Blog posts written by Andreea Munteanu

Andreea Munteanu
14 September 2023

Meet us at World AI Summit 2023

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The Canonical AI Roadshow has started. Meet us around the globe. Date: 11-12 October 2023 Location: Taets Art & Event Park, Amsterdam, Netherlands Booth: A24 The Canonical AI Roadshow is taking off. Generative AI, large language models (LLMs) and predictive analytics are shaping the future of technology. Experience the latest advances in ...

Andreea Munteanu
30 August 2023

LLMs explained: how to build your own private ChatGPT

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Large language models (LLMs) are the topic of the year. They are as complex as they are exciting, and everyone can agree they put artificial intelligence in the spotlight. Once LLms were released to the public, the hype around them grew and so did their potential use cases – LLM-based chatbots being one of them. ...

Andreea Munteanu
27 July 2023

Ubuntu AI podcast

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A podcast on open source, machine learning and levelling the playing field for data-driven innovation. In a world where generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are the new hot topics, having conversations about machine learning, MLOps or open source is a real need. This is what we had in mind when we first thought ...

Andreea Munteanu
16 July 2023

What does the future of AI hold in store?

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Eight trends to keep an eye on this Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day On 16 July the world celebrates International Artificial Appreciation Day. In the previous century, science fiction often covered topics and inventions that are now closer to science fact, such as humanoid robots. In the 50s, artificial intelligence met both grea ...

Andreea Munteanu
12 July 2023

Large language models (LLMs): what, why, how?

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Large language models (LLMs) are machine-learning models specialised in understanding natural language. They became famous once ChatGPT was widely adopted around the world, but they have applications beyond chatbots. LLMs are suitable to generate translations or content summaries. This blog will explain large language models (LLMs), inclu ...

Andreea Munteanu
6 July 2023

ML Observability: what, why, how

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Note: This post is co-authored by Simon Aronsson, Senior Engineering Manager for Canonical Observability Stack. AI/ML is moving beyond the experimentation phase. This involves a shift in the way of operating because productising AI involves many sophisticated processes. Machine learning operations (MLOps) is a new practice that ensures ML ...

Andreea Munteanu
23 June 2023

Kubeflow vs MLFlow: which one to choose?

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Data scientists and machine learning engineers are often looking for tools that could ease their work. Kubeflow and MLFlow are two of the most popular open-source tools in the machine learning operations (MLOps) space. They are often considered when kickstarting a new AI/ML initiative, so comparisons between them are not surprising. This ...

Andreea Munteanu
7 June 2023

Charmed MLFlow Beta is here. Try it out now!

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Canonical’s MLOps portfolio is growing with a new machine learning tool. Charmed MLFlow 2.1 is now available in Beta. MLFlow is a crucial component of the open-source MLOps ecosystem. The project announced it had passed 10 million monthly downloads at the end of 2022. With Charmed MLFlow users benefit from a platform where they can ...

Andreea Munteanu
1 June 2023

Business benefits of artificial intelligence in retail

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The retail industry is going through a period of major upheaval. AI is transforming the landscape at a rapid pace. Grand View Research evaluated the market value at USD 5.79 billion in 2021 and this is expected to grow at a 23.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2022 to 2030. For retailers, this translates ...

Andreea Munteanu
26 May 2023

How to secure your MLOps tooling?

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Timely patching with Ubuntu Pro for fully secured MLOps Generative AI projects like ChatGPT have motivated enterprises to rethink their AI strategy and make it a priority. In a report published by PwC, 72% of respondents said they were confident in the ROI of artificial intelligence. More than half of respondents also state that their ...

Andreea Munteanu
18 May 2023

AI in the public sector: practical applications and use cases

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The public sector is investing heavily on artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives. Deloitte AI Institute reported that 60% of government AI and data analytics investments aim to directly impact real-time operational decisions and outcomes by 2024. From automating redundant tasks to increasing the quality of services offer ...

Andreea Munteanu
10 April 2023

Open source MLOps at Kubecon with Canonical

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Date: 17-21 April 2023 Location: Amsterdam Booth: P15 In just a few weeks, Kubecon will be held at RAI Convention Center, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After a bunch of news from the industry around AI projects, such as GPT4 or MidJourney4, Canonical is also ready to bring open source into the landscape. Among the attendees, ...