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Mark Kurtz
Enabling Efficient AI @Red Hat | Former CTO Neural Magic | ML Innovator and Researcher
As an AI Expert at Red Hat and former CTO of Neural Magic (acquired), I bring a wealth of experience in software engineering, machine learning, and startup leadership. Over 15 years, I've built a reputation for tackling complex research and engineering challenges and driving innovative solutions that make AI more efficient, scalable, and accessible.
At Neural Magic, I led a world-class team to achieve breakthroughs across many AI domains, delivering state-of-the-art performance and accuracy for AI applications. Now, at Red Hat, I continue this mission, leading the development of open-source AI technologies that empower organizations to deploy generative AI solutions more cost-effectively and at scale.
I’m passionate about making AI innovation practical and transformative, as evidenced by my open-source contributions, patents, published research, and active engagement with the broader AI community.
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GenAI at Scale: What It Enables, What It Costs, and How To Reduce the Pain
Generative AI is reshaping what’s possible in software, from augmenting human work with code and content generation to unlocking entirely new interfaces, such as retrieval-augmented generation, chatbots, and automated processing. But with great power comes shocking costs.
