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Almog Baku (vi/vim)

Fractional CTO, AI Infra/GenAI Specialist

Who is Almog Baku?

Almog Baku is a seasoned tech entrepreneur and consultant who specializes in AI infrastructure, large language models (LLMs), and generative AI. He currently works as a Fractional-CTO: AI Infra/GenAI at Freelance, providing "CTO-team for hire" services to companies and assisting with end-to-end solution processes.1

Some key facts about Almog Baku:

  • Founder of the largest community in Israel for OpenAI & GenAI practitioners, with over 3500+ members1
  • Creator of Raptor, an open-source project that transforms data scientists' Pythonic research into easily deployable artifacts1
  • Active member of the Kubernetes development team since 2016, with expertise in cloud-native big data and Kubernetes extensions1
  • Taught an "Applied ML / ML" Engineering workshop as a guest lecturer at Reichman University in 20231
  • Previously founded and served as CEO of Natun.ai, an AI infrastructure startup focused on a Kubernetes-native feature store1
  • Hosted the "AI Infra Stories" podcast in 2022, interviewing experts about their AI infrastructure challenges and solutions1

Almog Baku is passionate about bringing AI innovation to life and has extensive experience in tech leadership and startups. He offers practical insights to help organizations navigate the complex landscape of AI implementation.2

Highlights

Aug 22 · linkedin

Excited to share that I was recently a guest on the 🎙️ LangTalks podcast, discussing the process of developing LLM-based applications from initial POC to production!

In this episode, we dive deep into: ✅ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 at each development stage ✅ 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺-𝘂𝗽 𝘃𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗽-𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 approaches in LLM development ✅ 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 from real-world experience ✅ The journey outlined in my guide: "𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘓𝘔 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘴: 𝘈 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱-𝘉𝘺-𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦"

🔊 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://lnkd.in/diEKivjb (Also available on Apple Podcasts and your favorite podcast apps!) 📚 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dfWPZWD4

A big thank you to the wonderful hosts, Gal Peretz and Lee Twito, for having me on the show and for the great conversation! 🙏

📝 Note: This episode is in Hebrew 😬 #AIEngineering #LLM #PodcastGuest #TechTalk

Aug 14 · linkedin

Honored that "The LLM Triangle Principles" was highlighted by Medium Staff in their July 2024 roundup! 🏆

https://lnkd.in/dXTjrdeP

This recognition highlights the importance of structured approaches in developing LLM-native applications. As AI evolves, we need reliable methods to bridge the gap between potential and production-ready performance.

Explore the principles shaping LLM app development:

https://lnkd.in/di6DRVeA

Covering: • SOP for cognitive modeling • Model selection strategies • Engineering techniques for LLM apps • Leveraging contextual data

Your insights are crucial as we advance AI engineering. Let's continue driving innovation in LLM-native applications.

Thanks for your support and engagement. Together, we're shaping AI-driven software engineering!

#LLM #AIEngineering #Innovation​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #ArtificalIntelligence

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Experience

Fractional-CTO: AI Infra/GenAI at Freelance
Creator at Raptor (June 2022 - Present); Maintainer at Kubernetes (January 2016 - Present), Founder & CEO at Natun (July 2020 - May 2022); Co-Founder & CTO at Rimoto (January 2015 - November 2018), Re at AlmogBaku.com (January 2005 - February 2014)

Location

Israel