Chuck Doerr

President and CIO @openfintech - Move fast. Break nothing. JavaScript & HTML5 have taken over the financial desktop!

[Adam Wolff @dmwlff]

@rickasaurus Totally agree. Goals and especially OKRs trade exceptional outcomes for predictable results. This may make sense for a very mature business like Google AdWords or Microsoft Windows, but it's bad for growth-stage projects, where these practices are often cargo-culted.

[Alec Coughlin @Alec_Coughlin]

So @hwchase17 said “context engineering is becoming the most important skill an AI engineer can develop”...

He’s not wrong.

While this might be a bit inside baseball and I will definitely oversimplify things but bear with me as I’ve been wanting to write this post since I saw Harrison’s killer tweet on 06.23…so, finally, here we go.

Think of an LLM as a brain.

A brain without a body, arms, legs, hands etc isn’t capable of much. But a brain with all of those things?

It now has agency. It can accomplish things.

A brain inside a body could be thought of as a system of sorts.

Now think of an LLM as the brain that powers an intelligent system, the foundation which AI agents plug into and rely upon to accomplish those things.

An intelligent system where the left hand knows what the right hand is doing and so on and so forth.

But just like a human, an intelligent system’s brain, an LLM, needs to understand context to effectively guide the AI agents in their efforts to accomplish tasks.

Especially within increasingly complex circumstances, environments etc where nuance really matters.

💡 Without context, the intelligent system won’t be able to accomplish much. With context, you know the drill.

Just like that brain needs context to guide the body effectively, LLMs need rich context to accomplish tasks.

It’s a lot like when someone launches into a story without providing context and you aren’t really listening because all you can think about is when you can interrupt and ask them to back up and provide context…so that everything said afterwards makes sense and falls into place nicely.

💡 Without context, the story doesn’t land. With context, everything flows nicely.

Whereas prompt engineering is “focused on phrasing prompts cleverly to coax better answers…Context engineering is building dynamic systems to provide the right information and tools in the right format such that the LLM can plausibly accomplish the task.”

Why is this so important?

🏆 Building an Ontology Aware Intelligent System has competitive advantages written all over it…you know what I mean?

👇 Link to the @langchain blog post.

[Alec Coughlin @Alec_Coughlin]

If I told you the average employee toggles 1,200 times per day between applications, would you believe me?

In my latest AI with Alec podcast, @chuckdoerr, co-Founder + CIO of HERE (@openfintech) not only confirmed this staggering reality but laid out a number of practical ways to operationalize enterprise AI aka translate the AI-first memo movement into results.

An origin story that has resulted in deep and wide adoption across the Financial Services industry, Chuck’s perspective on enterprise AI hype vs results, especially within Financial Services is nuanced and refreshing to hear.

1️⃣Harvard research shows the “Toggle Tax” includes knowledge workers toggling 1,200 times per day, context switching that is a hidden productivity killer HERE is addressing via “Super Search”

2️⃣Helping enterprises convert an AI-first memo into a mindset shift and ultimately an environment where the work can start to get done within “this framework of trust around using AI” in a way that embraces “observability, explainability and verification”

3️⃣Enabling enterprise AI to interpret the digital exhaust in real-time, unlocking next best action, scale the problem solving approach of top performers, introduce analytics that can benefit all sorts of cross-functional initiatives is stepping into an enterprise AI operating system…a territory I’m all about

While HERE has deep roots in Financial Services, their expansion into Call Centers and other environments where decisions must be made “with high fidelity, low error rates, and rapidly” through a “single pane of glass” makes a ton of sense.

Check out the interview below.

[Steve Inman @SteveInman]

Deserves an Oscar for that performance.

[OpenFin @openfintech]

WEBINAR: Best Practice for Global Deployments

Hear from CIO, @chuckdoerr for a deep dive into #BestPractices for effectively managing & deploying OpenFin.

