Skip to main content
AI AT THE BRADFIELD CENTRE

The Rise of Open-Weight LLMs: Opportunities and Challenges

3rd July 2025 | 17:30 - 20:15 Visit event website
Byte Size July

The CW Artificial Intelligence SIG is excited to invite you to the second event in our Byte Size series – compact, technical gatherings designed to fuel both minds and appetites!

Delivered in partnership with The Bradfield Centre, Byte Size continues to spotlight cutting-edge developments in AI.

This session’s theme:
“The Rise of Open-Weight LLMs: Opportunities and Challenges”

📍 The Bradfield Centre, Cambridge
📅 Wednesday, 3rd July
⏰ 17:30 – 20:15
🍕 Pizza and drinks

The first generations of LLMs were locked behind APIs and closely guarded SaaS applications, but over the last two years more and more LLMs have been released as collections of “open weights.” This shift enables organisations to download and run powerful models on their own hardware, either on-premises or in the cloud.

Join us for an in-depth exploration of the implications of this movement:

  • What new opportunities does it create for customisation and control?
  • What risks and responsibilities come with running your own LLMs?
  • How will this shape the future of AI infrastructure?

Come for the insights, stay for the networking (and pizza!).

Bradfield Centre members can attend for free. Speak to one of our team for the promo code to use at registration.

Register

Other upcoming events