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A series of informal conversations with thought leaders, researchers, practitioners, and writers on a wide range of topics in technology, science, and of course big data, data science, artificial intelligence, and related applications. Anchored by Ben Lor

Ben Lorica


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica podcast is a hidden gem in the world of technology and data science podcasts. As someone who rarely leaves reviews, I couldn't help but share my love for this show. The host's approach and the guests that he brings on are absolutely amazing. I find myself eagerly awaiting each new episode and wishing they were even longer. The conversations are deep, insightful, and thought-provoking. It's clear that the host puts genuine care, time, and attention into his work.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Lorica's ability to find authentic and relevant topics to discuss. Whether it's diving into the latest trends in data science or exploring the ethics of artificial intelligence, every episode provides valuable insights and knowledge. The guests invited to the show are experts in their respective fields and contribute greatly to the discussions. This podcast has helped me tremendously in increasing my ideas and knowledge in the world of data science.

    However, like any podcast, there are some areas for improvement. One aspect that could be better is the sound quality. There are times when it can be a bit difficult to hear what is being said due to muffled audio or background noise. However, I am confident that this will be improved upon as the show continues to grow.

    In conclusion, The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica is an informative and uplifting podcast that covers a wide range of topics in technology, science, data science, and artificial intelligence. It is clear that Lorica has his finger on the pulse of data trends and brings valuable content to those working in these fields. I appreciate everything about this production and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to stay abreast of the latest research, industry developments, and strategies related to data science and AI. Keep up the great work!



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    The Highly Uncertain Future of OpenAI's Dominance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 54:07


    Dan Schwarz (CEO & Co-Founder, Futuresearch) explains why his firm finds OpenAI's $125 billion revenue projection highly implausible, citing fierce competition, pressure on ChatGPT/API revenue, and fleeting technical advantages.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    Beyond Guardrails: Defending LLMs Against Sophisticated Attacks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 44:31


    Jason Martin is an AI Security Researcher at HiddenLayer. This episode explores “policy puppetry,” a universal attack technique bypassing safety features in all major language models using structured formats like XML or JSON.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    Navigating the Generative AI Maze in Business

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 49:35


    Evangelos Simoudis is Managing Director at Synapse Partners, a firm that helps corporations apply AI and invests in startups developing data-driven AI applications. This episode explores the current state of enterprise AI adoption, distinguishing between the steady progress of traditional AI and the experimental phase of generative AI. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    The Practical Realities of AI Development

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 37:30


    Lin Qiao, CEO of Fireworks AI, dives into the practical challenges AI developers face, from UX/DX hurdles to complex systems engineering. Discover key trends like the convergence of open-source and proprietary models, the rise of agentic workflows, and strategies for optimizing quality, speed, and cost. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    Beyond the Demo: Building AI Systems That Actually Work

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 27:36


    Hamel Husain is the founder of Parlance Labs. He discusses how successful AI implementation requires fundamental data science skills often overlooked in current educational resources that focus too heavily on tools and frameworks. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    Vibe Coding and the Rise of AI Agents: The Future of Software Development is Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 36:35


    Steve Yegge is an evangelist at Sourcegraph, a startups that is industrializing software development with AI agents. This episode explores the paradigm shift in software development with the rise of “vibe coding” and AI agents, moving beyond traditional code completion. It discusses how developers are transitioning from line-by-line coding to orchestrating AI, emphasizing the crucial need for trust, verification, and new skill sets like AI engineering and humanities.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    2025 Artificial Intelligence Index

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 51:44


    Nestor Maslej is a Research Manager at Stanford's HAI, and editor-in-chief of the 2025 AI Index Report.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    How AI is Transforming Talent Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 28:30


    Workera founder, Kian Katanforoosh, discusses how skills verification has evolved into a critical market focused on both assessment and professional development. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    Prompts as Functions: The BAML Revolution in AI Engineering

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 38:49


    David Hughes, Principal Data & AI Solution Architect at Enterprise Knowledge. Our discussion centers on BAML, a domain-specific language that transforms prompts into structured functions with defined inputs and outputs, enabling developers to create more deterministic and maintainable AI applications. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    Building the Operating System for AI Agents

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 45:42


    Chi Wang is co-creator of AG2, and a Senior Staff Research Scientist, Google DeepMind.  This episode explores AG2, an open-source “agent OS” that provides infrastructure for developers to build sophisticated multi-agent AI systems.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    Bridging the AI Agent Prototype-to-Production Chasm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 38:40


    Ilan Kadar is co-founder and CEO of Plurai. This episode introduces IntellAgent, an open-source platform designed to address these challenges through synthetic data generation, knowledge graph construction, and reinforcement learning for agent optimization.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    The Evolution of Reinforcement Fine-Tuning in AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 45:45