📍: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 @ 10am EST / 3pm GMT
🎫: Register👇
https://t.co/dfgC6JvM1m

#FinTech #Webinar

[OpenFin @openfintech]

Learn how to take control of your entire desktop with OpenFin’s New Snap SDK 🚀

Join us for a live demo and Q&A with the team who built it - Register below:
https://t.co/5Wnpm8MgJC

#Workspace #Productivity #DevOps #Applications #BuiltOnOpenFin

[OpenFin @openfintech]

OpenFin Container v33 is here, now Co-Stable with #Chromium 116!
Co-founder Chuck Doerr walks us through the latest features including:
🌟App Insights via Logs
🌟Image Support for Clipboard API
🌟Continued Co-Stability with Chromium
Watch the video: https://t.co/U6E2XVtMac

[OpenFin @openfintech]

Our CEO Mazy Dar has been named one of the @TabbFORUM 40 Innovators in Financial Markets!
The awards honor top #capitalmarkets leaders driving the greatest impact at the intersection of finance and technology.
Check out the full winners' list here: https://t.co/1G1sa34rwU

[OpenFin @openfintech]

📣#ICYMI: We recently introduced v32 of OpenFin #Container!

CIO & Co-Founder @chuckdoerr highlights the enhancements made to the #developer experience and the benefits of staying current with #Chromium in our recent blog: 👇
https://t.co/RQ7dpVbnda

[Adam Toms @AdamT_OpenFin]

One week to go! @NejDjelal and myself will be exploring LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) partnership with OpenFin to deliver the next-generation data and analytics products to customer desktops. User experience, productivity and interoperability are j…https://t.co/jHz4jDgH1h

[OpenFin @openfintech]

🚀We recently introduced v32 of OpenFin Container, which contains features and enhancements, that came with #Chromium 112 and 113 and is fully co-stable with 113.

👉 To read more on the major updates and enhancements: https://t.co/cCTPCkIZhr

#BuiltOnOpenFin #Container #FinTech

[Adam Toms @AdamT_OpenFin]

I am thrilled to announce that we have successfully closed our Series D funding round led by Bank of America.

This is a huge milestone for OpenFin, showcasing the confidence and belief investors have in our vision and team. With this new funding, we're m…https://t.co/gNfJ1D9nnW

[OpenFin @openfintech]

We recently introduced v31 of OpenFin Container, one of our signature products that makes it easy to build enterprise-grade native web apps.

👉Head over to the blog to read more on the major updates and enhancements: https://t.co/8OBnPAo9DI

#Chromium #Container

[Adam Toms @AdamT_OpenFin]

Great to be in NY this week with our clients and partners. FinJS powered by OpenFin was another full-house event. Our thanks to all of the fantastic speakers and companies that participated, making it such a successful event for the whole community.…https://t.co/MEORjwT9mV

[W. Brennan Carley @Fintech_Brennan]

1/ Really smart (and overdue) move by @Refinitiv / @LSEGplc, congratulations @openfintech @mazydar!

Adopting OpenFin makes Refinitiv Workspace easier to install and manage, more open and interoperable.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: It’s OFFICIAL! Congressman Colin Allred, former lineman for the Tennessee Titans, has announced he’ll challenge Ted Cruz for Senate!

There is one BIG reason Colin Allred is going to win:

For Allred, this race is personal.

Colin Allred was one of the House members stuck in the Capitol on January 6 as the violent mob descended.

Not knowing if he’d make it out alive, he sent a text to his wife:

“Whatever happens, I love you.”

Later, he laid blamed on Ted Cruz for participating in an attempt to deny the election.

Allred called the events of January 6 part of “a broader authoritarian movement across the world,” and vowed to protect democracy.

Now he’s running for Senate.

Before Congress Allred played football in the NFL. He then earned his law degree before working for the Obama Administration.

Allred is no stranger to tough races. For a Democrat in the suburbs of Dallas is more than impressive. His shocking victory over popular Republican Pete Sessions shows he has what it takes to win.

I think one thing is safe to say:

Ted Cruz is f*cked.

[ForefrontComms @ForefrontComms]

In honor of Women's History Month, Forefront is highlighting female leaders in the fintech industry. Today, we're spotlighting Mitra Roknabadi, Vice President, Global Head of Marketing at @openfintech.

[Chuck Doerr @chuckdoerr]

@nasko sounds like it’s ok-ish - wishing you a healthy return

[OpenFin @openfintech]

ICYMI: #OpenFin has been recognized in The Best Workplace For Technologists category in this year's Top 1% Workplace Awards, @HarringtonStarr! Learn how our mission and culture make us a natural fit for the best and brightest technologists (pgs 14-15): https://t.co/Wy58vNQcnY

[FinJS @finjsio]

Thank you to our wonderful sponsors, speakers and all those who attended #FinJS London. Great to see so many of you there.
We hope you enjoyed our exceptional lineup of presenters. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!
#Workflow #innovation #collaboration #OpenFin