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Dave Erickson

Dave Erickson

Distinguished Architect, Elastic

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States

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Dave Erickson is the Public Sector Distinguished Architect at Elastic, a leading technology company. With a wealth of experience in spearheading large-scale data projects across various critical sectors, including civilian, healthcare, defense, and national security, Dave is a seasoned expert in emerging technologies. His expertise shines in designing and implementing petabyte-scale data architectures, tackling complex challenges head-on. Dave's extensive cross-agency exposure in the world of Big Data architecture empowers him to anticipate emerging trends and apply them to the government space.

Area of Expertise

  • Government, Social Sector & Education

Topics

  • Information Retrieval and Data Engineering in Government Systems
  • Grounded AI
  • Retrieval Augmented Generation
  • Generative AI
  • Search

Grounded AI in Search: Anchoring AI Responses in Factual Data

The adoption of Grounded AI, particularly in search and information retrieval, heralds a new era for AI-driven solutions, ensuring responses are deeply rooted in factual and up-to-date sources. While technologies like Large Language Models have paved the way for transformative user experiences across numerous industries, their dependence on static datasets poses challenges in relevance, timeliness, and domain-specific accuracy. The next evolution in AI-driven solutions, thus, lies in harnessing the power of search engines, integrating them seamlessly with generative models like ChatGPT.

By fusing AI with advanced search capabilities, we can offer an unparalleled user experience that derives its answers from real-time, domain-specific, and highly factual data sources. This ensures that AI's responses are not only coherent but also genuinely informative, addressing the inherent limitations observed in previous AI models.

In this presentation, attendees will gain insights into:
• The paramount significance of grounding AI responses in fact-based, contemporary data to enhance user trust and experience.
• Techniques to prompt AI models with the latest and most relevant information, thereby minimizing inaccuracies and "hallucinations".
• Integrating advanced search capabilities with AI models for real-time data retrieval and enhanced response quality.
• Addressing and ensuring the security of these integrations, thereby safeguarding proprietary information and staying ahead of cyber threats.

By the end, attendees will have a comprehensive understanding of why and how the convergence of Grounded AI and search capabilities is the future for genuinely informed AI-driven user experiences.

Dave Erickson

Distinguished Architect, Elastic

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States

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