Five Steps from Software Developer to AI Engineer: A Practical Guide

Unlocking the Power of AI: From Software Developer to AI Engineer, let's explore five practical steps to transform your skills and innovate together.

1. The role of an AI engineer involves understanding the basics of Foundation models, customizing models, and including functions in application code to give them access to additional systems.
2. There are plenty of resources available to learn about generative AI and how to build real-world applications.
3. Amazon Q is a JFI (Jupyter Notebooks For Industry) powered assistant specifically developed for software development, which helps automate complex tasks such as feature development and code transfo
4. When developing with AI, one should define the use case, choose from different models, customize them, incorporate responsible AI policies, work with agents, and keep them up-to-date (MLOps).
5. Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that gives access to leading Foundation models for experimentation and implementation in applications, while ensuring data security.
6. Amazon Bedrock supports various models from companies like Hugging Face, Stability AI, and Amazon's own Titan models.
7. Amazon Bedrock recently integrated Cloth Free5 Sonet, a model developed by Entropic.
8. Amazon Bedrock introduced a unified Converse API for easier interaction with different models using the same parameters and bodies.
9. The Converse API supports native function calling for models that allow it.
10. To integrate AI into applications, one can use agents to create agentic workflows, such as having an agent play Minecraft within the AWS console.
11. Agents can be created with large language models and customized instructions using prompt engineering.
12. Tools and actions can be added to agents for problem-solving and reasoning capabilities.
13. The AI engineering hub for the community will be established at the AWS Loft in San Francisco, hosting workshops, events, and meetups.
14. Attendees are encouraged to suggest topics for the AI engineering hub through a survey.
15. Opportunities are available for speaking or hosting Meetups at the AI engineering hub.
16. An AWS Booth session provides more information about Amazon Q developer.
17. Additional resources and code examples for using Converse API can be found in the generative AI space on community.aws.
18. The author of the Converse API, Dennis Trope, is available to connect with attendees during the conference.
19. Staying up-to-date with the rapidly evolving AI landscape is essential for success.
20. Engaging with a community is an excellent way to stay informed about new developments in AI.
21. AWS Loft will be transformed into the AI engineering hub for the community, offering workshops, events, and meetups.
22. Attendees can suggest topics, speak, or host Meetups at the AI engineering hub.
23. There is a happy hour with Entropic tonight at The Loft in San Francisco.
24. AWS will continue hosting events and providing resources for the AI community.
25. The presentation emphasized five practical steps to become an AI engineer and encouraged innovation in the field.

Source: AI Engineer via YouTube

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