AI Fundamentals: From Theory to Practice

Presenters:
- Daniel Fogarty, CEO & Founder – Evari
- Robert Jeffery, COO Evari & CEO QuivaWorks,
- Brack Norris, CPO Evari & CPO QuivaWorks
- Garth Lewis, Head of Growth – Evari
Presentation Summary
What is AI?
Understanding LLMs: How they’re built, trained, and why they work
The magic myth: Why they look intelligent but are really text predictors
Tokens & prompting: What they are, why they matter, and how to use them effectively
Models & providers: The key differences and how to choose
Memory & retrieval: How context and knowledge bases actually work
Data security: What happens with your data and why it matters
Assistants & automation: What they are and why they’re different
⚡ AI vs Traditional Automation
Why AI fundamentally changes how you think about automation
Human-in-the-loop vs straight-through processing
Real use cases you can apply immediately
🚀 Building with QuivaWorks
Live demo: Create an AI assistant with behaviour, knowledge & integrations
Real example: A quote bot that hits your pricing engine and returns instant quotes
Workflow automation: Email trigger → Document processing → Quote generation
Learning Objectives:
- A clear understanding of how AI works
- Real-world examples for your insurance business
- Confidence to evaluate AI tools
- Practical next steps for your team
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