Decoding Generative Ai

The emergence of Generative AI has marked a significant turning point, heralding a new age of innovation and intellectual exploration. Much like a compelling narrative, this advancement in artificial intelligence has captivated the global community and ushered in an unprecedented surge of innovation. For many years, the subtle hum of AI has been interconnected into the fabric of our society. Devices such as Echo (Alexa) and Google Home, once considered avant-garde, are now seamlessly integrated into our homes and vehicles, becoming essential navigators in our daily journeys. However, this new phase of AI evolution is distinct. Capable of enhanced ability, these new generative AI systems could easily discern the intuitive needs of their end-users. With a mere command or a simple image, generative AI systems can draft comprehensive reports, write legal documents, or produce intricate visual masterpieces. Their proficiency can also be extended to routine and mundane tasks, smoothly managing administrative duties, writing correspondences, and providing invaluable support in professional settings. Although these foundation models require a vast amount of training data and billions of parameters to be effective, the outcomes are equally remarkable. Technology companies and investors, recognising the potential, embarked on an investment spree; steering a new era for the development of specialised models such as Microsoft CoPilot, Midjourney, ChatGPT, and so on. As these technology companies continue to improve their language models, each version seems to be more refined than its predecessor. Foremost among these are the Large Language Models (LLMs), emblematic of this AI renaissance. Now, with voice-activated capabilities, generative AIs have become capable of much more in the relatively short span of their existence. With the integration of voice-activated features, combined with their capabilities to speak like a human being, their potential continues to grow exponentially. They aren’t labelled as ‘chatbots’ anymore – these AI systems signify a technological paradigm shift, reshaping humanity’s understanding of technology, automation, and creative expression. However, with such shift comes the imperative need for governance and control. The unchecked expansion of AI poses unmitigated challenges. In reality, these advanced AIs have the potential to be transformative and destructive parallelly. Thus, it is necessary to establish guidelines and oversight to ensure the ethical deployment of such systems which this book focuses on. As society stands at this transformative crossroads, parallels are being drawn to the imaginative world of fiction. The concept of ‘Jarvis’ AI from the fictitious world appears provocatively close to becoming a reality. The epoch of generative AI has truly dawned, promising a future where technological prowess and human aspiration unite.

"Decoding Intelligence: Generative AI and the Dawn of AGI" aims to demystify the vast field of artificial intelligence (AI) and explore its practical applications, focusing on Generative AI, and its societal implications. This guide underscores the importance of understanding and integrating AI in daily life, emphasizing the urgency to do so during these "Between Times", as described by Aja Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb - a period of AI's initial introduction and gradual adoption. It explores the trajectory towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the societal implications of AI, especially on parenting and future generations. The ultimate message is that individuals must equip themselves with the knowledge and skills to harness AI's power efficiently, enhancing productivity and innovation while shaping the technology to align with our values and needs.

About the Book: In a world where Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have ignited imaginations, individuals from all walks of life are eager to embrace the transformative potential of Generative AI. Whether you're a tech professional, decision-maker, an entrepreneur or a budding student, the pursuit of understanding this new paradigm is a shared endeavor. It's within this landscape that 'Decoding GPT: an Intuitive Introduction to LLMs' emerges as your essential guide. Now, as the author of "Decoding GPT," Devesh Rajadhyax invites you to join him on a journey into the heart of LLMs. This book starts with the fundamentals of machine learning and neural networks and then dives into the inner workings of Large Language Models, all while keeping complex math and programming at bay. Instead, it employs clear diagrams and relatable examples to foster a deep understanding. If your aim is to thrive in the world of generative AI, 'Decoding GPT' is your passport to a brighter future in this exciting field. About the Author: Devesh Rajadhyax is an entrepreneur and visionary communicator, whose life has been an unfolding journey of scientific curiosity and technological innovation. With a scientific curiosity that has defined him since childhood, Devesh has immersed himself in the ever-evolving realm of technology, leaving an indelible mark on the AI landscape through his brainchild, Cere Labs. Devesh's journey is marked by an unwavering passion for technology that goes beyond the ordinary. He's not just a leader; he's a visionary who shapes the very course of innovation at Cere Labs. Beyond the boardroom, Devesh is a gifted writer, known for his insightful science and technology blogs and articles. His blog, "Yours Sciencely," served as a welcoming space for those interested in delving into intricate scientific ideas presented in clear and eloquent language. His contributions to publications like "Towards Data Science" have been celebrated, demonstrating his prowess in translating complex ideas for a wider audience. Devesh's influence extends to the academic world, where he has served on the Board of Studies for prestigious engineering colleges and universities. His warm rapport with professors and students in the technical realm, particularly computer engineering, has made him a respected figure in industry-academia interaction.

