Beginning of AI Soldiers / Machines

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Interviews vs Perspectives

Happy to see the discussion encouraged the candidate to explore new perspectives.

The interview is not about pass or fail; it's an opportunity for meaningful discussion and the exchange of ideas.

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GenAI Quality: Beyond the Demo Effect

1. Demo ≠ Production Quality

• Real-world performance matters more than showcases
• Focus on consistent, reliable results

2. Benchmark-Driven Validation

• Standardized performance metrics
• Comprehensive testing scenarios
• Regular evaluation cycles

3. Strategic Speed

• Quality over frequency
• Data foundation first
• Systematic experimentation

4. Data Quality -First Architecture

• Quality data infrastructure
• Robust validation pipelines
• Continuous data improvement

5. Evidence-Based Development

• Model comparison frameworks
• Data-driven decisions
• Measurable improvements

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Why Startups progress well with GenAI Solutions

My perspectives

•  It’s not about solving the problem instantly but gaining better clarity and progressively moving closer to the solution.
• The difference between a big company and a startup is that in a startup, you tackle such problems multiple times, discuss them repeatedly, and prototype extensively.
• In my view, it’s not just about finding the solution; it’s about engaging in discussions, gaining perspectives, prototyping, and solving iteratively. This process leads to innovative solutions rather than adopting a binary stance of zero or one.
• There’s no single way to solve these challenges. It’s about the approach: Are we gaining perspective? Are we taking a step forward? Is the problem solvable? How do we pivot and consider different angles?
• This iterative process is the essence of learning—not just limiting ourselves to Boolean states of zero and one.
• "Innovation comes from persistent iteration, not instant perfection."

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Experimentation, Ownership, and Continuous Learning in Tech

Only certain things we learn through experimentation will provide a clear perspective. At least you have an intuition—it may work, or it may not.

Work in databases, machine learning, or deep learning requires conducting a certain number of experiments to be sure of what works and what doesn't. Of course, learning in these areas is ongoing and continuous.

Ownership is not just about having something without having done it. Ownership is more about having built a certain number of things and gathered the experience so you are able to own it because you know how to do it. When it's not a process that governs things, it's the people with experience and perspective who build better things.

Sometimes, I feel that the term "ownership" is very overloaded. Being a full-stack developer or a jack-of-all-trades requires only a certain amount of fixed time, and you cannot be good at everything. For example, knowing how to fine-tune an index or a model, understanding different types of prompts, context latency, and conducting various experiments.

I think we need to be very clear about learning. Don't just rely on certifications, working on one project, or having some perspective. It's more than just keywords, jargon, and perspectives. Undertaking a good number of experiments, embracing failures, and gaining diverse perspectives will give you the intuition to deal with ambiguity when facing the next set of problems.

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Agent Driven Dashboards - Business Story aligned to User Questions

• Agents will give Dashboards a voice as they will for data
• Data is static in dashboards today and with Agents suddenly will tell stories

Reactive and Proactive work with Agents

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Optimizing AI Models for Low Latency: Techniques and Best Practices

GenAI product building has three key components: consistency, accuracy, and latency. These components are crucial and should be implemented in stages:

• Build a solid data foundation.
• Develop an approach that ensures consistent results.
• Ensure the results are accurate.
• Optimize for latency.

In every real-time implementation:

Once consistency and accuracy are achieved, latency plays a key role.

Techniques for Low Latency Optimization

After achieving accuracy, focus on these techniques to optimize latency:

• Semantic Cache Implementation for similar questions.
• Disable Logging in the production environment.
• Database Optimization: Ensure proximity to the model serving region.
• Multi-Prompt Steps in messaging.
• Low Latency Models: GPT-4o-mini.
• Text Optimization: Balance cost and performance (e.g., Claude 3.5 Sonnet).
• Complex Reasoning: Use Gemini 1.5 Pro (gemini-1.5-pro).
• Optimize Values: Fine-tune input tokens, output tokens, temperature, and max tokens.
• Prompt Optimization: Leverage model context support.
• Utilize Larger Context Windows: Implement multitask prompts.

Infrastructure and Cost Considerations

• Quantization Effects: Using reduced precision (e.g., int8 instead of float32) may introduce minor, predictable delays due to quantization and dequantization steps.
• Fine-Tuned GPT Models: Require high-quality data for implementation.

Top 5 Practices to Master GenAI Product Development

• Solve the GenAI Aspect: Focus on prompt engineering and model versioning.
• Scale for Multiple Formats: Use prompt catalogs and maintain prompt versions.
• Optimize for Low Latency: Implement caching for key data, reuse existing data, and leverage retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) over documents, graphs, and summarized data.
• Ensure Accuracy Across the Board: Preprocess, normalize, and organize data effectively for the use case, using RAG for enhanced results.
• Focus on Safe Usage: Enforce guardrails to ensure responsible and secure deployments.

Entry of Agents

• Once the foundational aspects are achieved, you can migrate to an agentic approach. Ensure robust controls for seamless transitions.

Personal Note

My focus has been on solving and solutioning diverse product use cases. Being an independent consultant has allowed me to concentrate on solutioning aspects of GenAI, LLMs, unstructured data, prompt optimization, and latency reduction. It’s a tradeoff between working on focused areas versus engaging across different layers of implementation.

Happy to collaborate if you are working on GenAI product building or Enterprise GenAI adoption!

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AI Engineers will replace Human Engineers

 

The time when humans are using social media and becoming more dumb and AI makes you zombies

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Bridging the Skills Gap: Rethinking Education and Workforce Strategies in the Age of AI Agents

 $20 Code Agent Capabilities vs. Fresher Skills:

A $20 code agent will be provided, which individuals will need to run, test, and deploy. However, the skill gap between a fresher and the capabilities of this agent will be significant. This raises the need for a strategy to bridge this gap effectively.

