🧠 The AI Collective Chicago x Neo4j | AI Accuracy w/ Graph RAG in Action + Building What Matters by Secret Sauce

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​Talk #1 (45-60 min) by Jennifer Reif (Neo4j)
RAG: Accuracy and Explainability in GenAI Applications
Accuracy and explainability are critical in GenAI applications. When information from AI-integrated solutions is inaccurate, it can impact business, people’s health, financial decisions, and even legal policies, which causes cascading repercussions. Having the best data at the right time is vital.
LLMs are not able to handle this on their own, but retrieval augmented generation (RAG) can help by providing curated data as context to an LLM, guiding it to an appropriate answer. This session will explore how vector and graph RAG address the shortcomings of LLMs, explaining their shared functionality as well as some ways they handle it differently. Finally, we will see how to build a GenAI application with RAG to see these concepts in action.

Talk #2 (20-30 min) by Gregg Walrod (Secret Sauce) Building What Matters with Smarter Tools Gregg helps founders craft Minimal Functional Products (MFPs) that deliver real value - without the bloat or burnout. He is going to show you his secret sauce to achieve the desirable results.

​Agenda:

​5:30-6:00pm PIzzas and social networking

​6:00-6:15pm Intro, announcements, and a word from our sponsor (Neo4j)

​6:15-7:15pm Presentation by Jennifer Reif (Neo4j) w/ Q&A

​7:15-7:45pm Presentation by Gregg Walrod (Secret Sauce) w/ Q&A

​7:45-8:30pm Social mingling

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​As always, food and drink, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided!

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