben Lorica |Douwe Kiela

O'Reilly MediaGenerative AI in the Real World: Douwe Kiela on Why RAG Isn’t Dead00:00/34m 47sJoin our host Ben Lorica and Douwe Kiela, cofounder of Contextual AI and author of the first paper on RAG, to find out why RAG remains as relevant as ever. Regardless of what you call it, retrieval is at the heart of generative AI. Find out why—and how to build effective RAG-based systems. About the Generative AI in the Real World podcast: In 2023, ChatGPT put AI on everyone’s agenda.

2 weeks ago | oreilly.com | Peter Jones

If you’re an experienced Rubyprogrammer, Effective Ruby will help youharness Ruby’s full power to write more robust, efficient,maintainable, and well-performing code. Drawing on nearly a decadeof Ruby experience, Peter J. Jones brings together 48 Ruby bestpractices, expert tips, and shortcuts—all supported byrealistic code examples. Jones offers practical advice for each majorarea of Ruby development, from modules to memory tometaprogramming.

3 weeks ago | oreilly.com | Duncan Gilchrist |Hugo Bowne-Anderson

In a recent episode of High Signal, we spoke with Dr. Fei-Fei Li about what it really means to build human-centered AI, and where the field might be heading next. Fei-Fei doesn’t describe AI as a feature or even an industry. She calls it a “civilizational technology”—a force as foundational as electricity or computing itself. This has serious implications for how we design, deploy, and govern AI systems across institutions, economies, and everyday life.

3 weeks ago | oreilly.com | Ben Lorica |Danielle Belgrave

Generative AI in the Real WorldGenerative AI in the Real World: Danielle Belgrave on Generative AI in Pharma and Medicine00:00/31m 32sJoin Danielle Belgrave and Ben Lorica for a discussion of AI in healthcare. Danielle is VP of AI and machine learning at GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline). She and Ben discuss using AI and machine learning to get better diagnoses that reflect the differences between patients.

1 month ago | oreilly.com | Ben Lorica |Danielle Belgrave

Join Danielle Belgrave and Ben Lorica for a discussion of AI in healthcare. Danielle is VP of AI and Machine Learning at GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline). They discuss using AI and machine learning to get better diagnoses that reflect the differences between patients. Learn about the challenges of working with health data—a field where there is both too much data and too little, and where hallucinations have serious consequences.