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 Lorica (@BigData), the Data Exchange also features a roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of data, machine learning and AI. Detailed show notes for each episode can be found on https://thedataexchange.media/ The Data Exchange p ...
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This is a Loric class in Tibetan given by Geshe Lobsang Dakpa
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A Lorica is a prayer recited for protection in which the petitioner invokes the power of God as a safeguard against evil. lōrīca originally meant “armor” or “breastplate.” The title is taken from St. Patrick’s Breastplate, his much loved prayer written in 433 A.D.
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Postgres: The Swiss Army Knife of Databases
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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 • Ante…
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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/ Subscri…
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Monthly Roundup: SB 1047, GraphRAG, and AI Avatars in the Workplace
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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…
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Fine-tuning and Preference Alignment in a Single Streamlined Process
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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…
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TinyML, Sensor-Driven AI, and Advances in Large Language Models
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In this episode, Pete Warden introduces his company, Useful Sensors, which focuses on developing AI solutions for consumer electronics and appliances. [This episode originally aired on Generative AI in the Real World, a podcast series I’m hosting for O’Reilly.] Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe:…
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Machine Unlearning: Techniques, Challenges, and Future Directions
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Ken Liu, Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Stanford, is the author of Machine Unlearning in 2024. We explore the concept of machine unlearning, a process of removing specific data points from trained AI models. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • Ant…
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Joao (Joe) Moura is the founder of crewAI, an open-source platform that simplifies the development and deployment of AI agents, allowing users to build autonomous systems for various tasks using multiple large language models. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocke…
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Monthly Roundup: Llama 3, Agents, Evaluation Metrics, Cyc, TikTok, and more
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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: Llama 3 and other recent LLMs, the rise of open foundation models, the evolution of AI agents, and the importance of data engineering. We also explore the limitations of leaderboards in evaluating A…
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LLMs for Data Access: Unlocking Insights with Text-to-SQL
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Gunther Hagleither is co-founder of Waii, a startup that provides an API enabling businesses to seamlessly integrate text-to-SQL functionality into their products. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS. Detailed …
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In this episode we explore the latest developments in artificial intelligence with a focus on the 2024 Artificial Intelligence Index Report, edited by Nestor Maslej from Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast…
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In this episode, Hagay Lupesko, Senior Director of Engineering at Databricks MosaicAI, delves into the creation and aspirations behind DBRX, an innovative open Large Language Model (LLM) designed to bridge the gap between quality and cost-effectiveness for AI applications. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com…
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Monthly Roundup: New LLMs, GTC 2024, Constraint-Driven Innovation, Model Safety, and GraphRAG
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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: recently released large language models, Constraint-Driven Innovation, highlights from GTC 2024, and Lessons from the First AI Workload Security Exploit. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: h…
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Automating Software Upgrades: How to Combine AI and Expert Developers
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Steve Pike is a co-founder of Infield.ai, a startup building tools to help companies upgrade and maintain open source software dependencies, ensuring they stay up-to-date with the latest releases, features, and security fixes. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Googl…
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Generative AI in the Industrial Sphere
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Chetan Gupta is the Head of AI Research at Hitachi. This episode explores the applications and challenges of generative AI in industrial settings. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Google • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS. Detailed show notes can be found…
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The Intersection of LLMs, Knowledge Graphs, and Query Generation
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Semih Salihoglu is an Associate Professor at University of Waterloo, and co-creator of Kuzu an open source embeddable property graph database management system. This episode explores the use of large language models (LLMs) for generating queries across different query languages like SQL and Cypher for graphs. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newslett…
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Unlocking the Potential of Private Data Collaboration
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Sadegh Riazi, CEO and co-founder of Pyte, a startup offering secure, encrypted data collaboration solutions, enabling partners to maximize insights without compromising privacy or data integrity. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Google • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict…
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Frontiers of AI: From Text-to-Video Models to Knowledge Graphs
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Paco Nathan is the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI. This episode explores recent developments in AI, including text-to-video models like Sora, frameworks for productionizing AI models, analyses of systems like Google’s Gemini, techniques to improve foundation models, AMD’s software innovations for AI acceleration, a…
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Adaptive, Specialized, and Accessible: Where AI Systems Are Heading Next
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Jerry Kaplan is the author of the new book “Generative Artificial Intelligence: What Everyone Needs to Know”. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Google • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS. Detailed show notes can be found on The Data Exchange web site.…
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This episode is our annual deep dive into the themes and trends of AI in 2024, emphasizing the democratization of AI hardware, advancements in generative AI models, and the integration of AI into various enterprise processes. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Google…
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The AI Infrastructure Revolution: From Cloud Computing to Data Center Design
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Bryan Cantrill, CTO and Co-founder of Oxide Cloud Computer, leads a startup delivering integrated hardware and software solutions for enterprises seeking cloud computing systems with hyperscaler agility. Oxide specializes in vertically integrated, scale-ready cloud infrastructure tailored for mainstream business needs. Subscribe to the Gradient Flo…
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AI in Depth: Transforming Transportation, Enterprise, and Policy
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Evangelos Simoudis is a seasoned venture investor and a senior advisor to global corporations, and Managing Director at Synapse Partners, a company that invests in startups developing enterprise applications that exploit Big Data and AI. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overc…
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Episode 210 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice!
