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We’re excited to welcome Faye Ellis — Pluralsight instructor, AWS Hero, and one of my favorite people to learn from!

In this session, Faye shares inexpensive and accessible ways you can start learning about Foundation Models (FMs), Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI. Whether you’re just starting your AI journey or looking for practical experiments without a huge investment, this episode is packed with actionable insights. Faye also shares the top AI skills needed in 2025!

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00:00 - Intro
02:03 - The AI tools we're playing with
08:15 - What is Amazon Bedrock?
15:22 - AWS SDK for Python (boto3)
16:23 - The Converse API
29:39 - Demo time!
32:56 - QR Code to tutorial and code base
34:21 - The AI skills in demand today!
37:58 - Q&A

How to find Faye:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fayeellis/

Bluesky: @faye-ellis.bsky.social

Faye's links:

Tutorial - https://bit.ly/converse-faye

Code - https://bit.ly/converse-demo-code