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# Talking Drupal #515 - AI with amazee.ai
Today we are talking about AI, How it can be privacy focused, and What amazee.ai is doing to help with guest Michael Schmid. We’ll also cover LiteLLM AI Provider as our module of the week.

For show notes visit:
[https://www.talkingDrupal.com/515](https://www.talkingDrupal.com/515)

## Topics
* Privacy Concerns with AI
* Amazee's Privacy-Focused AI Solutions
* Foundation Models and Their Importance
* AI-Powered Search in Drupal
* Customizing AI Responses and Search
* Proprietary vs. Open Source Models
* Understanding Neural Networks
* Training and Weights in Models
* Integrating AI with Drupal
* Practical Steps to Implement AI in Drupal
* AI and MCP for Automation
* Open Source Models in AI
* Future Directions for MAI AI
* Conclusion and Contact Information

## Resources
* [amazee.ai](https://amazee.ai/)
* [Foundation models](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_model)
* [amazee ai provider & amazee ai vector db module](https://www.drupal.org/project/ai_provider_amazeeio)
* [Drupal AI module](https://www.drupal.org/project/ai)
* [AI Chatbot](https://www.drupal.org/project/ai)
* [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/overview)
* [DrupalGovCon](https://www.drupalgovcon.org/)


## Guests
Michael Schmid - [amazee.ai](https://amazee.ai) [schnitzel](https://www.drupal.org/u/schnitzel)

## Hosts
Nic Laflin - [nLighteneddevelopment.com](https://www.nLighteneddevelopment.com) [nicxvan](https://www.drupal.org/u/nicxvan)
John Picozzi - [epam.com](https://www.epam.com) [johnpicozzi](https://www.drupal.org/u/johnpicozzi)
Rich Lawson - [richlawson.co](https://richlawson.co) [rklawson](https://www.drupal.org/u/rklawson)

## MOTW
### Correspondent
Matt Glaman - [mglaman.dev](https://mglaman.dev) [mglaman](https://www.drupal.org/u/mglaman)
* Brief description:
    * AI provider for using LiteLLM. LiteLLM is a gateway that allows connecting to LLMs without accessing the providers directly using the same API as OpenAI along with other governance goodies.
* Module name/project name:
    * [LiteLLM AI Provider](https://drupal.org/project/ai_provider_litellm)
* Brief history
    * How old: created on 24 February 2025
    * Versions available: beta, 1.1.0 and 1.0.0 to track main AI module
* Maintainership
    * Actively maintained
* Usage stats:
    * 439
* Maintainer(s): 
    * marcus_johansson, andrewbelcher, justanothermark of FreelyGive
* Module features and usage
    * Basically like OpenAI provider but allows it to work with non-OpenAI models and other logic that’s in the OpenAI provider module.


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Talking Drupal #515: Privacy-Focused AI with Michael Schmidt

In this episode of Talking Drupal, the team dives into privacy-focused AI solutions with guest Michael Schmidt, founder and general manager of amazee.io and amazing AI. They discuss how AI can be leveraged in web design and development, with particular emphasis on data privacy. Michael explains how amazing AI's solutions empower content creators and site administrators with robust tools that prioritize security and control. The episode also covers Light LLM, an open-source AI gateway, as the module of the week. Tune in to learn about practical AI use cases in Drupal, the integration of AI with other platforms, and the exciting possibilities AI holds for the future of web development.

00:00 Introduction to Talking Drupal
00:35 Meet Michael Schmidt: AI and Data Privacy Advocate
01:21 Module of the Week: Light LLM AI Provider
03:13 What is Light LLM
11:57 Privacy Concerns with AI
17:15 Amazee's Privacy-Focused AI Solutions
20:51 Foundation Models and Their Importance
25:49 AI-Powered Search in Drupal
32:29 Customizing AI Responses and Search
36:50 Proprietary vs. Open Source Models
38:20 Understanding Neural Networks
40:01 Training and Weights in Models
42:02 Integrating AI with Drupal
46:27 Practical Steps to Implement AI in Drupal
49:59 AI and MCP for Automation
01:07:50 Open Source Models in AI
01:10:26 Future Directions for MAI AI
01:14:23 Conclusion and Contact Information