Generative
AI Training 19 - 22 September, 2023

Broad Overview of LLMs Session 1

19th
10:00AM

Description:
High level overview of LLMs, their applications, limitations and implications.

Transformer Model Session 2

19th
11:15AM

Description:
In this module we will go over the basic transformer architecture, and try to understand the design decisions and relevant factors influencing the architecture.

Lab: Question Answering Session 3

19th
2:00PM

Description:
In this module we will explore multi-turn conversational question answering with the CoQA dataset, and implement a BERT based question answering system.

Training Transformers Session 4

20th
10:30AM

Description:
In this module we will explore the two dominant strategies involved in language modelling, AR and MLM training. Additionally, we will go over other details involved in training transformers.

Case Study: RLHFSession 5

20th
2:00PM

Description:
In this module we will learn the basics of reinforcement learning followed by RLHF - a powerful technique for introducing human feedback into language models.

Computation saving tips & tricks Session 6

20th
3:45PM

Description:
In this module we will explore several strategies to alleviate computational demands of large language models.

Limitations of LLMs ISession 7

21st
10:00AM

Description:
Large language models pose a series of serious challenges with regard to practical implementation. In this module we will explore some of these issues like hallucinations and explainability.

Project specific
discussions

21st
11:15AM

Description:
Discussion and brain-storming related to ongoing projects.

Limitations of LLMs IISession 8

21st
1:30PM

Description:
Large language models pose a series of serious challenges with regard to practical implementation. In this module we will explore these issues.

Case study: AlphaCodeSession 9

21st
2:45PM

Description:
In this module we will explore the AlphaCode system by DeepMind, which generates competitive solutions to coding contest problems using LLMs.

Lab : PromptingSession 11

22nd
1:30PM

Description:
In this module we will learn to implement various prompting techniques with the Falcon-7b model.

Q&A Session

22nd
3:45PM

Description:
Question answer session to clarify doubts and discuss other aspects.