Flying High with Flutter

LLMs in Action with Immanuel Trummer

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Show Notes

In this episode of Flying High with Flutter, we’re joined by Immanuel Trummer, the author of LLMs in Action and an associate professor at Cornell University specializing in large-scale data analysis. Immanuel shares his insights on large language models (LLMs), how they work, their potential future, and the challenges of privacy and AI. Whether you’re curious about how GPT prompting works or intrigued by the ethics and implications of AI in real-world applications, this episode is packed with valuable knowledge for developers and AI enthusiasts alike!

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🎥 Timecodes: 0:00 - Meet Immanuel Trummer: author of LLMs in Action and expert in large-scale data analysis 12:28 - GPT and prompting: how to interact with LLMs effectively 27:26 - The future of LLMs: what’s next for these models? 28:40 - How do AIs “think”? Exploring discrepancies, randomization, and hallucinations 41:18 - Privacy and AI: challenges and considerations 44:28 - More details about LLMs in Action

🎙️ Guest: Immanuel Trummer • https://x.com/immanueltrummer 🎙️ Host: Allen Wyma • https://x.com/allenwyma

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