Introduction

Hi! I’m Nishant, Founder of OffNote Consulting Labs. I did my Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and worked earlier as a researcher at IBM Research Labs.

For the past decade or so, I’ve been working with enterprises and startups, architecting solutions across the domains of text, vision and speech, building/training neural models, deploying machine learning applications, creating AI-driven SaaS products, and mentoring machine learning teams.

I have served as an AI strategic advisor for various companies, assisting them in understanding the intricacies of adoption of cutting-edge AI techniques, enhancing their operations, drive innovation and growth.

  • Find out more about my consulting expertise and engagements here.
  • Check out some of my open projects on github.
  • Get in touch with me on LinkedIn or X.

Writings

I write extensively on the topics of AI, Deep Learning, LLMs and RAG.

My recent articles are part of the newsletter I maintain at offnote.substack.com, where I share insights, updates, and in-depth opinions on AI technology. Here are pointers to a few selected articles:

  • Building Enterprise GenAI (RAG) products is tough. Learn from my personal reflections on the challenges, successes and failures from building such products in the wild. Read here.
  • To cut across the retrieve-and-generate (RAG) hype, read this. 🔥🔥
  • Learn about the trust gap between LLMs (GPT) and Humans and to bridge this gap: here and here.
  • For a quick overview of how you build search or reco systems, read this.
  • To learn about my views on R&D, read this and this.

Online Talks

Videos from the OffNote Labs AI and Systems Talk Series are available on the OffNote Labs’ YouTube channel.

OffNote Research Labs

OffNote Research is my brainchild, an open forum to encourage AI research, a home for independent innovators, researchers and builders. Over the past several years, we have created innovative research solutions, published papers, blogs and code, and mentored enthusiastic individuals looking to make research contributions and develop a taste for research.

Read about OffNote Research here.