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Explore the vast landscape of Large Language Models in this 41-minute conference talk from Devoxx that surveys the nearly two million LLMs available on Hugging Face plus major public-facing models like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Mistral, Qwen, and DeepSeek. Discover how modern LLMs extend far beyond text and chatbots to process speech, images, video, and multiple modalities simultaneously, with options ranging from mobile-friendly models to enterprise-scale solutions that run comfortably on modern laptops. Get up-to-date insights on the latest models, their strengths, real-world applications, and limitations, along with practical guidance on which models are worth trying and how to get started. Learn how to run LLMs both locally and in the cloud, understand the advantages of local models, and discover optimization techniques to maximize their performance. Gain comprehensive knowledge of available choices and identify the LLMs that could elevate your programming and usage to the next level through extensive code examples and practical demonstrations.
Syllabus
The LLM Smörgåsbord by John Davies
Taught by
Devoxx