Learn LLMOps through ChatwithPDF case study
Anix LynchThis standard "Chat with PDF" app provides a great baseline for understanding and applying these tools effectively!
Sample Case: Chat with PDF
1. Problem Statement
Enable users to upload a PDF and ask questions about its content using an LLM.
2. Keyword Breakdown and Relevance
| Keyword | Contribution to Chat with PDF | Example Tools |
| Model | Choose an LLM (e.g., GPT, Llama 2) for text-based tasks. | Hugging Face Transformers, OpenAI API, For multilingual go for Gemini |
| Serving | Deploy the LLM with a scalable API endpoint. | FastAPI, TorchServe, OpenLLM |
| Observability | Monitor API usage, errors in PDF parsing, and LLM responses. | Prometheus, Grafana |
| Security | Ensure safe PDF input parsing, avoid prompt injections. | Input sanitization libraries, LangChain’s safeguards |
| LLMOps | Manage model lifecycle, version control, and update the prompt template as PDF complexity changes. | LangChain, Mirascope |
| Search | Use vector search for efficient retrieval of PDF embeddings (relevant sections). | FAISS, Pinecone, Chroma |
| Code AI | Automate repetitive coding tasks like extracting data from PDFs. | Copilot, Codex |
| Foundation Model Fine-Tuning | Fine-tune a model for specific document types (e.g., contracts or academic papers). | Hugging Face Trainer |
| Frameworks for Training | Train a custom model if the pre-trained model does not perform well on PDFs. | PyTorch, TensorFlow |
| Experiment Tracking | Track fine-tuning runs to compare performance. | Weights & Biases, MLflow |
| Visualization | Create dashboards for embedding distributions or model responses. | Matplotlib, Streamlit |
| Data Management | Store and organize uploaded PDFs for indexing. | Airtable, PostgreSQL |
| Data Tracking | Log data ingestion steps and transformations. | Pandas, DVC (Data Version Control) |
| Feature Engineering | Extract text, tables, and images from PDFs. | PyPDF2, PDFPlumber |
| Data/Feature Enrichment | Enhance extracted content by adding metadata (e.g., section titles or timestamps). | spaCy, Named Entity Recognition (NER) |
| ML Platforms | Scale the pipeline to handle large numbers of PDFs. | AWS SageMaker, GCP Vertex AI |
| Workflow and Scheduling | Automate PDF ingestion and embedding updates. | Apache Airflow, Prefect |
| Profiling | Optimize runtime of text extraction and embedding generation. | PyTorch Profiler, cProfile |
| AutoML | Automate hyperparameter tuning for fine-tuning or model selection. | Auto-sklearn, Hugging Face AutoTrain |
| Optimizations | Reduce inference latency (e.g., quantization or caching embeddings). | ONNX, Hugging Face Optimum |
| Federated ML | Collaborate across devices for privacy-preserving fine-tuning (if sensitive data). | PySyft, TensorFlow Federated |
3. Workflow Example
Upload PDF: User uploads a file.
Preprocessing: Extract text and embeddings using
PyPDF2+FAISS.Search: Query embeddings to find relevant sections of the PDF.
Model Response: Use LLM (via Hugging Face or OpenAI API) to generate answers.
Monitoring: Track queries and response times using Prometheus.
Security: Sanitize input and outputs for malicious content.
This standard "Chat with PDF" app provides a great baseline for understanding and applying these tools effectively! 🚀 Let me know which step you’d like to focus on further.
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