At present, Artificial Intelligence is the focal point of discussions in the tech sphere, with transformative applications like Chat GPT and Midjourney gaining unprecedented popularity. Remarkably, ChatGPT achieved a milestone of 100 million monthly active users in January 2023, setting a record as the fastest-growing application until it was surpassed by "Threads" in July 2023. To contextualize, TikTok and Instagram took 9 months and 2.5 years, respectively, to reach the same user count. While the initial hype for Threads has waned, the utilization of GPT-based models has remained consistently robust over time.

AI is more relevant for software engineers right now. Github Copilot, Chat GPT, Code Whisperer and lots of other very competent coding companions are helping developers to write, understand, and debug code faster. On the other side, the possibility of a whole new genre of applications is opening up because of APIs from AI companies. We will try to cover the basics and then show a guideline for you to dive into this exciting new world of Generative AI.  

Our keynote speaker Shuvro Pal has been an inspiring figure and active contributor in the Bangadeshi dev community for a long time. He's an ML Facilitator and impactful Community Lead for the Google Developer Group (GDG) and a Community Organizer at Exchange with Google Developers-Pilot, South East Asia. Currently, he is leading the Artificial Intelligence team at a fast-growing Bangladeshi startup Zantrik. He has been pivotal in Zantrik's success in incorporating AI/machine learning technologies in the Bangladeshi automobile industry. 

Parvez M Robin developed the state-of-the-art bug explanation technique with deep learning and presented it at ICSE 2023 – one of the most prestigious conferences in computer science. This work is derived from his research at Dalhousie University, Canada and American AI startup Metabob. He will also accompany Shuvro Pal as a speaker. Parvez is a co-founder of Festive.Rocks, BTW.

Topics of Interest

• Dawn of Generative AI
• Introduction to Generative AI: Under the hood of ChatGPT, Google Bard
• Introduction to Generative AI for Software Engineers
• Building Bangladeshi Startup with Generative AI
• Limitations and Ethical Concerns of Generative AI

We will have a chit-chat-style Q&A/adda after the talks. 

There will be a Book Giveaway for 3 most engaging participants.

A Zoom link will be provided to you via email after the registration.

…and of course, this description was written with the help of Generative AI.