Michael Washington: Azure OpenAI - Episode 286 Azure DevOps Podcast

Michael is an ASP.NET and C# programmer who has extensive knowledge in process improvement, AI and Large Language Models, and student information systems. He also is the founder of two websites — AIStoryBuilders.com and BlazorHelpWebsite.com — both fantastic resources that help empower developers. Michael resides in Los Angeles, California, with his son Zachary and wife, Valerie.
 
Topics of Discussion:
[3:14] Michael talks about his career path.
[5:15] AIStoryBuilders.com.
[6:21] The vision for his book and what sets it apart from others.
[9:10] What is “RAG”? Retrieval augmented generation.
[12:35] How did Michael come up with the AI Story Builders name?
[14:09] Keeping AI on track despite the limitations.
[17:44] Models behave better when trained on more data.
[21:26] How do you make the decision on which named model to use?
[34:05] Where Microsoft is a leader.
 
Mentioned in this Episode:
Clear Measure Way
Architect Forum
Software Engineer Forum
Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at programming@palermo.net.
Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor)
.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon!
Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events!
Azure OpenAI Using C#
Michael Washington GitHub
AI Story Builders
Adefwebserver
Blazor-Blogs
 
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