    Travis Addair is Co-Founder & CTO at Predibase. In this episode, the discussion centers on transforming pre-trained foundation models into domain-specific assets through advanced customization techniques.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    Beyond GPUs: Cerebras' Wafer-Scale Engine for Lightning-Fast AI Inference

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 39:26


    Hagay Lupesko is the SVP for AI Inference at Cerebras Systems. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    The Future of AI: Regulation, Foundation Models & User Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 47:42


    This is our semi-regular conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    The AI Agent Rundown: 10 Things to Know Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 24:01


    This episode explores the rapidly evolving world of AI agents, covering topics from GUI-based interaction and layered architectures to modular design, safety, and real-world deployment challenges.This episode relies on visuals, to view the visual presentation, go to the Youtube version:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsmBYBqQMIoSubscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Why ‘Structure' Is All You Need: A Deep Dive into Next-Gen AI Retrieval

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 32:27


    Tom Smoker is the co-founder of WhyHow.ai, a startup that transforms unstructured data into structured knowledge, including knowledge graphs, enabling enterprises to deploy accurate and explainable AI solutions with its open-source graph tooling.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    Why Legal Hurdles Are the Biggest Barrier to AI Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 38:57


    Andrew Burt is CEO of Luminos AI, a startup that provides AI and legal teams the tools they need to reduce AI liabilities and sign off on AI risks.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

    Unlocking Spreadsheet Intelligence with AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 47:54


    Hjalmar Gislason is founder and CEO of Grid, a startup focused on bringing spreadsheets into the AI-first era.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Monthly Roundup: Deregulation, Hardware, and Inference Scaling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 45:41


    This is our monthly conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    What AI Teams Need to Know for 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 32:26


    As AI moves from buzzword status to a core business driver, 2025 will be a turning point for organizations adopting advanced machine learning and generative models. This episode explores pivotal themes—from post-training optimization and agentic AI architectures to emerging regulations and data infrastructure.This episode relies on visuals, to view the visual presentation, go to the Youtube version:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFeUOZJSwFYSubscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    AI Unlocked: The Data Bottleneck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 25:11


    Generative AI is transforming industries, but its full potential is hampered by a critical bottleneck: data. This episode explores the challenges of processing unstructured data, the shift from SQL-centric to AI-centric systems, and the emerging tools that are bridging the gap between AI models and real-world data.This episode relies on visuals, to view the visual presentation, go to the Youtube version:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnCA8VcCazYSubscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    The Data-Centric Shift in AI: Challenges, Opportunities, and Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 27:43


    Robert Nishihara is co-founder of Anyscale and co-creator of Ray, the open source project that has emerged as the AI Compute Engine.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Monthly Roundup: Semiconductors, Frontier Models, and Practical Innovations

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 48:51


    This is our monthly conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Breaking the Cloud Barrier: How DBOS Transforms Application Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 36:02


    Qian Li and Peter Kraft, co-founders at DBOS, Inc., a startup that's building a serverless platform for building highly reliable applications. We dive into DBOS, a system built on Postgres that addresses workflow management and application durability.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    The Essential Guide to AI Guardrails

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 47:27


    Shreya Rajpal serves as CEO and co-founder of Guardrails AI , where she also co-created the popular open-source project Guardrails, a Python framework designed to help developers build reliable AI applications.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Beyond ETL: How Snow Leopard Connects AI, Agents, and Live Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 43:33


    Deepti Srivastava is the Founder and CEO of Snow Leopard. We dive into Snow Leopard's innovative approach to data integration, exploring its live data access model that bypasses traditional ETL pipelines to offer real-time data retrieval directly from source systems.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    2024 Generative AI in Healthcare Survey Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 37:35


    Monthly Roundup: BAML, Tencent's Hunyuan Model, AI & Kubernetes, and the Future of Voice AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 49:22


    This is our monthly conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Building the Future of Finance: Inside AI Valuation Bots

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 37:45


    Vasant Dhar is a Professor at the Stern School of Business and the Center for Data Science at NYU. He's one of the creators of the Damodaran Bot, an AI-powered system designed to emulate the valuation analysis and investment insights of renowned finance professor Aswath Damodaran. This episode explores the transformative impact of AI in finance, covering applications such as generative AI, AI-powered valuation bots, systematic investing, and narrative analysis. It delves into the development of an AI valuation bot, discussing motivations, technical approaches, and challenges.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Unleashing the Power of BAML in LLM Applications

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 45:45


    Vaibhav Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of Boundary. In this episode, we explore BAML, an open source domain-specific language designed to streamline interactions with large language models (LLMs). Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Cracking the Code: How Enterprises Are Adopting Generative AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 30:09


    In this conversation with Tim Persons, AI Leader at PwC, we explore the current landscape of generative AI adoption, examining how enterprises are navigating budget trends, moving from experimentation to full-scale deployment, and addressing cultural challenges along the way.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Monthly Roundup: Ray Compiled Graphs, Llama 3.2 and Multimodal AI, and Structured Data for RAG

