{"id":1484,"date":"2023-09-19T16:54:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/startups\/blog\/?p=1484"},"modified":"2025-06-24T20:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:51:59","slug":"experts-on-ai-a-series-of-fireside-chats-about-llms-and-ai-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/startups\/blog\/experts-on-ai-a-series-of-fireside-chats-about-llms-and-ai-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts on AI: A series of fireside chats about LLMs and AI best practices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As AI capabilities advance rapidly, it&#8217;s now easier than ever for new companies to create intelligent apps, solutions, and services that attract customers and drive growth. We sat down with startup leaders, investors, and AI experts to shed light on the use of AI and large language models (LLMs) to help deepen your understanding of AI and LLMs. Watch as we gain insights and practical tips from AI leaders and Microsoft experts, covering foundational knowledge to intricate concepts. Discover how they address questions about rapidly evolving AI models, how ChatGPT is transforming organizations, and how to optimize LLMs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch founders and AI experts answer questions about AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Luis Vargas<\/strong>, technical advisor to the Microsoft CTO, talks with <strong>Paroma Varma<\/strong>, Co-Founder of Snorkel AI, which has created a data-centric platform that helps companies and government agencies accelerate AI application development. 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They explore opportunities for startups in AI, the importance of testing and validating solutions before investing in AI training, and how AI can reduce costs, which startups can then pass on to their customers as they build their sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Opportunities for Startups in AI (Artificial Intelligence) with Sarah Guo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/SigXVFiksWo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Testing Your AI (Artificial Intelligence) Product with Sarah Guo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9tnZcckg4-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to Pass Value to Customers with Sarah Guo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/b7MBZnO-Bmc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ashley Llorens<\/strong>, Vice President at Microsoft Research, talks with <strong>Pascal Bornet<\/strong>, an author, founder, AI advisor, and member of the Forbes Technology Council and Intelligent Automation Advisory. In their videos, they discuss the use of AI for automation and augmentation, how GPT is driving organizational change, and responsible AI and self-governance. They also emphasize the importance of transparency with customers regarding AI and data usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How GPT is Creating Organizational Change with Pascal Bornet\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/UBuV2dKfGYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Responsible AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Self-Governance with Pascal Bornet\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/phMivJEcPyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>S\u00e9bastien Bubeck<\/strong>, ML Foundations Lead at Microsoft Research, talks with <strong>William Hinthorn<\/strong>, Machine Learning Engineer at LangChain, a framework for developing applications powered by language models. Their conversation covers making LLMs more predictable and effectively evaluating and enhancing their output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Evaluating the Output of Your LLM (Large Language Models): Insights from Microsoft &amp; LangChain\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_2KGc4zow24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making LLMs (Large Language Models) More Predictable: Expert Insights from Microsoft &amp; LangChain\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/OTe7G5s9Mv8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Evaluation Approaches for Your LLM (Large Language Model): Insights from Microsoft &amp; LangChain\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/FRyFybz5nwM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Johannes Gehrke<\/strong>, Lab Director at Microsoft Research, Redmond, talks with <strong>Alex Graveley<\/strong>, Founder of Minion AI (still in its launching phase) and an early contributor to Github Copilot. They explore how to improve LLM prompts to produce optimal results in AI-powered applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Art of LLM (Large Language Models) Prompting: Insights from Microsoft + Minion AI\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KFIfDgfuHfc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about Microsoft for Startups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Microsoft, we take pride in helping startups embrace the transformative power of AI by <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/startups\/ai\">offering AI advisory services and free access to industry-leading AI technology<\/a>, including OpenAI. 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