Lack of Plan B in the Education System:

Our education system does not currently have a viable Plan B to adapt to such technological advancements. What additional measures can we take beyond utilizing agents to foster innovation? This is a critical area that requires rethinking and redesigning educational priorities.

Agents and Job Creation:

While agents are expected to enhance productivity, an important question remains: What new jobs will emerge as a result of this shift? Do policymakers and industry leaders have a clear vision or roadmap for these new opportunities? Ensuring that policies address this need for job creation is essential.

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How to Survive the 0-1 Journey as an AI Strategist, Solution Architect, and Fractional Product Manager

• Authentic and use your past experience, Patient to details plus Passion for Solving User Problems: Approach challenges with authenticity and genuine perseverance. Always keep the end-user at the heart of your solutions.
• Conviction to Stand by Your Roadmap: Have the courage to defend your vision and stick to the plan despite challenges.
• Confidence While Working with Ambiguity: Draw inspiration from your past experiences to navigate uncertain situations effectively.
• Business, Domain, and Technical Skills: Cultivate a balance of these skills and always think from the customer’s perspective.
• Persistence + Patient thinking with clarity + Little Passion for Working Through the Details: True progress happens on the ground level. High-level ideas at 30,000 feet won’t get products shipped; you need to dig in and make them a reality. This is where consulting versus startup mindsets can diverge significantly.
• Ability to Collaborate with Remote and Distributed Teams: Adaptability and strong communication skills are crucial when working across diverse and distributed teams.
• Master Reading, Writing, and Speaking: These three skills are essential for success. Embrace them as your lifelong allies.
• Connect ideas and inspirations, Read Extensively and Curate Ideas: Read a variety of materials, and leverage quality ideas from your bookmarks or saved resources.
• Don’t Reinvent the Wheel, but Do Invent Something: Build upon existing solutions when appropriate, but strive to create unique innovations where needed.

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Product Pitch Discussions - What Customers Look for in GenAI Products

Based on my observations from participating in client product pitch calls:

Client counterparts, such as the CTO or Head of Data Science, are often technically knowledgeable and savvy about the product and solution. Beyond understanding the product, discussions often delve into detailed questions like the number of models used. While they typically grasp the overall approach and flow, questions about specific models and data usage demand careful and precise responses. Here’s what to keep in mind:

Be Transparent About Shortcomings: It's vital to be upfront about any shortcomings in existing solutions. While most of us are technically proficient and familiar with tools and workflows, clients highly value honesty and clarity.

Custom Benchmarks Are Key: Preparing domain-specific benchmarks is crucial. This demonstrates how your solution aligns with and addresses specific business needs.

Addressing Issues and Challenges: Highlight the number of issues or challenges you've successfully resolved. This underscores the robustness and reliability of your approach.

Focus on Metrics: Consistency, accuracy, and relevance are the key metrics to emphasize. These reflect the reliability, pertinence, and latency of the solution. Convey that no single model can solve every domain use case; solutions must be holistic and tailored to the domain.

Incorporate Real Domain Experience: Embedding domain expertise into the product makes it easier to outperform competitors and deliver exceptional value.

LLM Benchmark Dashboard: Having a custom dashboard ready is transformative. It should highlight functionality, responsibility, adoption, and usage, giving clients an immediate view of the solution's capabilities.

Stay Ahead with Features and Workflows: Ensure your product offers features and workflows that provide real, tangible value to the client.

Hands-On Work and Proven Benchmarks: Demonstrating hands-on work and showcasing proven benchmarks are always more persuasive to clients. They prefer tested, reliable solutions that save time and effort while aligning with their goals.

This experience is very identical to my experience with the CTO of a US-based specialty Retailer

I presented a ReimaginedWorkflow for: Customers, Support analysts, Procurement teams, Digital Asset Management

GenAI-powered workflows for

• New engagement models
• Innovative interactions
• Blending creative solutions

Proven approach / Quick time to market / Iterative experiments are they key aspects that people trust your approach.

Having participated in the 0-to-1 journey, I've learned that authenticity and transparency are the foundations of success. Efforts aligned with a clear vision will always pay off.

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Thank You and Looking Ahead to 2025!

To all our customers, clients, and friends—thank you for your tremendous support throughout 2024.

As we step into 2025, I’d like to share my wishlist for GenAI Product Development and Responsible AI Adoption:

Promoting Positive AI Impact:

• Ensuring fair compensation for creators whose content is used in training AI models.
• Leveraging AI to bridge gaps in education and healthcare access.
• Accelerating infrastructure development through AI-driven innovations.
• Enhancing employability by creating AI-driven solutions to upskill individuals.
• Fostering the next generation of knowledge workers and problem solvers.

Establishing Regular Fair Use and Audit Policies:

• Implementing focused regulations for monitoring and auditing GenAI adoption to ensure long-term societal benefits.
• Prioritizing ethical considerations and purposeful implementations over profit motives, with clear timelines.
• Establish strict controls to prevent unethical usage and hold model creators accountable for adverse AI impacts.
• Addressing concerns around AI companionship and mitigating risks of digital addiction.

A Personal Milestone

2024, we reached an exciting milestone—50 students enrolled in my course! It was such a proud moment to receive an appraisal from my ex-boss about the course.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who enrolled and provided valuable feedback. My network is my greatest support, and I deeply appreciate all the conversations with customers and potential clients.

Since its launch, students have collectively viewed 4,175.33 minutes of lecture content—an incredible achievement that motivates me to keep improving.

Wishing Everyone a Successful, Safe, and Happy 2025!

Here’s to a year of success, safety, productivity, and joy!

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