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SUMMARY:Build Your Own Chatbot: Local Applications in Generative AI on your Laptop
DESCRIPTION:Date: September 17 2025 \n\n\n\nMost people know cloud-based generative AI tools like ChatGPT\, but did you know that the powerful technology behind them\, transformer-based Large Language Models (LLMs)\, can also run directly on a modern laptop? \n\n\n\nIn this hands-on\, in-person workshop\, you’ll explore how these AI systems work and learn how to set up and run a basic chatbot locally on your own computer. Gain a foundational understanding of transformer-based LLMs and discover how to harness their power without relying on the cloud. \n\n\n\nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the core principles behind transformer-based large language models\n\n\n\nSet up and run a basic chatbot AI on a personal laptop\n\n\n\nExplore practical applications and limitations of locally hosted generative AI\n\n\n\n\nThis session is perfect for anyone curious about AI who wants to experiment with running models independently! \n\n\n\nDetails: Any preparatory work for the session can be found on its information page. This workshop will not be recorded. \n\n\n\nFacilitator Bio:  \n\n\n\nJohn Fink is the Digital Scholarship Librarian in the Sherman Centre. \n\n\n\nCertificate Eligibility: This workshop is eligible for the Sherman Centre’s certificate program. For more information\, visit scds.ca/certificate-program. It is also eligible for the Canadian Certificate for Digital Humanities. To learn more\, visit ccdhhn.ca or contact scds@mcmaster.ca. \n\n\n\nCredit Eligibility: This workshop counts toward credit for students in the Faculty of Science who are enrolled in SCIENCE 2SF1: Digital Skills Workshop. For any questions\, please contact oursci@mcmaster.ca.
URL:https://ccdhhn.ca/workshop/build-your-own-chatbot-local-applications-in-generative-ai-on-your-laptop-2/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, 1280 Main St W\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8S 4L8\, Canada
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