The homework for the dlt workshop is ready!

In this homework, you will ingest FAQ data with dlt into Qdrant

Here it is: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/llm-zoomcamp/blob/main/cohorts/2025/workshops/dlt.md

Have fun and enjoy learning!

The Agents module is now fully ready! We have added homework, in which you will learn about MCP

Module: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/llm-zoomcamp/tree/main/0a-agents
Homework: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/llm-zoomcamp/blob/main/cohorts/2025/0a-agents/homework.md

Have fun!

For this cohort of LLM Zoomcamp we have prepared something special for you!

Instead of a competition, like last year, we're hosting a hackathon!

In this Hackathon you can put the skills you picked up during the course to practice and make something useful for the community

Here's more information about it: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/llm-zoomcamp/tree/main/cohorts/2025/hackathon

You can submit your ideas here: https://airtable.com/appjxMzaGej3KHwEh/shr12Sx3SGsStvjEd

And we will discuss them on the launch stream next week

https://lu.ma/i98j574k

See you next week!

We’re starting Module 3: Evaluation

This module walks through how to assess search and RAG systems, both offline and online, using ground-truth data and an LLM as judge.

What’s covered:

- Why evaluation matters
- Search evaluation
- Ranking evaluation (text search)
- RAG evaluation

Watch the content here:

- Module content
- Course playlist

Homework:

- Link
- Deadline: Tuesday 22 July 2025, 23:59 CET
- Submit here

We’re starting the Summer 2025 AI Hackathon with Alexey’s live launch session today!

This hackathon is part of the LLM Zoomcamp where you’ll build LLM-powered tools for the DataTalks.Club community this summer.

Alexey will explain:
- Hackathon goals and structure
- Idea submission and selection criteria
- Project examples
- Team formation
Plus a live Q&A

Next steps:

- Join #hackathon on Slack (go solo or form teams of up to 4)
- Review suggested ideas and submit your own before the stream for live feedback
- Register for the launch session with Alexey

See you at the launch!

We're starting our hackathon stream in 1 hour!

Ask your questions here: https://app.sli.do/event/hXoPWt27hc1QZJdArvX2MQ

Submit your ideas for discussion here: https://airtable.com/appjxMzaGej3KHwEh/shr12Sx3SGsStvjEd

We will share the link to the live stream 5-10 minutes before the start. See you soon!

Hackathon launch stream!

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APtJ1SDGdw0
Ask questions: https://app.sli.do/event/hXoPWt27hc1QZJdArvX2MQ

Available for replay later

For module 3 this year, we used materials from multiple modules of 2024 edition

Since it might be confusing at times, here's a video that explains the changes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiWmCV0Knl0&list=PL3MmuxUbc_hIB4fSqLy_0AfTjVLpgjV3R

It's optional - if you already watched the module and didn't get confused, you don't need it

Hi all!

We're still preparing the monitoring module, so we're extending the deadline for module 3 homework by one week

We will also keep the agents homework open in case you didn't have a chance to work on it

We're hosting a workshop about vibe coding and AI Dev Tools

Join now if you're interested in this topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSMXQk4Axig

Or watch later in recording

We have to postpone module 4 on monitoring - it should be ready by August 11. Apologies for the inconvenience

In the meantime you can

- watch the dlt workshop if you haven't
- do the agents and the evaluation modules
- check the best practices module. We may update it slightly but you can already watch the materials
- start working on your project - you can already do everything except the monitoring part

We will start a part 2 of the Agents module in 30 minutes

Some useful links:

- https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/rag-agents-workshop
- https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/toyaikit

If you miss it, don't worry, you can watch it later in recording

See you soon

Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS_hwnJusDk

A few updates:

- We updated the deadlines for evaluation and agents homework on the platform
- As we're preparing an update for the Monitoring module, you can check the content from the last year: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/llm-zoomcamp/tree/main/cohorts/2024/04-monitoring (starting from 4.6)
- The form for submitting project 1 is already open. The deadline is August 25 EOD. You can read more about projects here: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/llm-zoomcamp/blob/main/project.md
- Here is a project walk-though from the last year: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/llm-zoomcamp/tree/main/06-project-example
- You can see the projects from the last year here: https://courses.datatalks.club/llm-zoomcamp-2024/projects
- Also, check the best practices module: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/llm-zoomcamp/tree/main/05-best-practices. We haven't updated the videos, but the materials are still useful

Also found this video - https://www.loom.com/share/1dd375ec4b0d458fabdfc2b841089031
If you're struggling with the evaluation module, it may help!