Function Calling is All You Need — Full Workshop, with Ilan Bigio of OpenAI
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Summary of ‘Function Calling is All You Need’
- Introduction
- Elan from OpenAI discusses the importance of function calling in AI and language models.
- Opened with banter, citing personal reasons for not being present physically.
- Structure of the Talk
- Overview of the history and evolution of function calling.
- Crash course on function calling, agent concepts, and asynchronous workflows.
- Q&A and discussions throughout the workshop.
- Historical Context
- Began with text completion (GPT, GPT-2, GPT-3) and the challenges of instruction following.
- Introduction of Instruction GPT improved ability to follow commands.
- Discussion on the evolution towards allowing functions in AI interactions (Web GPT example).
- Function calling became more generalized with tools by OpenAI in June 2023.
- Core Concepts
- Two main purposes of function calling: fetching data and taking action.
- Need to ensure functions are well-defined and intuitive for best use.
- Code examples demonstrated live during the teaching session.
- Demonstration
- Live coding example to create simple agents and demonstrate function calling in action.
- Real-time APIs discussed and how they integrate function calling with conversations.
- Examples of asynchronous tasks and delegation techniques were shown.
- Conclusion
- Elan shared excitement about the potential of function calling and encouraged exploration.
- Answered audience questions on topics from functions, tasks, memory, to specific API functionalities.
- Key Takeaway
- Function calling is pivotal for enhancing AI interactions, transforming static chat systems into dynamic workflows.