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Gaudete! Hail! Rejoice! This decree and command has been present for all of human history. But how does the Sunday of rejoicing fall in a season before the feast? Shouldn’t we rejoice when the wait is over? What does rejoicing really mean anyway?
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Episode 209 - The Struggle To Live In Our Age
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Christ is King, he reigns in our age. Why are we still so restless? How long must things go on this way? And what compass will guide us through the age before the end?
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Software Meets Hardware: Enabling AMD for Large Language Models
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Sharon Zhou and Greg Diamos are co-founders of Lamini, a startup at the forefront of enabling enterprise adoption of large language models (LLMs). We discussed Lamini’s work with AMD, which focused on closing the gap between AMD hardware capabilities and software integration in LLM applications. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gr…
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Episode 208 - He Who Endures To The End Shall Be Saved
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We have an enemy, and he has weapons. The sharpest and most insidious of which may also be the most widely accepted and ignored in our modern day. Where is the barb that awaits us today? Into what net does he most desire us to fall? Let us be watchful as we enter this advent season.
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Episode 207 - Prepare For The Beginning By Recalling The End
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The XXV and final Sunday of Pentecost leads us into Advent, and the preparation for Christmas. Why as we prepare to meet Our Lord are we met with apocalypse, and a warning about his dread second coming? His appearance in the manger begins the end of all ages, it is the call to stock our oil and trim our wicks. Prepare the way O Zion, your Lord is d…
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Episode 206 - There Is A Word That Has Been Sown In Your Heart
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Brethren, be sober and vigilant. Your enemy prowls like a lion hoping to devour you. Cast not your pearls before swine. We are given admonishment and warning time and again in the Gospels. But what ought we watch for? And what must we do with this pearl of great price? A great task lies ahead of us, let us rise to meet it in the Name of the Lord.…
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Why bother with the Saints? Is Christ not enough? Why ask for help from anyone else? And why does St. Paul tell us to imitate himself instead?
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Incentives are Superpowers: Mastering Motivation in the AI Era
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Uri Gneezy is Professor of Economics and Strategy at UC San Diego, and author of our 2023 Book of the Year, “Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work”. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Google • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS. Detailed show notes can be…
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Episode 204 - Whose Image And Inscription?
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We are not our own. We are not self-generating, self-preserving, self-directed, self-answering, not indepedent beings free from debt and obligation. Yes, we have to get along in this world. So, you know, keep your scruples, but be practical about it. Don't give in to scrupulosity, don't become an ideologue. Have some convictions. But what's really …
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Episode 203 - Everything We Need, The King Has Provided
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The proclamation "Jesus Is Lord" not only declares Jesus of Nazareth, Mary's boy, to be eternal God, it also declares him as the fulfillment of all divinely inspired images of King and Ruler in the history of mankind going back to Adam himself.
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Synthetic Futures: The Convergence of Biology and AI
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Dmitriy Ryaboy is the VP of AI Enablement at Ginkgo Bioworks, a startup that uses machine learning and AI to develop a wide range of applications. The conversation focuses on the intersection of AI, machine learning, and biology, particularly in the field of synthetic biology. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack…
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Episode 202 - What Will You Do On The Plateau?
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Imagine a graph which tracks your spiritual life. There is a beginning down here, and an end, a goal up here. We imagine that the line should go straight up to the goal. That is what we want it to do, what we think it should do. But that is not what happens, ever. That is not how it works.
