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How to Use Nondeterministic LLMs for Building Robust Deterministic Applications

by flaksmanConversational AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning May 6, 2024May 7, 2024Comments are Disabled

If you’ve followed my previous posts, you might be under the impression that I’m against large language models (LLMs). However, in the words of my mother, “I’m just kvetching!” The truth is, I’ve been a devoted fan of LLMs for quite some time and have successfully integrated them into multiple customer-facing products. So, why the …

The Astonishing Reasons Why Your LLM is a Bad Notetaker

by flaksmanConversational AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning March 28, 2024March 28, 2024Comments are Disabled

We’ve all been there. You gather your team for a meeting, you make a bunch of decisions that lead to a series of follow-up action items. Then a week goes by, you meet again and nobody remembers what on earth you decided and none of the action items have been closed out. And right there …

Introducing Task-Oriented Multiparty Conversational AI: Inviting AI to the Party

by flaksmanConversational AI, Machine Learning, Speech Recognition, Startups February 25, 2024February 25, 2024Comments are Disabled

The term “conversational AI” has been around for some time. There are dozens of definitions all over the internet. But let me refresh your memory with a definition from NVIDIA’s website. Conversational AI is the application of machine learning to develop language-based apps that allow humans to interact naturally with devices, machines, and computers using …

Generative AI – Prolific Copyright Infringer?

by flaksmanMachine Learning January 22, 2024January 22, 2024Comments are Disabled

So, you might be wondering, “What makes this guy fit to pen an article about generative AI and copyright infringement?” I mean, I’m no copyright lawyer, nor do I moonlight as one on television. But I do bring a unique viewpoint to the table. After all, I’ve dabbled in the music industry and have been …

Your Large Language Model – it’s as Dumb as a Rock

by flaksmanMachine Learning, Startups March 1, 2023March 2, 2023One Comment

© Jason Flaks -Initially generated by DALL-E and edited by Jason Flaks Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately you likely think we’re entering some sort of AI-pocalypse. The sky is falling and the bots have come calling. There are endless reports of ChatGPT acing college-level exams, becoming self-aware, and even trying to break …

The Annotators Dilemma: When Humans Teach Machines to Fail

by flaksmanMachine Learning February 22, 2022February 22, 2022Comments are Disabled

What does a machine learning model trained via supervised learning and a lion raised in captivity have in common? … They’re both likely to die in the wild! Now that might sound like a joke aimed at getting PETA to boycott my blog, but this is no laughing matter. Captive bred lions are more likely …

Voting is Just a Precision and Recall Optimization Problem

by flaksmanMachine Learning, Uncategorized March 3, 2021March 3, 2021Comments are Disabled

It’s hard to avoid the constant bickering about the results of our last election. Should mail-in voting be legal? Do we need stricter voter identification laws? Was there fraud in the last election? Did it impact the results? These are just a fraction of the questions circulating around elections and voter integrity these days. Sadly, …