GenAI, vector / semantic / hybrid search, RRF, NLP, LLM, RAG, FUD, FOMO, and other buzzwords

Here you are: a Java developer with some experience, and everyone around seems to be talking about LLM, NLP, RAG and other AI related stuff. From one end you’re somewhat afraid of this, because JPA is nowhere among these acronyms and they say AI might take your job next month. OTOH you’re also tired, because every news, every social platform is bombarding you with all flavours of AI so much that you’re scared to open your fridge (who knows, AI might be among groceries now?)

Wouldn’t it be great to have the buzzwords deciphered, so that you can reason about them without having a PhD in AI or data science first?

Certainly! Please join me for this talk, fellow Java developer, to see how technologies you already know (like Elasticsearch), and some maths, can help you tackle all this with no big fear.