Build Your Model IQ!¶
Motivation¶
Is the pace of AI model evolution leaving you feeling a bit overwhelmed? You aren't alone. The Azure AI Foundry model catalog has over 1800 models to choose from - and you can find over 1.5M open-source community variants on Hugging Face. So - how do you keep up with the news, and build hands-on expertise with this fast-paced ecosystem? Say hello to Model Mondays!
BUILD YOUR MODEL IQ ONE WEEK AT A TIME!
- Model Mondays · Watch the livestream Mondays at 1:30pm ET · RSVP HERE for upcoming episodes.
- Follow-up Fridays · Join office hours Fridays at 1:30pm ET · ACCEPT INVITE for a timely reminder.
Watch Last Episode 🆕¶
Model Mondays is a weekly 30-minute livestream series that helps you keep track of the fast-paced growth of the AI models ecosystem in actionable ways. Every episode is structured in three parts:
- Model Highlights - We roundup a week's worth of news in 5 minutes!
- Model Spotlight - We dive deeper into one featured model a week!
- Community Chat - Join us for office hours on Discord!
CATCHUP WITH THE LAST EPISODE
Season 1: Schedule¶
In Season 1, we're putting the spotlight on popular models and themes that are gaining traction in the AI Engineering ecosystem. Check out the schedule below and RSVP now to get timely reminders to watch.
| Episode Page | Date | Video | Details | Resources | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #01 - GitHub Models | Mar 10 | Watch Now | GitHub Models | PDF · Code | Mar 14 |
| #02 - Reasoning Models | Mar 17 | RSVP Now | OpenAI, DeepSeek | - | Mar 21 |
| #03 - Search & Retrieval | Mar 24 | RSVP Now | Cohere Rerank | - | Mar 28 |
| #04 - Visual Generative AI | Mar 31 | RSVP Now | Stable Diffusion | - | Apr 03 |
| #05 - Fine-Tuning Models | Apr 07 | RSVP Now | TBA | - | Apr 10 |
| #06 - Synthetic Datasets | Apr 14 | RSVP Now | TBA | - | Apr 17 |
| #07 - Open Source Projects | Apr 21 | RSVP Now | TBA | - | Apr 21 |
| #08 - Forecasting Models | Apr 28 | RSVP Now | Nixtla TimeGEN | - | Apr 28 |
MODEL MONDAYS: Build Your Model IQ