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Episode 201 - Wear Your Wedding Garments
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In [the parable of the wedding feast] there are four types of guests. Those who didn't care, and ignored the invitation. Those who cared but manifested in hatred and murder. Those from the streets, the good and the bad, who came and received, gratuitously, the robe of righteousness. And then finally, he who came, but did not put on his garment. Whe…
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It's very helpful to have one calling. It makes things simple. Life seems so complex sometimes. There's so many choices, so many things tugging at us in so many directions. It's easy to get confused. We end up turning ourselves in circles, trying to decide which way to go, what to focus on. It actually creates an existential crisis, a paralysis, an…
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Episode 199 - Everything Will Be Ok, So Weep Not
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When Jesus says "Weep not", He means trust me, do not give in to despair, do not lose hope, for I am the Resurrection and the life, and I promise to make all things new, even if for a while there will be suffering.
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AI Co-Pilots in Action: Transforming Function Calling in Cybersecurity
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Jian Zhang is co-founder, CTO, VP Engineering at Nexusflow AI a startup that uses Generative AI to build tools for Cybersecurity. This conversation revolves around the integration of various AI components, with a specific focus on cybersecurity and function calling copilots. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.c…
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Leveling Up: Tools and Techniques to Make AI Development More Accessible
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Sarmad Qadri, founder and CEO of LastMile, a startup building an AI developer platform for engineering teams. This conversation delves into key artificial intelligence and machine learning themes, focusing on injecting software engineering rigor into the development of LLM and GenAI applications. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://g…
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Episode 198 - The Search For Security And Happiness
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What we're after is security and happiness. That's what we all want, what we all desire. But in our current condition, we feel this deep insecurity, and everything we do is trying to alleviate this. God made us hungry, that we might hunger for Him. We are vulnerable beings, and God made us vulnerable that we might rely on him.…
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Episode 197 - Do This and You Will Live
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Often when one reads a passage in the Bible, the first question we ask is "what is the moral lesson here, how does this passage instruct me to live?" There is nothing wrong with asking those questions, but they are not the first, nor most important questions we should ask when seeking to understand a scriptural passage. The first and most important…
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Nir Shavit, Professor at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, is also a Founder of Neural Magic, a startup working to accelerate open-source large language models and simplify AI deployments. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Google • Anten…
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Episode 196 - God Declares His Power Through His Mercy
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Christ came for the sick, not for the healthy. For sinners, not for the righteous. The only way we are going to experience the power of God in our lives is by seeking his mercy. And the only way we can actually, truly, deeply seek his mercy is to truly recognize our need for it.
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Episode 195 - Glory Comes After The Fight
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This is what St. Peter is saying in his second epistle, which was our first reading today, where he speaks of his personal experience when he witnessed Christ's Transfiguration on Mount Tabor. As he writes St. Peter is preparing for his imminent death by crucifixion, when he will put off his tent (you remember he wanted to set up tents on the Mount…
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Democratizing Wealth Management With AI
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Chirag Yagnik is a co-founder of Arta , a company that harnesses innovations in artificial intelligence and software to develop wealth management solutions. Arta aims to democratize access to sophisticated investment tools typically only available to ultra-high net worth individuals through family offices. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:…
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Knowledge Graphs: Contextualizing Enterprise Data for More Accurate LLMs
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Juan Sequeda (Principal Scientist & Head of AI Lab) and Dean Allemang (Principal Solutions Architect) are knowledge graph experts at data.world, a startup that offers a data catalog powered by a knowledge graph to help organizations better understand and gain value from their data. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.sub…
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TimeGPT: Machine Learning for Time Series, Made Accessible
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Max Mergenthaler (CEO) and Azul Garza Ramirez (CTO) are co-founders of Nixtla, a startup that seeks to make cutting-edge predictive insights widely accessible. In this episode we discuss TimeGPT, Nixtla’s new frontier model for time series forecasting. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • …
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Best Practices for Building LLM-Backed Applications
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Waleed Kadous, Chief Scientist at Anyscale, is one of my go-to experts for best practices on building applications leveraging large language models. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Google • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS. Detailed show notes can be fou…
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The Evolution of Crypto, Blockchain, and Web3
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Kieren James-Lubin, CEO of BlockApps and the Co-Chair Technical Steering Community for the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Google • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS. Detailed show notes can be found on The Data Exchange web …
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Open Source Data and AI: Past, Present, Future
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Earlier this year, I had a conversation with Sam Ramji, Chief Strategy Officer at DataStax and host of the Open||Source||Data podcast, where we talked about the evolution of big data and AI technologies. I’m airing our original conversation in its entirety on this holiday weekend in the U.S. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradie…
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Orchestration for LLM and RAG applications
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Malte Pietsch is co-founder & CTO of Deepset, the company behind the popular open source project Haystack, an orchestration framework for LLMs. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Google • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS. Detailed show notes can be found on…
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