Introduction to LLMs for Business Leaders: Responsible AI Strategy Beyond Fear and Hype (Byte-sized Learning)
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In this comprehensive guide, business leaders will gain a nuanced understanding of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI. The book covers the rapid progress of LLMs, explains technical concepts in non-technical terms, provides business use cases, offers implementation strategies, explores impacts on the workforce, and discusses ethical considerations. Key topics include:
The Evolution of LLMs: From early statistical models to transformer architectures and foundation models.How LLMs Understand Language: Demystifying key components like self-attention, embeddings, and deep linguistic modeling.The Art of Inference: Exploring inference parameters for controlling and optimizing LLM outputs.Appropriate Use Cases: A nuanced look at LLM strengths and limitations across applications like creative writing, conversational agents, search, and coding assistance.Productivity Gains: Synthesizing the latest research on generative AI’s impact on worker efficiency and satisfaction.The Perils of Automation: Examining risks like automation blindness, deskilling, disrupted teamwork and more if LLMs are deployed without deliberate precautions.The LLM Value Chain: Analyzing key components, players, trends and strategic considerations.Computational Power: A deep dive into the staggering compute requirements behind state-of-the-art generative AI.Open Source vs Big Tech: Exploring the high-stakes battle between open and proprietary approaches to AI development.The Generative AI Project Lifecycle: A blueprint spanning use case definition, model selection, adaptation, integration and deployment.Ethical Data Sourcing: Why the training data supply chain proves as crucial as model architecture for responsible development.Evaluating LLMs: Surveying common benchmarks, their limitations, and holistic alternatives.Efficient Fine-Tuning: Examining techniques like LoRA and PEFT that adapt LLMs for applications with minimal compute.Human Feedback: How reinforcement learning incorporating human ratings and demonstrations steers models towards helpfulness.Ensemble Models and Mixture-of-Experts: Parallels between collaborative intelligence in human teams and AI systems.Areas of Research and Innovation: Retrieval augmentation, program-aided language models, action-based reasoning and more.Ethical Deployment: Pragmatic steps for testing, monitoring, seeking feedback, auditing incentives and mitigating risks responsibly.
The book offers an impartial narrative aimed at informing readers for thoughtful adoption, maximizing real-world benefits while proactively addressing risks. With this guide, leaders gain integrated perspectives essential to setting sound strategies amidst generative AI’s rapid evolution.
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ASIN : B0CH28XG4D
Publisher : Now Next Later AI
Publication date : September 2, 2023
Language : English
Print length : 250 pages
ISBN-10 : 0645510580
ISBN-13 : 978-0645510584
Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
Reading age : 15 – 18 years
Dimensions : 5 x 0.57 x 8 inches
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Piaras –
A must-read for non-technical business leaders.
“Introduction to LLMs for Business Leaders: Responsible AI Strategy Beyond Fear and Hype” by I. Almeida is a must-read for non-technical business leaders looking to harness the potential of advanced technologies like GPT-4 and Claude 2. This guide provides a practical and ethical approach to integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into various business operations, from marketing to legal affairs.The book navigates the complexities of LLMs with clarity, ensuring that even those without a technical background can grasp their significance. It offers valuable insights into the rapid advancements of LLMs and their real-world applications.What sets this guide apart is its focus on responsible AI strategy. It emphasizes the importance of ethical considerations when deploying LLMs, making sure that businesses not only maximize benefits but also minimize risks.Furthermore, readers gain access to the AI Academy platform, allowing them to deepen their knowledge through quizzes, discussions with peers, and complimentary access to the “AI Fundamentals for Business Leaders” course. This holistic approach ensures that business leaders are well-prepared to navigate the transformative world of AI.In a time when AI is reshaping industries, “Introduction to LLMs for Business Leaders” is a valuable resource that empowers leaders to harness AI’s potential safely and ethically. It’s a roadmap for those ready to move beyond the commotion and embrace the benefits of LLMs for their organizations.
Daniel Lamb –
A good and informative text.
This text will give one a very solid introduction as to how LLMs are created. It’s my advise that people should understand how the are constructed. You’ll benefit greatly from what you learn.
Amy K. –
Imperative Read!
“Introduction to Large Language Models for Business Leaders: Responsible AI Strategy Beyond Fear and Hype” by I. Almeida is a comprehensive guide that introduces non-technical business leaders to the transformative potential of large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 and Claude 2. This book provides a pragmatic approach to harnessing the power of LLMs while ensuring ethical considerations are given due importance.The author highlights how LLMs can revolutionize various aspects of business operations, including marketing, software development, HR, R&D, customer service, and legal operations. However, the book emphasizes the need for a balanced perspective when adopting LLMs, encouraging readers to consider both the benefits and potential challenges.Throughout the guide, readers will gain insights into the rapid advancements of LLMs, presented in simple terms that are accessible to non-technical individuals. Practical business applications are explored, accompanied by strategies for seamless integration and an assessment of potential impacts on teams.One of the book’s strengths lies in its exploration of the ethical considerations surrounding the deployment of LLMs. The author provides a thoughtful examination of the ethical implications and encourages responsible decision-making.With a clear focus on informing rather than influencing, “Introduction to Large Language Models for Business Leaders” serves as a valuable roadmap for business leaders looking to adopt LLMs thoughtfully. By maximizing the benefits and minimizing risks, this book empowers readers to navigate beyond the noise and truly understand how LLMs can positively impact their businesses.
V.E. –
Great Read about AI
Introduction to Large Language Models for Business Leaders: Responsible AI Strategy Beyond Fear and Hype (Byte-sized Learning Book 2) by I. Almeida is well-written and is an excellent reference for business executives learning about the world of AI. It provides a great mix between simplifying complicated AI principles and looking at the critical moral challenges of using AI models. The book provides you with solid advice on harnessing LLMs like GPT-4 to improve key company activities while effectively managing their impact in a myriad of ways. This book is a thorough guide for anyone looking to leverage the power of AI for their companies while providing guidance and clarity. While the use of AI is controversial at this time, the book lays out a good roadmap for utilizing this new technology. Recommended.
AliReads –
Informative and educational book that conveys the message very effectively
Introduction to LLMs for Business Leaders by I. Almeida’s “Introduction to LLMs for Business Leaders” is an excellent guide for business leaders not directly involved in practical applications to learn about Large Language Models (LLMs). The book helps them transform their businesses in advertising, computer software development, human resources, research and development, customer service, and legal considerations.LLMs are powerful artificial intelligence techniques that can create natural language texts on various subjects such as GPT-4 and Claude 2. It explores how LLM is favorable in different business disciplines. The author provides a helpful framework for developing AI strategies that mitigate the risks involved in LLM and make them embrace it as a source of competitive gain and revolution. It describes the rapid progression in LLM by understanding complex concepts and elaborates its considerable effects on teamwork and explains the moral principles of deploying it. This book is very informative and explores various avenues of AI. It is easy to understand and a must-read for everyone.
susan mimram –
This book is extremely informative and well researched. It is written in a way which is easy to comprehend and I highly recommend it.