Building AI Agents in Ruby - From Foundations to Implementation

Explore the intersection of Ruby programming and artificial intelligence in this conference talk from Rocky Mountain Ruby 2024. Learn how to leverage Ruby's ecosystem for building modern AI applications, with a focus on Generative AI and AI agents. Discover key concepts including Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), vector embeddings, semantic search, and prompt engineering. Understand the current state of Large Language Model (LLM) output evaluation and witness a live demonstration of building an AI agent in just 15 minutes. Gain insights into why Ruby's strengths and rich ecosystem make it an excellent choice for developing AI-powered applications, despite the current gap in AI/ML support compared to other programming communities. Address the future relevance of Ruby in an AI-centric tech landscape and learn practical approaches to building AI foundations within the Ruby ecosystem.