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Exciting Update from Aberdeen Legacy Association! Our recent chat with Paul Scott, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, brought forth amazing insights into the world of artificial intelligence! 🚀 Key Highlights: ✔️AI is revolutionizing industries, promising efficiency, and innovation. ✔️Collaboration is key for unlocking AI's full potential. Let's embrace the opportunities AI offers and shape the future together! 💡 Link - https://lnkd.in/eMrHMhrt Follow for more updates 📈

The rise of GenAI and Quantum Computing is reshaping how organizations operate, leading to stress, shifting priorities, and even burnout. At QCon San Francisco 2024, the Sociotechnical Resilience track, hosted by Carol Barrett from Netflix, will explore how to build resilient teams in this rapidly changing environment. This track will focus on how AI is transforming leadership and the skills needed for success. From fostering a strong engineering culture to navigating the unintended consequences of automation, these sessions are essential for anyone looking to thrive in the age of AI. Join us for sessions like: 👉 Building and Enabling a Strong Engineering Culture by Michelle Alexander, VP Engineering @Fanatics 👉 What to Pack for Your GenAI Adventure by Soledad Alborno, Sr. Product Manager @Google 👉 Exploring the Unintended Consequences of Automation in Software by Courtney Nash, Internet Incident Librarian & Research Analyst 👉 Built to Outlast: Cultivating a Culture of Resilience by Kathleen Vignos, VP, Software Engineering @Capital One, Previously Engineering Director @Twitter and @WIRED, Mentor, Facilitator, Speaker, 25+ Years in Tech 👉 Achieving Sustainable Mental Peace at Work Using GenAI by John Gesimondo, Senior Software Engineer @Netflix Whether you're a leader or a team member, you'll walk away with practical insights to help your team adapt and succeed. Book before October 29th to save with our early bird pricing. 🔗 Explore the track: https://bit.ly/47SsC5H #QConSF #SoftwareDevelopment #DevCommunity #DeveloperConference

It was an enriching experience to participate in Sapphire’s 3rd Annual Hypergrowth Engineering Summit! Thank you for the invitation Monica Escobedo and David Carter and for the the opportunity to engage in thought-provoking discussions and gain valuable insights from industry experts. Takeaways and insights from this one-day session: - While allowing employees to use #ChatGPT, it's crucial to implement proper guardrails to protect personally identifiable information (PII) and privacy. Many enterprises choose to build their own chatbots, which can be a better option if privacy is a significant concern. Introducing security measures after the fact is often ineffective. - Data strategy is essential to build or decide on using the right chatbot for the enterprise. It's advisable to start with a data strategy before determining whether to build or use a #genai tool. #DataStrategy - #Infra, especially hardware is getting innovation with the genai. The advent of #genai has sparked innovation in hardware, particularly in the software-focused professionals' renewed interest in understanding hardware trends. #HardwareInnovation - GPU utilization isn't too high even though everybody runs after GPUs! One suggested approach for companies is to start small training jobs as trial before scaling to larger data center settings. First time in 20 years, cloud infra is getting challenged! #GPUUtilization - Cooling is an important trend as #genai server farmers are getting built! #ServerFarms - Enterprise adoption of genai coding tools happen with non-programmers. #EnterpriseAdoption - Until now, #genai tools are built for junior workforce. While current #genai tools cater primarily to junior workforce, we will soon see more tools designed for highly skilled workers. #WorkforceTransformation - Vocational schools instead of college education will pick up. Actually, we started seeing that with bootcamps in the past for #datascience and #ML. We will see it more going forward. This aligns with Peter Thiel's comments on “The Silicon Valley in the 21st century is way too biassed towards the maths people,” and his investment in Devin is showing us a future where "society is going to shift in favor of people with strong verbal skills." #SkillShift - Biggest winner in #genai is consumer! Can't agree more! #Consumer Looking forward to attending the next summit next year! #genai #engineering #SapphireHypergrowthEng #future #datastrategy #infrastructure #cloud

As part of my Master in Data Science program, I am thrilled to announce my participation in the upcoming AI Immersion Tour to Silicon Valley. This comprehensive 7-day program offers an unparalleled opportunity to immerse myself in the latest AI innovations and connect with prominent tech leaders. Tour Highlights: - Expert Insights: Engage in 8 in-depth discussions with renowned thought leaders and founders driving AI advancements. - Behind-the-Scenes Access: Visit 5+ top tech players and incubators, including Meta and NVIDIA, to gain firsthand understanding of their AI innovation strategies. - Bay Area Exploration: Tour iconic landmarks like Apple Park and the Golden Gate Bridge, and experience the dynamic tech ecosystem. - Executive Networking: Attend 3 social dinners with top tech executives, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs to expand my professional network. - Academic Excellence: Visit Stanford University and UC Berkeley to gain valuable insights into the latest AI trends and applications. This tour presents a unique chance to learn from pioneers in the field and connect with global innovators, and I am excited to be a part of it!

