We’re thrilled to announce our first virtual / remote event since the COVID days! And what a place to start – Open Source AI Models.

The Tech Talk will start at 12 noon ET and will last for ~ 90 minutes. There will be 45 minutes of content delivery and 30-45 minutes of Q&A with participants.

Note, this is a FREE event. Also, value will be consistent throughout the entire 90 minutes, so stay around for as long as you can/like.

Here is the registration link – [https://lu.ma/granite](https://lu.ma/granite)

We hope members of our community from all over the world will join us online for this event!

Event Details

# Tech Talk: The Future of AI is Open – Learn How to Deploy Open Source AI Models

Wednesday, March 5 – 12 noon ET

Are you looking to up your game and add skills for deploying enterprise-grade AI?
​Are you worried about proprietary AI vendors locking you in?
​Concerned about costs that scale unpredictably?
​Unsure about who really owns your data?
​It’s time to take control with Granite, an open source frontier model developed by pioneers in enterprise AI, IBM.
​And it’s free and open source.

What You’ll Learn in This Exclusive Tech Talk:

​ How to Deploy & Run Your Own LLM – Break free from costly, pay-per-use APIs and run AI models on your own terms.
 Granite in Action – See how the Granite family of models powers language, code, time series, and vision applications.
 Practical AI Use Cases – Learn how real teams are using self-hosted models to save costs, enhance security, and customize performance.
 Live Q&A with AI Experts – Get your toughest questions answered and walk away with the confidence to start deploying AI.
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This tech talk is produced in conjunction with your favorite AI and open-source communities: All Things Open, All Things Open AI, and The Artificially Intelligent Network, in partnership with IBM.

​Don’t miss this chance to elevate your AI knowledge and take control of your development stack.

​ AI is evolving—don’t just use it. Own it.