Louis-François Bouchard

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Agents or Workflows?

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Agents or Workflows?

The Truth Behind AI 'Agents'

CAG vs RAG: Which One is Right for You?

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CAG vs RAG: Which One is Right for You?

Is CAG the Future of LLMs?

Why LLMs Are the Future of Work

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Why LLMs Are the Future of Work

How to Stay Competitive in the AI Era

Introducing Our 8-Hour Generative AI Primer

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Introducing Our 8-Hour Generative AI Primer

Your Next Step in AI!

Best Practices for Building and Deploying Scalable APIs in 2025

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Best Practices for Building and Deploying Scalable APIs in 2025

API Deployment for AI Engineers

Lessons from Minitron

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Lessons from Minitron

Pruning and Distillation Best Practices

When NOT to Use Large Language Models

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When NOT to Use Large Language Models

Save Money: When Simpler AI Beats LLMs

Optimizing RAG: Should you Fine-Tune?

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Optimizing RAG: Should you Fine-Tune?

Optimizing Large Language Models for Retrieval-Augmented Generation

What Are Vector Databases?

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What Are Vector Databases?

Building AI-Powered Search and Recommendations

Advanced Search Techniques: From Keywords to Graphs

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Advanced Search Techniques: From Keywords to Graphs

Build a Smarter RAG System

How to Improve Your RAG Pipeline with Fine-Tuned Embedding Models

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How to Improve Your RAG Pipeline with Fine-Tuned Embedding Models

Is fine-tuning an embedding model worth it?

Long Context Models Explained: Do We Still Need RAG?

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Long Context Models Explained: Do We Still Need RAG?

Retrieval-Augmented Generation vs. Long Context: A Comprehensive Comparison

Don’t Fall for the Hype: How to Identify Truly Useful AI

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Don’t Fall for the Hype: How to Identify Truly Useful AI

What Makes AI Truly Useful?

How to Effectively Evaluate Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Systems

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How to Effectively Evaluate Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Systems

Why RAG Evaluation Matters and Techniques to Leverage

Indexing Methods for Vector Retrieval

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Indexing Methods for Vector Retrieval

Advanced Vector Indexing Techniques for RAG

Releasing our 90+ lesson practical LLM Developer course!

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Releasing our 90+ lesson practical LLM Developer course!

The most practical and in-depth LLM Developer course out there

Find the Best AI Model for Your Specific Task

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Find the Best AI Model for Your Specific Task

No-code Custom LLM Evaluation Demo

Building a Multi-Agent System (No-Code)

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Building a Multi-Agent System (No-Code)

No-code Agentic AI Demo

Top RAG Techniques You Should Know (Wang et al., 2024)

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Top RAG Techniques You Should Know (Wang et al., 2024)

Building the Best RAG Stack: A Breakdown of Wang et al.'s Goldmine Study

OpenAI's o1 Model: The Future of Reasoning AI? What Sets It Apart

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OpenAI's o1 Model: The Future of Reasoning AI? What Sets It Apart

How OpenAI's o1 Model Thinks Through Problems (And Why It's Slower)

Personalized Marketing with AI

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Personalized Marketing with AI

The Real AI Tools Revolutionizing Modern Marketing Beyond ChatGPT

How Nvidia trained Nemotron

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How Nvidia trained Nemotron

Training LLMs with Synthetic Data

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LLM Evals

What, why, when and how…

How to Build a Multimodal LLM like GPT-4o?

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How to Build a Multimodal LLM like GPT-4o?

Chameleon Paper Explained

The Hidden Dangers of AI in Coding: What You Need to Know

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The Hidden Dangers of AI in Coding: What You Need to Know

Coding with Generative AI: Benefits, Risks, and Practical Solutions