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971: 90% of The World’s Data is Private; Lin Qiao’s Fireworks AI is Unlocking It

Lin Qiao, CEO of Fireworks AI, talks to Jon Krohn about how she builds effective models quickly, why coding agents can perform at the level of a junior engineer, and what she attributes to the success of Fireworks AI: True to its name, the company exploded into the AI industry wi ... Show More

59m 47s

Feb 27

970: The “100x Engineer”: How to Be One, But Should You?

Working with code-gen models and Claude Code: In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn addresses how AI superstars like Andrej Karpathy are using AI agents in their coding work, the outlook for code-gen in 2026, and how you can get started. Hear about Karpathy’s work as well as the ... Show More

14m 37s

Feb 24

969: The Laws of Thought: The Math of Minds and Machines, with Prof. Tom Griffiths

Princeton Professor Tom Griffiths talks to Jon Krohn about his new book, The Laws of Thought, which grapples with the mathematical models behind biological and artificial intelligence, and what makes the human brain so fascinating for psychologists and computer scientists to stud ... Show More

1h 11m

Aug 2021

Data Discovery From Dashboards To Databases With Castor

<div class="wp-block-jetpack-markdown"><h2>Summary</h2> <p>Every organization needs to be able to use data to answer questions about their business. The trouble is that the data is usually spread across a wide and shifting array of systems, from databases to dashboards. The othe ... Show More

52m 47s

Mar 2022

Bayesian Machine Learning with Ravin Kumar (Ep. 191)

<p>This is one episode where passion for math, statistics and computers are merged. I have a very interesting conversation with Ravin, data scientist at Google where he uses data to inform decisions.</p> <p>He has previously worked at Sweetgreen, designing systems that would b ... Show More

31m 12s

Mar 2020

What exactly is "data science" these days? (Practical AI #80)

Matt Brems from General Assembly joins us to explain what "data science" actually means these days and how that has changed over time. He also gives us some insight into how people are going about data science education, how AI fits into the data science workflow, and how to diff ... Show More

48m 40s

Aug 2022

Collecting And Retaining Contextual Metadata For Powerful And Effective Data Discovery

<div class="wp-block-jetpack-markdown"><h2>Summary</h2> <p>Data is useless if it isn’t being used, and you can’t use it if you don’t know where it is. Data catalogs were the first solution to this problem, but they are only helpful if you know what you are look ... Show More

53m 24s

Apr 2024

Establish A Single Source Of Truth For Your Data Consumers With A Semantic Layer

<h2>Summary</h2> <p>Maintaining a single source of truth for your data is the biggest challenge in data engineering. Different roles and tasks in the business need their own ways to access and analyze the data in the organization. In order to enable this use case, while mainta ... Show More

56m 23s

Mar 2024

When And How To Conduct An AI Program

<h2>Summary</h2> <p>Artificial intelligence technologies promise to revolutionize business and produce new sources of value. In order to make those promises a reality there is a substantial amount of strategy and investment required. Colleen Tartow has worked across all stages ... Show More

46m 25s

Jan 2022

Academics and Data Science Innovation with Dr. David Bader, Distinguished Professor and Director, Institute for Data Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology

<p>The data science field is expanding because so many businesses and other institutions require skilled workers who can manage data as well as provide insights. Companies and students are clamoring for more academic programs. There is great need, but academic institutions are st ... Show More

39m 32s

Apr 2021

You are the product [RB] (Ep. 147)

In this episode I am with George Hosu from <a href='https://cerebralab.com'>Cerebralab</a> and we speak about how dangerous it is not to pay for the services you use, and as a consequence how dangerous it is letting an algorithm decide what you like or not. Our Sponsors <p>Thi ... Show More

45m 4s

Mar 2024

Adding Anomaly Detection And Observability To Your dbt Projects Is Elementary

<h2>Summary</h2> <p>Working with data is a complicated process, with numerous chances for something to go wrong. Identifying and accounting for those errors is a critical piece of building trust in the organization that your data is accurate and up to date. While there are num ... Show More

50m 44s

263: Communicating Data