Era of Large Language Models Seminar

FOSS Cell Demystifies AI Language Technology
NIT Surathkal researcher Hariharan R L explained LLM architectures and open-source AI tools to 120 CS/AI students.
March 21, 2025
BTech

This technical deep-dive covered transformer architectures, tokenization, and fine-tuning techniques. Participants worked hands-on with Hugging Face models and learned about Kerala's AI policy initiatives. The FOSS Cell demonstrated how to contribute to open-source LLM projects, with several students joining development teams post-event. The seminar highlighted Kerala's growing role in ethical AI development.