Large Language Models Explained for Non-Techies

Date: 20 October 2026, 14:00 – 15:00 (CET)Price: Free (for eligible participants)Format: AI:AT Webinar, ONLINE (Zoom)Target audience: Industry, public admin, academiaLanguage: EnglishOrganizer: AI:ATGet to know Large Language Models (LLMs), what they are and how they work.On a Wednesday evening in 2022, the launch of ChatGPT triggered a historical hype surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in general, and Generative AI chatbots in particular. However, most people are mere users of these tools, without a proper understanding of how they actually enable a computer to produce spectacular texts, pictures, or videos.In this webinar, we dig into the main pillar of GenAI tools such as ChatGPT, Mistral, or Gemini, called Large Language Models (LLMs), and how we can leverage them in our daily lives beyond mere chatbot applications.Target audienceEveryone is welcome who wants to understand what LLMs are, how they work and why they can create astonishing results. No technical knowledge required.This webinar is open and free of charge for all participants from academia, industry, and public administration from EU and/or EuroHPC JU member countries.Entry level & prerequisitesBeginner – no prior AI or technical knowledge is required.Agenda14:00   Welcome & Presentation of AI Factory Austria AI:AT14:05   Large Language Models ExplainedDefinition and Foundations of LLMs How are LLMs created? How can LLMs generate text, pictures, or sound?14:50   Questions & DiscussionSpeakerDaniel Lehner (AI Factory Austria AI:AT)              Dr. Daniel Lehner works as expert in AI knowledge transfer at AI Factory Austria AI:AT. He also works as a consultant and trainer at TwinTech, helping companies to efficiently exploit the potential of digitalization through the use of artificial intelligence and digital twins. In addition to his work with various companies, he also draws on his many years of experience in researching digital twins and artificial intelligence at Johannes Kepler University in Linz.LanguageEnglishRegistrationRegistration is required, the link to the registration form can be found on the top of this page in the menu on the left. Please register with your official institutional email address to prove your affiliation.You will get the Zoom link in the automatic confirmation by email (subject starting with "[Indico] Registration"), please check your Spam/Junk folders). We will also send 1–2 reminders before the webinar.Please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.Modification, withdrawal & no-show policyYour registration is binding. Please only register for the course if you are really going to attend.You can update your registration data or withdraw your registration anytime before the registration form has been closed via the link "Manage my registration" which you can find at the bottom of your automatic email confirmation (subject starting with "[Indico] Registration").Alternatively, or after the registration form has been closed, please inform us about your cancelation or any change in your registration data (especially your mobile-phone number) via email ([email protected]).No-show policy: If you do not cancel and do not show up at the course you will be blacklisted and excluded from future training events.OrganizersThis webinar is organized by AI Factory Austria AI:AT.AcknowledgementsAI Factory Austria AI:AT has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 101253078. The JU receives support from the Horizon Europe Programm of the European Union and Austria (BMIMI / FFG). 

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