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EPISODE · May 2, 2025 · 48 MIN

Experimenting with Foundation Models

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We’re excited to welcome Faye Ellis — Pluralsight instructor, AWS Hero, and one of my favorite people to learn from! In this session, Faye shares inexpensive and accessible ways you can start learning about Foundation Models (FMs), Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI. Whether you’re just starting your AI journey or looking for practical experiments without a huge investment, this episode is packed with actionable insights. Faye also shares the top AI skills needed in 2025! 🔔 Subscribe to vBrownBag for more expert talks on AWS, AI, cloud computing, and career development 00:00 - Intro 02:03 - The AI tools we're playing with 08:15 - What is Amazon Bedrock? 15:22 - AWS SDK for Python (boto3) 16:23 - The Converse API 29:39 - Demo time! 32:56 - QR Code to tutorial and code base 34:21 - The AI skills in demand today! 37:58 - Q&A How to find Faye: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fayeellis/ Bluesky: @faye-ellis.bsky.social Faye's links: Tutorial - https://bit.ly/converse-faye Code - https://bit.ly/converse-demo-code

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We’re excited to welcome Faye Ellis — Pluralsight instructor, AWS Hero, and one of my favorite people to learn from! In this session, Faye shares inexpensive and accessible ways you can start learning about Foundation Models (FMs), Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI. Whether you’re just starting your AI journey or looking for practical experiments without a huge investment, this episode is packed with actionable insights. Faye also shares the top AI skills needed in 2025! 🔔 Subscribe to vBrownBag for more expert talks on AWS, AI, cloud computing, and career development 00:00 - Intro 02:03 - The AI tools we're playing with 08:15 - What is Amazon Bedrock? 15:22 - AWS SDK for Python (boto3) 16:23 - The Converse API 29:39 - Demo time! 32:56 - QR Code to tutorial and code base 34:21 - The AI skills in demand today! 37:58 - Q&A How to find Faye: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fayeellis/ Bluesky: @faye-ellis.bsky.social Faye's links: Tutorial - https://bit.ly/converse-faye Code - https://bit.ly/converse-demo-code

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