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SUMMARY:What's Your Favourite Browser Add-on?
DESCRIPTION:📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave\, Unit 210) & Online💻👥 Hybrid💲 Free \n\n\n\nDiscover Hidden Gems of the Browser World!Join us for a fun and interactive session where we ask the big question: What’s your favorite browser add-on? \n\n\n\nThis show-and-tell style event is your chance to share the tools you love\, explore nifty add-ons others swear by\, and walk away with a treasure trove of new ideas to enhance your browsing experience. From productivity boosters to quirky tools you never knew you needed\, there’s something for everyone! \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect:📢 Brief presentations from attendees showcasing their favorite add-ons.💬 Casual discussions and Q&A to dive deeper into the coolest features.✨A chance to mix and mingle with fellow tech enthusiasts \n\n\n\n📆Feb 6\, 2025🕦6pm-8pm📍Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave.\, Unit 210\, Windsor\, ON)& Online via Zoom \n\n\n\n✔️In-Person RSVP below🖥️ Virtual RSVP via Zoom
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SUMMARY:DIY Retrieval-Augmented Generation
DESCRIPTION:📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave\, Unit 210) & Online💻👥 Hybrid💲 Free \n\n\n\nUnlocking AI’s Potential with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Are you ready to take your AI expertise to the next level? This event is tailor-made for experienced technologists eager to explore the cutting edge of artificial intelligence. \n\n\n\nJoin Doug Sartori as he demystifies Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)\, a game-changing approach to enhancing AI models with your own data. In this insightful session\, Doug will showcase the tools and techniques he used to develop an expert chatbot designed to help users navigate the goals\, policies\, strategies\, and structure of Canada’s Ministry of Health bureaucracy. \n\n\n\nWhat You’ll LearnDoug will guide you through key concepts and practical insights\, including:🤖 How RAG works and why it’s a breakthrough in AI development🤖 Tools and resources to integrate custom data into AI models🤖 Practical steps for creating your own specialized chatbot \n\n\n\nInteractive Q&ABring your questions! After the demonstration\, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in an interactive Q&A session to deepen their understanding of RAG and its applications.Don’t miss this chance to expand your skillset\, connect with fellow technologists\, and explore the frontier of AI innovation. \n\n\n\n📆 Tuesday\, February 18\, 2025🕡 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave\, Unit 210) & Online \n\n\n\n✔️In-Person RSVP below🖥️ Virtual RSVP via Zoom
URL:https://www.hackf.org/event/diy-retrieval-augmented-generation/
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SUMMARY:Running a Local LLM
DESCRIPTION:📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave\, Unit 210) & Online💻👥 Hybrid💲 Free \n\n\n\nJoin us for this LUG event as we walk through the steps for running a local LLM within a container\, discussing why you would want to run a local LLM\, and how to configure Open Web UI to use your local LLMs. \n\n\n\nPrerequisites for the DemoIf you’d like to follow along during the demo\, please carefully read everything below. We won’t have time to bootstrap everyone’s computer during the event. Some familiarity with your operating system’s command line will be required as we’ll be using commands to get everything up and running. Using Linux is not a requirement as the commands should also work on Windows and MacOS (though there might be some slight variances). \n\n\n\nHaving a computer with a LLM chip or any other specific hardware is not required. Everything we’ll be doing can be run on the CPU. The presentation will cover some hardware considerations and limitations. \n\n\n\nWhat you’ll need: \n\n\n\n\nLaptop (if in-person)\n\n\n\nIf using Windows or MacOS\, make sure Podman Desktop is installed and up to date\n\n\n\nIf using Linux\, make sure Podman and/or Podman Desktop is installed and up to date\n\n\n\n\nIf you have any questions about any of the prerequisites or need help\, please join the Hackforge Discord and ask your questions in the #linux-users-group channel. Our user base will be more than happy to help you! \n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n\nBrief presentation covering:\n\nWhat we’ll be doing in the demo\n\n\n\nDiscuss a couple of reasons why you would want to run a local LLM\n\n\n\nHardware considerations & limitations\n\n\n\n\n\nDemo\n\n\n\n\n📆Date: Thursday\, February 27th🕦 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (EST)📍Location: Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave.\, Unit 210\, Windsor\, ON) & Zoom \n\n\n\n✔️In-Person RSVP below🖥️ Virtual RSVP via Zoom
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