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Their wordsThe first thing: no matter how you feel about AI, the genie is out of the bottle and it’s not going back in.
Their wordsAnd it’s all built on the theft of intellectual property on an unprecedented, industrial scale.
Their wordsYou are responsible for the work that you and AI do together.
Their wordsAt the end of the day, I think the best metaphor for AI is that it’s an amplifier.
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Using an LLM mainly through a chatbot on the web or a phone misses at least 90% of its value.
Their wordsBut the most important thing I want to tell you is that if your primary way of using an LLM is through a chatbot interface on the web or your phone, you are missing out on at least 90% of the goodness.
Their wordsIf you’re a data scientist, you should learn to program with LLMs, because they give you data science superpowers.
Their wordsIf there’s one word you remember from this talk, it should be parquet, because parquet files are like CSV files but basically better in every possible way.
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