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Turing Fest has three themes and one very important mission: to #build better tech. 🧱🧱🧱 Some of the best minds in tech will take to the stage to teach you how to #Build #Grow and #Lead at this year’s event in Edinburgh- so let’s deep dive into the themes starting with BUILD (engineering & product) 💥💥 ℹ️ If you are a software engineer, product manager, or contribute to creating the core value of the business in fields like design, data science, and hardware engineering, here are the sessions you won't want to miss: 🎙From Orange to Apple - Unpacking the Fruits of Four Decades Work in Design and Innovation with Colin Burns, Ex- Senior Director, Apple 🎙A Product Playbook to Building a Unicorn with Megan Caywood Cooper, CEO, Caywood 🎙 The Pros & Cons Of The CPTO Role with Claire Donald, CPTO,  MOO 🎙Scale Hard or Go Home: 14 Years of Mistakes and Learnings on the Journey to CTO with Andrew Phillips, CTO, Skyscanner 🎙 Why Products Fail: The Unspoken Price of Progress with Randeep Sidhu, AI and Health Tech, NHS 🎙Surviving Black Swans: How To Build Resilient Structures & Navigate Unpredictable Events with Gopika M., Product Director, BestSecret Group 🎙 FIRESIDE: Lessons From a Decade in Engineering Leadership at FreeAgent, Intercom, Twitter, & Personio, Maria Gutierrez, VP of Engineering and Operations, Personio 🎙 Distilling Small Language Models for Enterprise with Iain Mackie, CEO & Co-founder, Malted AI 🎙Lessons on Storytelling for Product Builders with Petra Wille, Product Leadership Coach 🎙Positioning Perfection - Avoiding The Big Blunders of Positioning, April Dunford, Positioning  Expert, Ambient Strategy Check out the full agenda at this years’ Turing Fest and grab your tickets today before they sell out! 👉https://lnkd.in/dQKQRimg #turingfest #techevent #techevents #techcommunity

is the skepticism towards AI-powered Interfaces in software engineering teams valid? I encourage software engineering teams to try or find a way to integrate AI interfaces such as GPTs, Co-Pilot, and Amazon Q in the workflow. These tools will get better over time. If used wisely, it can help a lot to boost productivity. #SoftwareEngineering #AI #GPTs Hello all 🪴, I am Sanjeev Thapa a proud husband and father, an innovator living in Germany 🇩🇪. Follow me 🔔 for raw & organic advice on growing your #TechCareer & #TechLeaderShip. If you are interested in #Bootstrapping your business 🚀, I will share my experiences from time to time.

Exciting News for Borderplex Industry Executives! Are you ready to propel the #Borderplex region into the future of AI technology? Join us for the "Borderland AI: An Industry-Driven Roundtable" sponsored by Microsoft & STTE Foundation, taking place on March 7, 2024, from 9am to 12pm at the Microsoft Innovation Hub, 500 W Overland Ave, El Paso, TX 79901. This groundbreaking event is designed to unite forward-thinking executives from various industries to collectively shape the future of AI technology in our region. It's not just an opportunity to stay ahead of the curve but also to drive transformative change within your industry. Here's what you can expect: ✅ Industry Leaders: Explore how AI can revolutionize Education, Life Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Community & Social Services, and Retail and Trade. ✅ Networking: Connect with like-minded professionals and discuss how AI can transform our workforce and region. ✅ Hands-On Experience: Witness how an Open AI Hackathon Model Solved Industry Pain Points. Learn how to join our next wave of Hackthons. ✅ Support Local Innovation: Discover how you can support local startups as a customer advisor or investor in new AI products. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the movement towards a more competitive Borderplex region through AI innovation. Mark your calendars and register now! Together, let's shape the future of our region with AI. For more information and registration, visit https://ow.ly/PFf550QGK49. #ElPasoChamber #BorderlandAI #STTEFoundation #BorderplexRegion

Thrilled to announce my successful registration for Microsoft Research ! 🌐✨ Exciting times are ahead as we gear up for the upcoming episodes. Join me on this incredible journey of scientific discovery and innovation. 🚀 Diving into the dynamic realm of Generative AI, where innovation knows no bounds! 🌐🚀 Join the exploration of cutting-edge breakthroughs, applications in science and business, and the relentless pursuit of advancing AI foundations. Stay tuned for the latest in model evaluation, understanding, and other pivotal research topics. 🤖✨ #GenerativeAI #AIInnovation #ResearchAdvancements #MicrosoftResearch #NextEpisodeComingSoon #InnovationJourney

Building culture trumps everything else while building a company. At Ema, we wrote our culture doc even before writing our pitch deck. Some of our operating principles below: Everyone builds - We hire builders and creators. We hire people who can write software, create original content, and build new processes. Everyone we hire must be able to write code, write prompts, collaborate with AI (even sales, marketing or PR folks) and get a lot more done by themselves without needing large teams around them. The act of building/creating continues to become easy with the help of AI. We believe AI will eat the world and humans need to be able to work collaboratively with AI in every function. (Note: I personally wrote many thousands of lines of code as we were starting Ema and continue to write code as often as I can.) AI First - We’re an AI First company. This means we try to make maximal use of AI in everything we do internally in the company and also the products we build for our customers. We make use of cutting edge AI tools (built by us or third parties) internally in the company for running our systems and processes. We constantly look for solutions where machines can potentially free up humans. One Ema - We collaborate to achieve unified goals of making our customers and Ema successful. We absolutely do not tolerate political behavior in the company. Political behavior means sabotaging your colleagues for advancing your own agenda, talking behind people’s back and passive aggressive behavior. Bring your work-self to work - If you believe in Aliens or don’t like a certain political view, keep that discussion outside of work. Beliefs however opposite to yours should not be discussed or debated at the workplace/ during work. We've a lot of open roles. Please apply if you align with our operating principles https://lnkd.in/ddHRU9Ca #GenAI #FutureOfWork #EmaLaunch Ema Unlimited