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3 Week Bootcamp: Building Realtime LLM Application
  • Introduction
    • Timelines and Structure
    • Course Syllabus
    • Meet your Instructors
    • Action Items
  • Basics of LLM
    • What is Generative AI?
    • What is a Large Language Model?
    • Advantages and Applications of Large Language Models
    • Bonus Resource: Multimodal LLMs and Google Gemini
  • Word Vectors Simplified
    • What is a Word Vector
    • Word Vector Relationships
    • Role of Context in LLMs
    • Transforming Vectors into LLM Responses
      • Neural Networks and Transformers (Bonus Module)
      • Attention and Transformers (Bonus Module)
      • Multi-Head Attention, Transformers Architecture, and Further Reads (Bonus Module)
    • Graded Quiz 1
  • Prompt Engineering
    • What is Prompt Engineering
    • Prompt Engineering and In-context Learning
    • Best Practices to Follow in Prompt Engineering
    • Token Limits in Prompts
    • Ungraded Prompt Engineering Excercise
      • Story for the Excercise: The eSports Enigma
      • Your Task
  • Retrieval Augmented Generation and LLM Architecture
    • What is Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)?
    • Primer to RAG: Pre-Trained and Fine-Tuned LLMs
    • In-Context Learning
    • High-level LLM Architecture Components for In-context Learning
    • Diving Deeper: LLM Architecture Components
    • LLM Architecture Diagram and Various Steps
    • RAG versus Fine-Tuning and Prompt Engineering
    • Versatility and Efficiency in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Key Benefits of RAG for Enterprise-Grade LLM Applications
    • Similarity Search in Vectors (Bonus Module)
    • Using kNN and LSH to Enhance Similarity Search in Vector Embeddings (Bonus Module)
    • Graded Quiz 2
  • Hands-on Development
    • Prerequisites
    • Dropbox Retrieval App in 15 Minutes
      • Building the app without Dockerization
      • Understanding Docker
      • Building the Dockerized App
    • Amazon Discounts App
      • How the Project Works
      • Repository Walkthrough
    • How to Run 'Examples'
  • Bonus Resource: Recorded Interactions from the Archives
  • Bootcamp Keynote Session on Vision Transformers
  • Final Project + Giveaways
    • Prizes and Giveaways
    • Tracks for Submission
    • Final Submission
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  1. Retrieval Augmented Generation and LLM Architecture

Key Benefits of RAG for Enterprise-Grade LLM Applications

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) elevates Large Language Models (LLMs) by enhancing their intelligence, efficiency, and relevance.

Below, we outline some of the core benefits that will be especially important for you while considering for building an LLM application in a production or enterprise environment.

  1. Real-Time, Human-Like Learning for Trusted and Relevant Information: By leveraging real-time data feeds, the model can deliver information that is not only current and reliable but also relevant across functions. This capacity for real-time learning mimics how humans naturally acquire and process information, ensuring that the model’s output remains up-to-date and contextually accurate.

  2. Robust Data Governance and Security:

    • Minimized Hallucination: Real-time data retrieval techniques enhance the model's accuracy, reducing the likelihood of producing misleading or 'hallucinated' content. Plus, this data is sourced from trusted data sources (including unstructured data sources, and not necessarily labeled data sets.)

    • PII Management and Hierarchical Access: Advanced governance protocols ensure the ethical handling of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Additionally, role-based access controls are in place to limit the availability of sensitive information. For example, if as an employee I inquire about my manager's salary increase, I shouldn't be able to see it.

  3. Clarity on Data Sources: While generating the responses, the LLMs can site the data source from your data corpus where the information is being retrieved from. The capacity to trace the origins of the data bolsters the LLM's credibility and instills user trust.

  4. Compliance-Ready:

    • Security Measures for AI-Specific Risks: Standard IT security measures can be adapted to address specific generative AI risks, including features like automated compliance audits or alerts for sensitive data access.

    • Regulatory Adaptability: Given the ever-changing regulations surrounding generative AI, including those like the EU's AI Act, your LLM can be configured to adapt to future compliance requirements.

  5. Streamlined Customization: Employing RAG means you can say goodbye to the complexities of fine-tuning, extra databases (we'll cover that), or added computational needs, making the customization process both efficient and budget-friendly.

This architecture is not just future-proof but also aligns perfectly with real-world needs, striking the right balance between efficiency and reliability.

Let's understand this with some real-world use case

  • Customer Support: For real-time, context-sensitive customer assistance.

  • Content Curation: For summarizing articles, recommending related content, and generating new pieces.

  • Healthcare Analytics: For medical research and drug discovery.

  • Supply Chain Management: For real-time data analysis and decision-making.

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Let's keep the momentum going as we delve further into the hands-on implementation in the next module!

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