Overview: In this workshop, we will examine recent research trends in the area of LLMs. These will include the topics of alignment, reasoning and interpretability. We will have a hands-on demonstration of LLM Agents, a recent application of LLMs as “agentic” assistants capable of navigating the web. We will conclude the workshop with a discussion about the future of LLMs and their long-term impact on society

Location: HYBRID. Online via Zoom, or in-person at Burnside Hall room 1104 (11th floor).
Instructor: Cesare Spinoso-Di Piano, PhD student in Computer Science, McGill University

IMPORTANT NOTE: for those attending the workshop online, you must log-into your McGill Zoom account. Otherwise, the link will not work. You can do so on the browser here: https://mcgill.zoom.us/ . For more information on McGill Zoom, please visit this website: https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/students/learning-resources/use-technology/learning-zoom