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Leveling Up: Tools and Techniques to Make AI Development More Accessible
Jan 11, 2024
Sarmad Qadri, founder and CEO of LastMile, discusses the need for software engineering rigor in AI development and the democratization of AI. Topics include AI config, AI workbook, experimentation and collaboration with generative AI frameworks. The podcast also explores the retrieval-augmented generation system, AI config and semantic retrieval as AI development tools, the concept of orchestration in software engineering teams, ETL focus and vector databases in AI data, and the importance of proper tools for AI development.
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- Last Mile aims to provide software engineers with a tailored workflow that combines ML ops principles with familiar software engineering practices, bridging the gap between engineers and generative AI.
- AI Config, an open-source tool developed by Last Mile, focuses on version control and standardization of generative AI models, simplifying the development and deployment of generative AI applications for software engineers.
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Last Mile: AI Developer Platform for Engineering Teams
Last Mile is an AI developer platform designed for engineering teams. It focuses on prototype and productionized generative AI apps specifically for engineers, rather than just ML practitioners. The founder and CEO, Sarmad Caudrey, previously worked as a software engineering manager at Facebook, bringing practical experience to the company. Last Mile was inspired by the revolution of software engineers developing AI applications for the first time. The company aims to create a new developer workflow that combines ML ops principles with familiar software engineering practices. The goal is to provide software engineers with the tools they need to build generative AI applications and integrate them into their existing workflows.
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