Chatting with Ollama – Build your own AI Bot

join Machine Agencies‘s Gen AI Studio for a creative workshop: Chatting with Ollama – Build your own AI Bot!

François Lespinasse will be showing us how to implement RAGs using Ollama, a tool designed to simplify the process of running open-source large language models (LLMs) like Deepseek and Llama directly on your laptop.

During this  brief workshop, participants will implement a Retrieval-Augmented Generation system that can do things like answer questions about a pdf etc.

François Lespinasse, a transdisciplinary artist based in Montréal, integrates his expertise in neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI) into his creative practice. He crafts human-computer interfaces (HCI) that blend procedurally generated musical, visual, and textual compositions, pushing the boundaries of AI-driven creativity. His artistic endeavors are deeply informed by his research into the somatic states underpinning emotions and intersubjectivity. By incorporating biosignals into his work, he creates immersive experiences that explore the convergence of brain-body dynamics and phenomenology, offering a rich sensory symphony of visual, auditory, poetic, and tactile stimuli.

Lespinasse develops immersive interfaces that weave intricate narratives of consciousness, offering retrospectives on its evolution as a cultural construct and forecasting potential transhumanistic progressions. These artistic explorations serve as a medium for communicating complex ideas about the interplay between technology and consciousness, inviting audiences to engage with these concepts on a visceral and experiential level.

His commitment to open-source learning and collaboration extends to his artistic practice, as he shares his creative processes and insights through his Github portfolio, fostering a community of artists and researchers working at the intersection of art, science, and technology.