An introduction to AI engineering for developers who already know how to ship software

Thursday 16th April 6:30pm at Colony, One Silk Street

This month, Karl Batdavaa presents an introduction to AI engineering.

The talk covers:

How LLMs work (transformers, tokens, context windows)
Embeddings for semantic search
Building a RAG pipeline that grounds AI answers in real business data

No prior AI experience needed.

About our speaker

Karl is a software engineer working with applied AI. He has built AI-powered systems at a VC-backed hospitality startup.

Schedule

6:30pm — We gather
7:00pm — The talk starts
8:00pm — We retire to The Crown & Kettle for refreshments and further Ruby chat

Registration

If you plan to attend, be sure to register so we can plan for numbers.

Thanks to our sponsors

Fatsoma and thoughtbot kindly sponsor NWRUG. Fatsoma cover the venue hire. thoughtbot covers the pizza and buys the first round of drinks afterwards ❤️

The location

Colony, One Silk Street 1 Silk Street, Ancoats, Manchester, Manchester, M4 6LZ.

About NWRUG events

Our events are free and open to anyone with an interest in Ruby, regardless of experience level. There is no need to register, just show up on the day! We want to keep NWRUG as welcoming and inclusive as possible so we ask that all attendies follow our Code of conduct. If you have any questions, get in touch.