With the release of ChatGPT last November, it has sparked a global interest in this new technology and Generative AI as a whole. In this talk, I will provide a briefing of the foundational technology behind Generative AI. More importantly, from industry perspective, I will discuss the limitations and challenges of Generative AI that must be overcome in order for this technology to be widely deployable. Since running these large Generative AI models are very expensive and maybe out of reach for many companies and universities, I will share my thoughts on the areas that companies and universities can advance Generative AI research even without those resources. With the rapid advancement of the Generative AI models, I will discuss the potential types of applications that will be built on top of those models.
Dr. Dennis Ong is a Senior Manager with Amazon Web Services with the main responsibility of enabling business innovation for Fortune 100 companies with a focus on AI, digital, and cloud transformation. Previously, he and his team led 5G AI Research at Verizon which developed the world’s leading-edge 5G applications and demonstrated the world’s first 5G autonomous vehicle with Honda. He was a speaker on two TEDx events in the areas of Machine Learning and Blockchain. He regularly speaks at conferences worldwide on 5G, AI, Autonomous Vehicle, IoT, and Blockchain, and has extensive collaboration with The University of Michigan, and many global technology companies (e.g., Cisco, Nissan) on AI and 5G research. He has been awarded numerous patents on 5G and AI.
Dr. Ong received an MBA with honors from The Booth School of Business at The University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University as a University Fellow. He was also an adjunct faculty at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University.