Building AI Applications with Java, LLMs, and Spring AI - by Thomas Vitale

Join us for the next Riyadh Java User Group meetup! Generative AI is here, and Java developers can take the lead. This session will explain how to build AI applications using the Spring AI framework. We will show you how to add Large Language Models (LLMs) to your Java projects. You'll learn to move from simple chat prompts to advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) methods that link AI to your custom data. We'll also discuss how to create autonomous "agents" that can use your existing APIs through tool calls. Finally, we will focus on practical steps for evaluating your AI models and improving your developer workflow using tools such as Testcontainers and Ollama. **What you will learn:** * **Integrate chat models and design effective prompts.** * **Combine LLMs with your own data using RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).** * **Connect LLMs to your APIs using tool calling.** * **Learn how to evaluate and monitor your AI applications.** * **Improve your developer workflow with Testcontainers and Ollama.** See you there!