Fireside chat with Joel Pobar, Anthropic + Matt Lennie, Meta
From Silicon Valley to Brisbane: Insights from the Frontier of AI
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Join us for an exclusive event covering a practical session on the application of AI and future trends on how AI will impact.
About the session:
4:00 - 4:30 Networking
4:30 - 4:50pm - Dr Matthew Lennie (Meta) - How to train a llama: A peak into large language models on large training infrastructure.
4:50 - 5:10pm - Joel Pobar (Anthropic) - An insightful discussion on the state of large language models, where the technology is headed, and the exponential improvements still to come. Featuring live demos, this session offers a glimpse into the future of AI and its transformative potential.
5:10 - 5:50pm - Fireside chat and Q&A with Joel and Matthew, led by Stew Glynn (TEN13).
Want a 1on1 with Joel? Please submit your EOI here for one of the limited 15-20 minute introductory slots.
About Joel Pobar
Joel Pobar brings a unique blend of technical leadership and strategic vision to AI development and investment. At Anthropic, he leads crucial infrastructure and engineering initiatives, building on his extensive experience at Meta where he worked on PyTorch and other transformative AI projects. As TEN13's Venture Partner, Joel plays a key role in shaping the firm's global AI investment strategy, leveraging his deep technical expertise and extensive industry networks across Australia and the US.
About Matthew Lennie
Dr Matthew Lennie is part of the AI infra team at Meta, specifically part of the production team responsible for training Llama, Metas large language model. As well as helping with oncall troubleshooting and resilience, Matthew's bread and butter is simulating Llama training onto Metas infrastructure to help the team push to the next frontier of large language models.
About TEN13
TEN13 has established itself as a forward-thinking venture capital firm with a strong focus on AI innovation. The firm has made strategic early investments in pioneering AI companies including Rockfish Data (synthetic data), Arintra (Healthcare AI), and Qsic (AI Audio), demonstrating their commitment to supporting transformative AI technologies.
Thank you to the Queensland AI Hub for supporting this event.