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Local Vector Database, AI Hackathons, and Berlin Buzzwords...

š¤ Hi there!
A wide array of events, tutorials, blogs, and podcasts coming your way. Get ready for an exciting lineup of topics as we dive right in ā¦
Vector Data Tips, Tricks, and Tech
How-To
āļø Running Large Language Models Privately - privateGPT and Beyond ā By Zain Hasan
Explore the discussion on data privacy and privacy-preserving machine learning for LLMs.
āļø How to run an embedded vector database in 10 lines of code ā By Dan Dascalescu
Learn the step-by-step tutorial on running a local vector database.
New AI & Data Tech
š Kapa AI with Emil Sorensen and Finn Bauer - Weaviate Podcast #50
Data Ingestion to Cleaning, Chunking, LLM latency, and emerging trends in LLMs.
š Retrieving Texts based on Abstract Descriptions Explained
Use of summarization chains for optimizing text embedding models.
š SQL-PaLM Explained
Prompting the PaLM LLM to convert natural language questions into SQL syntax.
š Greg Kamradt and Colin Harman on LLM Agents - Weaviate Podcast #51
Evolution of LLMs, covering topics such as Tool Use, Databases, Multi-Agent, AutoGPT, and Privacy.
Using Weaviate's Ref2Vec for building recommendation engines.
Events
Upcoming events
šļø oneAPI DevSummit 2023 ā Virtual Event on June 13, 2023
Join us and Beewant as we present a video-search demo built on Weaviate.
Register for FREE: https://www.oneapi.io/events/oneapi-devsummit-2023/
šļø Berlin Buzzwords 2023 ā In-person on June 18-20, 2023
š¤āFrom keyword to vector - a personal journeyā ā Byron Voorbach, Weaviate.
Upcoming hackathons
šļø AI Tinkerers Summer Hackathon ā June 10, 2023
Meet with Zain from team Weaviate in-person. Compete for prizes and get a limited-edition event t-shirt.
šļø Vector DB & LLM Hackathon ā June 16-17, 2023
āA welcome evening and BBQ (Friday, June 16th - Session 1) and an all-day Vector Search Hackathon (Saturday, June 17th - Session 2) with the MLOps.community and Weaviate.
šļø UC Berkeley AI Hackathon ā June 17-18, 2023
Build a new generation of responsible AI. Meet Erika and Connor from team Weaviate in-person, and win exciting prizes.
New to Team Weaviate
Please welcome Jobi George, our new Head of Partnerships, joining us from San Jose, US.
We're thrilled to have you on board, Jobi!

Thanks for Reading
If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the Weaviate Forum.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates in just two weeks.
Best,
Femke