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<Title>AI Technical Meetup and Networking event, 5-7pm Thursday, August 29</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><img src="https://ai.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/734/2024/06/600_521207344.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>The </span><a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span><strong>UMBC Training Centers</strong></span></a><span> will hold an <a href="https://www.meetup.com/c4a-ai/events/302594613/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yourEvent_savedevents_share_modal&amp;utm_source=link" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>AI Technical Meetup and Networking</strong></a> event from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT on Thursday, August 29, at their facility in Columbia, MD. </span></p><p><span>S</span><span>peakers </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ommo-clark-b715a23/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span><strong>Ommo Clark</strong></span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddhantgupta4/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span><strong>Siddhant Gupta</strong></span></a><span>, and </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dslonaker/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span><strong>Devon Slonaker</strong></span></a><span>will share their experiences with the AI technology currently shaping the industry. Topics will include</span></p><ul><li><p><span>An evaluation of the state-of-the-art <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepfake#Detection" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Deepfake Detection</a></strong> software and a discussion of which companies have the most effective detection products;</span></p></li><li><p><span>The local installation and effectiveness of various <strong><a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/small-language-models-with-phi-3-cookbook-a-guide/ba-p/4149864" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Small Language Models</a></strong> (SLMs) with a focus on Speech to Text and Text to Speech models;</span></p></li><li><p><span>A demonstration of using APIs and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Anthropic Claude</strong></a> models to build your own AI application;</span></p></li><li><p><span>A demonstration of the mid-August release of <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-4o" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">GPT-4o’s</a></strong> Advanced Voice Mode and powerful tools to enhance their AI-driven applications efficiently.</span></p></li></ul><p><span>Register for this free event </span><strong><a href="https://www.meetup.com/c4a-ai/events/302594613/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yourEvent_savedevents_share_modal&amp;utm_source=link" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>here</span></a><span>.</span></strong></p><p><br></p></span> <hr><a href="https://ai.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>UMBC Center for AI</strong></a></div>
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<Summary>The UMBC Training Centers will hold an AI Technical Meetup and Networking event from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT on Thursday, August 29, at their facility in Columbia, MD.   Speakers Ommo Clark,...</Summary>
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