Matthijs van der Veer
Coding Architect & Microsoft MVP at Xebia
Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Matthijs is a Coding Architect at Xebia. With a strong focus on Internet of Things and Azure AI, Matthijs helps clients achieve more on Azure. Matthijs has a passion for good work environments, great code, and amazing teams.
Matthijs trained and led teams in different countries. He is a strong believer that remote and distributed teams can be just as (or more) effective than sitting in the same old office together. Matthijs received the Microsoft MVP Award 3 years in a row.
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The One Developer Team: Building AI-Powered Apps Rapidly
Explore how AI is transforming the development of content-generation apps. This session demonstrates how Azure AI Speech, DALL-E, Azure OpenAI, and GitHub Copilot streamline the development process, eliminating the need for visual designers, voice actors, and sound designers.
The goal of this presentation is to inspire you to use AI for rapid prototyping and production. We will highlight two projects: generating daily meditation content for YouTube and transforming this concept into a market-ready mobile app.
Join us to discover how AI can help you build apps faster and build advanced features, pushing the boundaries of app development. And yes, we'll discuss the ethical side as well.
Create Unique Content With Azure AI
Explore the limitless possibilities of content creation with Azure OpenAI's large language models and Azure AI Speech. In this session tailored for business professionals, we'll delve into how these innovative AI technologies can be leveraged for various applications, from crafting self-guided meditations to generating dynamic business content.
What You Will Learn:
- Prompt Engineering with Azure Prompt Flow: Master prompt engineering techniques applicable across diverse content creation needs.
- Leveraging Large Language Models: Discover how to create unique content suitable for various business scenarios.
- Azure AI Speech for Impactful Results: Learn to synthesize speech for engaging presentations, podcasts, and more.
- Common Pitfalls in Using LLMs: Gain insights into typical mistakes and how to avoid them to succeed in your projects.
Session Highlights:
- Live Demonstrations: Engage with live demos that translate into immediate applicability in various business contexts.
- Tailored for Beginners: Perfect for content creators, developers, and enthusiasts interested in leveraging Azure AI for creative applications.
Embark on this journey to harness the power of AI in your content creation process. See you at the session!
Creating Self-Guided Meditations With Azure AI
What happens when you stack GPT-3.5 Turbo, GPT-4, DALL-E, Azure AI Speech and Azure Machine Learning together? You get unlimited potential for generating unique content. In this session, I will take you through my adventures with generative AI to create self-guided meditations automatically uploaded to YouTube daily. You can use these principles to enhance your own applications with artificial intelligence.
What you will learn:
- Leveraging OpenAI's Large Language Models to generate unique content.
- Create human-like interactions with Azure AI Speech. Let's go beyond accents and languages and add some style.
- Automating prompt engineering using AI techniques for more dynamic content.
Throughout the session, you will be bombarded with live demonstrations and real-life examples that will provide you with actionable insights into building robust applications with the latest AI technologies. Whether you're interested in the meditative or the technical aspect, this session promises to be enlightening and inspiring.
The Ethical Paradox of AI: Navigating the Dark Side of a Bright Future
In this talk, we explore the ethical side of artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on biases found in large language models (LLMs). These technologies, while potent, tend to reflect societal prejudices. We will discuss who should be responsible for the outputs generated by these intelligent systems and the impact of such biases.
We will also look at the impact of intelligent automation on employment, especially in creative fields like voice acting and content creation. As AI takes on roles traditionally held by humans, we face important questions about the future of these professions. We will share examples where adopting these advanced systems has posed challenges, showing the need for a careful balance between innovation and protecting human skills.
This presentation is for everyone, whether you know a lot about technology or not. Our aim is to provoke thought about the ethical considerations of intelligent automation. We will talk about times when AI has not worked well and when its use has raised concerns. Our goal is to encourage a wise approach to AI development, ensuring it benefits everyone and respects our values.
Data Meets AI: Crafting LLM Solutions with Azure
Ever wondered how you can give LLMs access to your data, without training your own model? Explore the world of AI application development in our interactive, one-day workshop focused on creating Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) applications with Azure.
Throughout the day, you'll engage in practical exercises to build applications using Azure AI Search and Azure OpenAI. We'll delve into the concepts of vector databases and embeddings, which are essential for to get relevant results from your data. You'll also learn the art of prompt engineering, a key skill in AI development. A significant focus will be understanding the use of different AI models, including the distinctions and appropriate applications for GPT-3.5 and GPT-4. This knowledge is crucial in selecting the right tools for your projects.
During the workshop, there is ample opportunity for questions and interactive discussions, facilitated by two experienced professionals in the field.
Attendees should have a basic understanding of C# and Azure. Join us to enhance your skills in AI and learn how Azure can be a powerful ally in your development journey. Please bring a laptop equipped with Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code, along with a GitHub account. An Azure OpenAI key is required to participate in the hands-on exercises.
Bringing Animatronics to Life with Large Language Models and Azure AI
Discover how to combine Azure's AI technologies, including Azure OpenAI and AI Speech, with Arduino to create interactive animatronics. This session offers a straightforward look at using advanced AI to animate robots, making them more responsive and engaging. Perfect for AI enthusiasts and software developers, we will demonstrate a real animatronic that listens, speaks, and interacts, showing the practical use of AI in robotics. Learn how these technologies can be used together to bring animatronics to life in a clear and accessible way.
Code-First LLMOps With Azure AI & Prompty
In this session you will learn the entire LLMOps journey, from selecting the right model, to writing your first prompt, developing locally and deploying to production. We will use Azure OpenAI, Prompt Flow/Semantic Kernel and Microsoft's new Prompty extension.
This session is for anybody interested in developing with LLMs. Expect many demos!
Automating Content Generation with GitHub Actions & Azure AI
In this session, you will learn how to harness the power of GitHub automation for content generation, leveraging GitHub Actions and Azure AI Services. Discover the role of human review and oversight in reviewing GenAI output and how to chain different forms of GenAI to create unique content. We'll explore a practical example of creating self-guided meditations using GPT-4, Azure AI Speech, and DALL-E 3.
This session is ideal for developers and anyone interested in automation. Expect many practical demos, including using GitHub Actions to automatically create PRs and integrating Azure AI services into your pipeline.
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AI Summer Jam
Kick off the Microsoft learn AI skills challenge together with likeminded people at our Azure AI Summer Jam.
20:00 – 20:45 Building your own GenAI solution on Azure
Speakers: Matthijs van der Veer & Duncan Roosma
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Matthijs van der Veer
Coding Architect & Microsoft MVP at Xebia
Utrecht, The Netherlands
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