ODSC East is Next Week, AI Agent Frameworks, Building World Models, and Multimodal GraphRAG
ODSC East is NEXT WEEK!
With over 100 immersive sessions and 10+ in-depth tracks, ODSC East is your opportunity to dive deep into real-world AI. Whether you’re building with GPT-4, LLAMA 3, LangChain, or frameworks like TensorFlow and pandas, the goal is the same: build skills you’ll actually use.
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Top 10 Open-Source AI Agent Frameworks to Know in 2025
In this blog, we’ve curated 10 of the most notable open-source AI agent frameworks to watch in 2025. These projects are actively maintained, widely adopted, and cater to diverse use cases in the AI development lifecycle.
The Future of AI: Building World Models, Agentic Systems, and Biological Simulations
AI expert Eric Xing explores how world models, agentic AI, and biology are reshaping the future of simulation, reasoning, and scientific discovery.
Beyond Benchmarks: Really Evaluating AI
Explore the pitfalls and power of AI benchmarks in evaluating LLMs and generative AI, from benchmark saturation and data contamination to overstated performance claims.
From Jupyter to Production: Why Deployment Matters in LLM Projects
It’s not just about getting the model to respond in Jupyter Notebook. It’s about turning that response into something a stakeholder can see, use, and provide feedback on. And for that, deployment is just as critical as development — if not more.
Beyond Text: Multimodal GraphRAG for Enhanced AI
GraphRAG has demonstrated significant benefits by enriching semantic vector searches with the contextual relationships that graphs provide.
Vibe Coding: The Top Platforms of 2025
Vibe coding is transforming software development by letting you create apps through natural language, not traditional code. Learn how platforms like Lovable, Replit, and Windsurf are leading the vibe coding revolution in 2025 — and what’s next with AI agents.
Video of the Week: Building Agentic and Multi-Agent Systems with LangGraph
In this session, we’ll break down all the concepts and code you need to understand and build the industry-standard agentic and multi-agent systems, from soup to nuts, with LangChain.
ODSC Highlights
Top Sessions to Level Up Your AI Engineering Skills at ODSC East 2025
Level up your AI engineering skills at ODSC East 2025. Learn to build multi-agent systems, scale cloud pipelines, adapt open-source LLMs, and deploy robust enterprise AI from top experts.
What Can You Do With a Free ODSC East Expo Pass?
Between an Expo & Demo Hall, amazing keynote speakers, and networking events, here’s a rundown of everything you can do with a free ODSC East Expo Pass.
The Future of AI, Unfolding at ODSC East 2025: 10 Breakthrough Trends You’ll See Firsthand
Discover the top 10 AI and data science trends shaping ODSC East 2025 — from agentic AI and GraphRAG to causal modeling, LLMOps, and enterprise-ready GenAI. Get a sneak peek at the future of AI innovation.
Become an LLM Engineer with 20+ ODSC East Sessions
Explore these cutting-edge talks at ODSC East 2025 to supercharge your skills across LLMOps, fine-tuning, RAG, prompt engineering, debugging, and more.
Join us at ODSC East 2025 with a Free AI Expo+ Pass!
Earn up to $2000 in platform credits from partners like Google Cloud, Confluent, and Vespa
Experience live demos of cutting-edge AI tools shaping the future
Access to 36+ Expo Talks & Panels from industry experts
Take part in extra events like the ODSC Main Reception, book signings, and more
Industry, Opinion, Career Advice
What if Every Team Member Could Access the Same Level of Insights as a Data Scientist?
In this ODSC East session preview, the speaker discusses the importance of democratizing data, including how AI agents are of particular help.
The Numbers Don’t Lie: 93% See AI as a Career Booster
A recent survey targeting data science and analytics professionals offers a more grounded — and surprisingly optimistic — perspective. In a striking departure from mainstream discourse, 93% of respondents view AI as a hopeful force in their careers.
Data Science & AI News
AI Chatbots Show Minimal Impact on Jobs and Wages, New Study Finds
A new study reveals generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude have had little to no effect on wages or job displacement, raising questions about costly AI investments.
Google Unveils AI Max for Search Campaigns to Boost Ad Performance
Google introduced AI Max for Search campaigns, an AI-powered feature suite designed to enhance ad reach, relevance, and conversions across evolving search experiences.
Jeff Bezos Leads $72M Investment in AI Data Company Toloka
Jeff Bezos’ investment firm leads a $72M funding round in AI data firm Toloka, supporting U.S. expansion and AI model development through human-in-the-loop systems.
Meta Launches Standalone Meta AI App to Deliver Personalized Voice Assistant Experience
Meta unveiled its new standalone AI app, powered by Llama 4, offering personalized voice interactions, AI integration with Ray-Ban smart glasses, and a Discover feed for shared prompts.
Emerging Economies Show Higher Trust in AI Than Developed Nations, Survey Reveals
A new global survey finds that emerging economies are more optimistic and trusting of artificial intelligence than advanced countries, revealing a growing divide in AI adoption and perception.
New Podcast Episode: Inside Probabilistic AI: Bayesian Modeling and PyMC with Thomas Wiecki
From marketing mix modeling to synthetic consumers, Thomas explains how uncertainty-aware systems lead to smarter, more trustworthy decisions — no PhD required.
Upcoming Webinars, Meetups, and Ai+ Live Training Sessions
Webinar: Intro to AI Risk Management for Executives and Data Leaders
Wednesday, May 21st, 12:00 PM ET
In this session, we’ll break down how to evolve risk management and internal assessment practices to address the unique challenges of AI and generative AI. You’ll learn practical strategies for identifying vulnerabilities, aligning with emerging regulations, and building governance frameworks that enable responsible AI adoption.
Webinar: Differentially-Private Synthetic Data for Everyone
Wednesday, June 4th, 12:00 PM ET
In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to generate high-quality synthetic data that preserves privacy using differential privacy techniques. We’ll walk through how to train differentially private generative models with MOSTLY AI’s open-source Synthetic Data SDK and explore how this method compares to traditional anonymization approaches in terms of both utility and risk.
Webinar: Designing Smart Agent Memory — How To Go From Raw Data To Actionable Context
Wednesday, June 11th, 12:00 PM ET
AI agents are only as good as what they remember. Their ability to recall, reason, and act on relevant information is becoming a make-or-break factor. But building that memory — from raw data to structured, useful context — is still a major challenge.