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The Prompt Desk

Justin Macorin, Bradley Arsenault

Embark on a captivating exploration of Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and generative AI with hosts Bradley Arsenault and Justin Macorin. With 25 years of combined machine learning and product engineering experience, they are delving deep into the world of LLMs to uncover best practices and stay at the forefront of AI innovation. Join them in shaping the future of technology and software development through their discoveries in LLMs and generative AI.

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Oct 2, 2024 · 21 min
What we learned about LLM’s in a year
In this one year anniversary episode of the podcast, your show hosts look back on what they have learned and observed over the past year. They made the following observations: Reflection on a year of LLM development: The hosts discuss how the LLM ec...
Sep 25, 2024 · 23 min
Validating Inputs with LLMs
In this thought-provoking episode, AI experts Bradley Arsenault and Justin Macorin delve into the cutting-edge world of input validation using large language models (LLMs). The hosts explore how this innovative approach is transforming traditional dat...
Sep 18, 2024 · 18 min
Why you can't automate everything with LLMs
In this episode of Prompt Desk, hosts Bradley Arsenault and Justin Macorin dive into the evolving landscape of AI applications. They explore the shift from full automation dreams to the reality of human-AI collaboration, discussing why guided experien...
Sep 11, 2024 · 20 min
Data Preparation Best Practices for Fine Tuning
In this episode of The Prompt Desk podcast, hosts Bradley Arsenault and Justin Macorin dive deep into the world of fine-tuning large language models. They discuss: The evolution of data preparation techniques from traditional NLP to modern LLMs Strat...
Aug 28, 2024 · 15 min
Multilingual Prompting
Have you ever tried to run a prompt in another language and gotten completely different results? It is a sad truth that our LLM models continue to work best in English. It is something that will probably always remain true because of the dominance of...
Aug 21, 2024 · 18 min
Safely Executing LLM Code
In this episode, AI experts Bradley Arsenault and Justin Macon dive deep into the challenges and best practices for safely executing code generated by large language models in a production environment. They discuss key security considerations, containe...
Aug 14, 2024 · 19 min
How to Rescue AI Innovation at Big Companies
In this episode, we dive into how companies can compete and innovate in the age of AI. We explore the limitations of simple "Generate with AI" buttons and discuss the need for more radical changes in AI implementation. Drawing from Clayton Christensen'...
Aug 7, 2024 · 17 min
How UX Will Change With Integrated Advice
Are you tired of hearing about agents? Chat-bot this, agent that. It's the only way to apply AI that anyone talks about. But are agents the only way to use LLM technology? Is everything just converging towards conversational interface?In this episode o...
Jul 31, 2024 · 19 min
Prompting in Tool Results
If you are using systems prompts, chat completions, and tool completions with OpenAI, you might find it challenging to get the model to follow your prompts. If you are like the show hosts, you often find that there are certain instructions that your bo...
Jul 24, 2024 · 37 min
Can custom chips save AI's power problem?
Cutting-edge AI models use a lot of power. It is not uncommon to hear of data centers under construction that require the power output of the largest nuclear reactors all by themselves. Large tech companies used to tout their green credentials - now th...
Jul 17, 2024 · 21 min
Towards an Inter-Agent Communication Standard
In this future-looking episode, hosts Bradley Arsenault and Justin Macorin discuss how agents might communicate with each other in the future. Will agents be making HTTP requests to each other? Will agents dial each other up on the phone? Might it be p...
Jul 10, 2024 · 19 min
Should we let prompts write prompts?
In this thought-provoking episode, hosts Bradley and Justin explore the intriguing concept of using AI to write prompts for other AI systems. They delve into the paradoxical nature of this idea and discuss potential approaches to make it feasible.The h...
Jul 3, 2024 · 20 min
The Bot Delusion
Brad and Justin discuss the gap between AI's perceived capabilities and limitations. We explore common misconceptions about chatbots, discussing pre-defined tasks, integration dependencies, and the importance of clearly defining both what AI can and ca...
Jun 26, 2024 · 21 min
Experiments with the Networking Bot
In this episode of The Prompt Desk Podcast, hosts Bradley Arsenault and Justin Macorin dive into the fascinating world of AI-powered networking bots. Bradley shares his experience creating and refining a bot that makes phone calls to schedule lunches a...
Jun 19, 2024 · 21 min
Using Agents to Test Agents
In this cutting-edge episode of The Prompt Desk, your hosts Justin Macorin and Bradley Arsenault explore innovative techniques for testing AI agents using synthetic data and AI-generated test cases. Discover how to create testing agents that validate t...
Jun 12, 2024 · 20 min
MuIti Agent Engineering
Explore the current landscape and future possibilities of AI agents with machine learning experts Justin and Brad. They discuss the trade-offs between specialized and general-purpose agents, the importance of domain expertise, and the potential for age...
Jun 5, 2024 · 24 min
Taming Erratic Behavior in AI Agents
As AI agents powered by large language models become more complex, developers often encounter erratic and unexpected behaviors during testing. From agents falling into infinite loops to models struggling with certain data formats, these issues can be t...
Jun 1, 2024 · 22 min
[Bonus] LLMs making Web-Browsing Decisions
[Bonus] This is a bonus episode. We had too many unreleased episodes in our backlog, so we decided to give you an extra treat this week! Hope you enjoy it!Join the discussion on how AI agents can intelligently browse websites to retrieve specific infor...
May 29, 2024 · 21 min
Mastering Chat Completions
Gain a better understanding of completion vs. chat completion methods for large language models. Get the scoop on why chat completions are great for building chatbots quick, but can sometimes go off the rails. Learn how to keep your model on track with...
May 25, 2024 · 11 min
[Bonus] Non-Engineers and Prompts
[Bonus] This is a bonus episode. We had too many unreleased episodes in our backlog, so we decided to give you an extra treat this week! Hope you enjoy it!Dive into the world of prompt engineering for large language models like GPT. This episode explor...

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