From Zero to Agent: A Practical Guide to Building Your First Agentic Application
By Jason T. Clark This is Part 3 of a three-part blog series on the Rise of Agentic AI and how open source, and the LF AI & Data community, is playing a role. Despite their transformative potential, agentic development approaches face several significant technical challenges. Reliability remains a primary… Read more.
Building Intelligent Systems: The Four Pillars and Design Patterns of Agentic AI
By Jason T. Clark This is Part 2 of a three-part blog series on the Rise of Agentic AI and how open source, and the LF AI & Data community, is playing a role. Agentic AI systems differentiate themselves through their ability to think through problems, evaluate options, and make… Read more.
The Rise of Agentic AI: Why Developers are Trading Code for Conversation
By Jason T. Clark This is part 1 in a multi-part blog series on the Rise of Agentic AI and how open source, and the LF AI & Data community, is playing a role. Agentic AI represents a fundamental evolution in how intelligent systems operate. Unlike traditional software that simply… Read more.
The Importance of Diversity and Open Source in GPU Programming
Author: Anat Heilper, Software & Systems Architecture for AI and Advanced Technologies at Intel. The views and opinions expressed in this paper are solely my own and do not reflect or imply any positions or perspectives of Intel or any of my work within the company. Hey there, GPU enthusiasts!… Read more.
Advanced Open Source Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Techniques
Author: Sandeep Jha Abstract Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques have emerged as a promising solution to the limitations of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as factual inaccuracies, outdated information, and high operational costs. By integrating external knowledge sources, RAG systems aim to produce more accurate and up-to-date responses. This blog… Read more.
Building AI Agents to Manage Your Clouds
By Sriram Panyam, Omlet Stack, Inc. Managing cloud complexity doesn’t have to be daunting. By leveraging open-source AI agents, we can simplify cloud operations, reduce cognitive load, and empower teams to focus on what truly matters: innovation. In this report, Sriram Panyam explains how AI-powered agents are transforming cloud management.… Read more.
Exploring the Future of AI with Yann LeCun Podcast
On the December 21st episode of On with Kara Swisher, Kara interviews Yann LeCun, Meta’s Chief AI Scientist and one of the “godfathers of AI,” for a candid discussion about the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence. LeCun has been a trailblazer in AI since the 1980s, pioneering neural networks… Read more.
GenAI Model Inference Optimizations
Author: Sachin Mathew Varghese Generative AI model inference in language processing tasks is based on token decoding. A token is the smallest unit into which text data can be broken down. With large autoregressive model architectures like transformers, each token decoding step results from a computationally heavy forward pass iteration.… Read more.
An Open Architecture for Health Data Interoperability
In October 2024, LF Research released a comprehensive healthcare report based on interviews with over 20 experts in healthcare systems and technologies from various countries. The study aims to identify obstacles to open source adoption and the development of interoperable data standards within the healthcare sector. Organized into five key… Read more.
Do You Really Know What’s in Your Software Stack?
In today’s complex software landscape, transparency is critical to security. A standard Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) offers organizations an “ingredient list” of software components, enabling better compliance and protection against cyber threats. Discover how adopting SBOMs can safeguard your organization from vulnerabilities. Read The Linux Foundation’s report by Ibrahim… Read more.