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Dev Summit ’24 Session: How to work with generative AI in JavaScript

How to work with generative AI in JavaScript

Phil Nash, Developer relations engineer DataStax

The whole world is excited about generative AI, but how do we start to build with it? Do we need to learn linear algebra, machine learning, or even python?

It turns out that our existing knowledge and skills are still very much in demand. There are some terms and tools you need to understand, but it’s not as big a jump as you think.

This talk is a roadmap for understanding GenAI as a developer and how to start building with it, from interacting with large language models to rendering output to the browser and everything you need to know in between.

About Phil Nash

Phil is a developer relations engineer for DataStax and Google Developer Expert living in Melbourne, Australia. He’s been working in developer relations for a decade, speaking at conferences since 2012, and writing JavaScript since before jQuery. Away from the keyboard, Phil enjoys travel, live music, and hanging out with his mini sausage dog, Ruby.

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