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 52:57


    This is our monthly conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Reimagining Code: The AI-Driven Transformation of Programming and Data Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 41:05


    Matt Welsh is a technical leader at Aryn AI, an AI-powered ETL system for RAG frameworks, LLM-based applications, and vector databases. In this episode, we explore how AI is revolutionizing programming and software development. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    The Security Debate: How Safe is Open-Source Software?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 51:06


    Mars Lan, Co-Founder & CTO at Metaphor1, an AI-powered social platform that enhances data governance by empowering all employees, not just data teams, to easily collaborate, search, and share insights through an intuitive, AI-driven interface. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Generative AI in Voice Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 59:41


    Yishay Carmiel is the CEO of Meaning, a startup building real-time generative AI systems focused on voice applications.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Building An Experiment Tracker for Foundation Model Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 37:56


    Aurimas Griciūnas is the  Chief Product Officer of Neptune.AI, a startup building experiment tracking tools for foundation model training. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Monthly Roundup: AI Regulations, GenAI for Analysts, Inference Services, and Military Applications

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 45:49


    This is our monthly conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Unlocking the Power of LLMs with Data Prep Kit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 38:15


    Petros Zerfos and Hima Patel of IBM Research are part of the team behind Data Prep Kit, an open-source toolkit that helps process and prepare raw text and code data at scale for use in large language model applications.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Advancing AI: Scaling, Data, Agents, Testing, and Ethical Considerations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 24:37


    Dr. Andrew Ng is a globally recognized AI leader, founder of DeepLearning.AI and Landing AI, General Partner at AI Fund, Chairman and Co-Founder of Coursera, and Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Bridging the Hardware-Software Divide in AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 48:27


    Jay Dawani is CEO and founder of Lemurian Labs, a pioneering startup building a software stack for developing advanced AI systems, focusing on pushing the boundaries of computational capabilities and model performance.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Monthly Roundup: The Economic Realities of Large Language Models

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 43:31


    This is our monthly conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    From Hype to Reality: The Current State of Enterprise Generative AI Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 44:53


    Evangelos Simoudis is Managing Director at Synapse Partners, a firm that assists corporations in implementing AI solutions, and invests in startups developing applications that exploit data using AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Automating Unstructured Data Extraction with LLMs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 35:29


    Shuveb Hussain is co-founder of Unstract, a no-code platform that uses large language models to extract structured data from unstructured documents, allowing users to build API endpoints and ETL pipelines to automate document processing workflows. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Generative AI in Context: Hybrid Intelligence and Responsible Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 36:04


    Alfred Spector's distinguished career includes groundbreaking work in networked computing systems and leadership roles in research at IBM, Google, and Two Sigma Investments. He is currently a visiting scholar at MIT.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Monthly Roundup: Navigating the Peaks and Valleys of Generative AI Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 46:18


    This is our monthly conversation on trending topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    From Preparation to Recovery: Mastering AI Incident Response

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 34:38


    Andrew Burt is co-founder of both Luminos.Law and Luminos.ai, entities building tools to help companies mitigate and manage AI risks. We dive into the critical topic of AI incident response, highlighting its unique challenges compared to traditional software incidents.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Unlocking the Power of Unstructured Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 49:32


    Chang She is CEO and co-founder of LanceDB, an open-source database designed for multimodal AI applications, offering scalable vector search, streaming training data, and interactive exploration of large AI datasets. In this episode we discuss Lance, an open-source columnar data format that tackles the unique challenges posed by modern AI and machine learning workloads.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Postgres: The Swiss Army Knife of Databases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 50:50


    Ajay Kulkarni and Mike Freedman are the co-founders of Timescale, a startup that provides an enhanced version of PostgreSQL optimized for time-series analytics, AI applications, and scalable relational workloads. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Supercharging AI with Graphs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 43:58


    Philip Rathle, CTO of Neo4j, joins the podcast to discuss the rising popularity of graph-enhanced retrieval augmented generation (GraphRAG).  He also discusses the potential impact of the new GQL graph query language standard. [Link to the demo that Philip showed.]Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Monthly Roundup: SB 1047, GraphRAG, and AI Avatars in the Workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 36:59


    Paco Nathan is the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI. This episode is part of our series of monthly roundups and covers: the proposed California Senate Bill 1047 for regulating AI models, including its feasibility and potential unintended consequences. We also discuss the rising popularity of graph retrieval augmented generation (GraphRAG) techniques to mitigate hallucinations in large language models, while acknowledging the current limitations and future potential of integrating symbolic and statistical AI approaches. Additionally, we explore the concept of AI avatars in the workplace, highlighting the challenges and ethical considerations surrounding digital twins and agent-based systems.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

    Fine-tuning and Preference Alignment in a Single Streamlined Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 35:32


    Jiwoo Hong and  Noah Lee of KAIST AI are co-authors of ORPO: Monolithic Preference Optimization without Reference Model. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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