September 2024: Common Knowledge

Have you asked a chatbot a question? How good do you think the answer was? Member Alex Rudnick can shed some light on the topic, as a software engineer, researcher, and educator in natural language processing. Alex will be discussing the large language models such as ChatGPT that are showing up at an increasing rate across the internet. What's a large language model? And what does it mean for it to be large? What are they good at and not so good at?

We'll also sing along with the band to these songs:

Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police
The Impression That I Get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
September - Earth Wind & Fire

When?

10:45 - Coffee, tea and mingling
11:00 - Program
12:00 - Potluck - Bring something to share! We have a fridge and microwave available.

We have free coffee and tea, babysitters, and parking. We are run entirely by volunteers. Donations are gratefully accepted.

We will also stream our meeting. Link TBD.