Neuroimaging is witnessing a massive increase in the quality and quantity of data being acquired. It is widely recognized that effective interpretation and extraction of information from such data requires quantitative modeling. However, modeling comes in many diverse forms, with different research communities tackling different brain systems, different spatial and temporal scales, and different aspects of brain structure and function. Computational and Network Modeling of Neuroimaging Data provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the many diverse modeling approaches that have been fruitfully applied to neuroimaging data. This book gives an accessible foundation to the field of computational and network modeling of neuroimaging data and is suitable for graduate students, academic researchers, and industry practitioners who are interested in adopting or applying model-based approaches in neuroimaging. Provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of major modeling approaches to neuroimaging data Written by experts, the book's chapters use a common structure to introduce, motivate, and describe a specific modeling approach used in neuroimaging Gives insights into the similarities and differences across different modeling approaches Analyses details of outstanding research challenges in the field

Companies today are moving rapidly to integrate generative AI into their products and services. But there's a great deal of hype (and misunderstanding) about the impact and promise of this technology. With this book, Chris Fregly, Antje Barth, and Shelbee Eigenbrode from AWS help CTOs, ML practitioners, application developers, business analysts, data engineers, and data scientists find practical ways to use this exciting new technology. You'll learn the generative AI project life cycle including use case definition, model selection, model fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation, reinforcement learning from human feedback, and model quantization, optimization, and deployment. And you'll explore different types of models including large language models (LLMs) and multimodal models such as Stable Diffusion for generating images and Flamingo/IDEFICS for answering questions about images. Apply generative AI to your business use cases Determine which generative AI models are best suited to your task Perform prompt engineering and in-context learning Fine-tune generative AI models on your datasets with low-rank adaptation (LoRA) Align generative AI models to human values with reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) Augment your model with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) Explore libraries such as LangChain and ReAct to develop agents and actions Build generative AI applications with Amazon Bedrock

Fun and exciting projects to learn what artificial minds can create Key FeaturesCode examples are in TensorFlow 2, which make it easy for PyTorch users to follow alongLook inside the most famous deep generative models, from GPT to MuseGANLearn to build and adapt your own models in TensorFlow 2.xExplore exciting, cutting-edge use cases for deep generative AIBook Description Machines are excelling at creative human skills such as painting, writing, and composing music. Could you be more creative than generative AI? In this book, you’ll explore the evolution of generative models, from restricted Boltzmann machines and deep belief networks to VAEs and GANs. You’ll learn how to implement models yourself in TensorFlow and get to grips with the latest research on deep neural networks. There’s been an explosion in potential use cases for generative models. You’ll look at Open AI’s news generator, deepfakes, and training deep learning agents to navigate a simulated environment. Recreate the code that’s under the hood and uncover surprising links between text, image, and music generation. What you will learnExport the code from GitHub into Google Colab to see how everything works for yourselfCompose music using LSTM models, simple GANs, and MuseGANCreate deepfakes using facial landmarks, autoencoders, and pix2pix GANLearn how attention and transformers have changed NLPBuild several text generation pipelines based on LSTMs, BERT, and GPT-2Implement paired and unpaired style transfer with networks like StyleGANDiscover emerging applications of generative AI like folding proteins and creating videos from imagesWho this book is for This is a book for Python programmers who are keen to create and have some fun using generative models. To make the most out of this book, you should have a basic familiarity with math and statistics for machine learning.