Episodes

  • 835: AI Systems as Productivity Engines, with You.com’s Bryan McCann

    835: AI Systems as Productivity Engines, with You.com’s Bryan McCann
    Nov 12 2024
    AI systems are evolving rapidly, and in this episode, Bryan McCann, CTO of You.com, explains You.com’s unique approach to search, the impact of AI-driven research, and the game-changing potential of AI agents. With a background in natural language processing and philosophy, Bryan joins Jon Krohn to share a fresh perspective on where AI is headed and what it means for the future of work and scientific discovery. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (03:55) How You.com’s “do engine” approach connects users to multiple language models (11:34) How AI systems at You.com generate optimized, intent-driven queries for better results (28:39) You.com’s focus on automated workflows sets it apart from other platforms (31:31) AI agents in You.com, with Bryan predicting they’ll outnumber people by 2025 (41:49) Bryan’s path to unified AI models that can perform diverse tasks (50:40) Early experiments with alignment in AI that influenced modern transformers (01:04:45) Bryan’s research on controllable text generation (01:11:27) Language models applied to protein generation, linking text and biology sequences Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/835
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • 834: In Case You Missed It in October 2024

    834: In Case You Missed It in October 2024
    Nov 8 2024
    Jon Krohn starts the month with his round-up of favorite clips from the previous month. Hear from Bradley Voytek, Natalie Monbiot, Luca Antiga, Chad Sanderson, and Ritchie Vink in conversations about the ongoing potential of AI. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/834 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
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    45 mins
  • 833: The 10 Reasons AI Projects Fail, with Dr. Martin Goodson

    833: The 10 Reasons AI Projects Fail, with Dr. Martin Goodson
    Nov 5 2024
    Martin Goodson speaks to Jon Krohn about what he would add to his viral article “Ten Ways Your Data Project is Going to Fail”, why practitioners always need to be present at AI policy discussions, and Evolution AI’s breakthroughs in computer vision and NLP. This episode is brought to you by epic LinkedIn Learning instructor Keith McCormick. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: What Evolution AI does [04:25] How to maintain accuracy in large infrastructures [11:41] How to cultivate innovation and creativity while meeting market demands [21:22] Potential knowledge gaps for machine learning practitioners [24:27] Martin’s viral article, “Ten Ways Your Data Project is Going to Fail” [30:57] Strategies for the UK to become a key player in AI [59:54] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/833
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • 832: The Anthropic CEO’s Techno-Utopia

    832: The Anthropic CEO’s Techno-Utopia
    Nov 1 2024
    Host Jon Krohn unpacks Dario Amodei’s vision of a techno-utopia in his essay Machines of Loving Grace, where “Powerful AI” takes center stage. Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, imagines a future where AI doesn’t just assist but actively shapes fields like healthcare, economics, and governance with unmatched intelligence and autonomy. Jon explores the possibilities and challenges of this AI-driven future, asking how close we are to seeing these revolutionary shifts and what they mean for society. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/832 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
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    9 mins
  • 831: PyTorch Lightning, Lit-Serve and Lightning Studios, with Dr. Luca Antiga

    831: PyTorch Lightning, Lit-Serve and Lightning Studios, with Dr. Luca Antiga
    Oct 29 2024
    PyTorch Lightning is revolutionizing the AI landscape, and Dr. Luca Antiga, CTO of Lightning AI, joins host Jon Krohn to explain how. In this episode, they explore the tools pushing AI development forward, from Lightning Studios to Lit-Serve, and discuss the game-changing rise of small language models that challenge industry giants with precision and speed. Luca also shares his vision for developers in an AI-enhanced world, where coding meets creativity and collaboration with intelligent tools. This episode is brought to you by epic LinkedIn Learning instructor Keith McCormick, and by ODSC, the Open Data Science Conference. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: How Lightning AI's open-source tools make AI development faster [11:30] The rise of small language models and how they'll rival LLMs [37:47] Luca's journey from biomedical imaging to deep learning pioneer [52:03] How AI will transform software developer tasks [1:03:05] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/831
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • 830: The “A.I.” Nobel Prizes (in Physics and Chemistry??)

    830: The “A.I.” Nobel Prizes (in Physics and Chemistry??)
    Oct 25 2024
    Geoffrey Hinton and Sir Demis Hassabis: The Nobel Prize committee is an achievement of the highest order, awarding physicists, chemists, physiologists, medical practitioners, writers, pacifists and economists perhaps the greatest honor in their respective fields. In this week’s Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn discusses how two AI pioneers came to win prizes in chemistry and physics. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/830 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
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    11 mins
  • 829: Neuroscience Fueled by ML, with Prof. Bradley Voytek

    829: Neuroscience Fueled by ML, with Prof. Bradley Voytek
    Oct 22 2024
    Neuroscientist Bradley Voytek outlines to Jon Krohn the incredible use of data science and machine learning in his research and how recent discoveries in action potentials and neurons have completely skyrocketed the field to a new understanding of the brain and its functions. You’ll also hear what Bradley thinks is most important when hiring data scientists and his contributions to Uber’s algorithm when it was still a startup. This episode is brought to you by epic LinkedIn Learning instructor Keith McCormick, and by Gurobi, the Decision Intelligence Leader. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: Breakthroughs in brain region communication [04:08] The future of brain research and MedTech [35:24] The libraries and software used at the Halicioglu Data Science Institute [45:11] Brain rhythm as a diagnostic tool [1:02:58] Bradley’s curriculum structure at UC San Diego [1:12:21] How Uber applies data science [1:20:07] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/829
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • 828: Are “Citizen Data Scientists” A Myth? With Keith McCormick

    828: Are “Citizen Data Scientists” A Myth? With Keith McCormick
    Oct 18 2024
    The citizen data scientist: Fact or fiction? Jon Krohn holds a conversation across episodes in this Five-Minute Friday, with today’s guest Keith McCormick, in part responding to Nick Elprin’s interview in episode 811: Scaling Data Teams Effectively. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/828 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
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    20 mins