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Building and Deploying Real-World RAG Applications with Ram Sriharsha - #669

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - January 29, 2024 19:19 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Ram Sriharsha, VP of engineering at Pinecone. In our conversation, we dive into the topic of vector databases and retrieval augmented generation (RAG). We explore the trade-offs between relying solely on LLMs for retrieval tasks versus combining retrieval in vector databases...

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Walking The Walk

Enswell Boxing Podcast - January 23, 2024 14:18 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
When we look through the history of boxing there are numerous legendary Irish names that feature prominently in both amateur AND paid ranks. Despite the highs and lows of a domestic scene, the peaks and troughs of popularity and support - there are still a couple of authentic, hard working & hon...

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Nightshade: Data Poisoning to Fight Generative AI with Ben Zhao - #668

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - January 22, 2024 18:06 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Ben Zhao, a Neubauer professor of computer science at the University of Chicago. In our conversation, we explore his research at the intersection of security and generative AI. We focus on Ben’s recent Fawkes, Glaze, and Nightshade projects, which use “poisoning” approaches ...

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Learning Transformer Programs with Dan Friedman - #667

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - January 15, 2024 19:28 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today, we continue our NeurIPS series with Dan Friedman, a PhD student in the Princeton NLP group. In our conversation, we explore his research on mechanistic interpretability for transformer models, specifically his paper, Learning Transformer Programs. The LTP paper proposes modifications to th...

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Boxing Segways

Enswell Boxing Podcast - January 12, 2024 19:36 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
As most of us begrudgingly emerge from the Christmas and new year slumber, the boxing world has been moving at a pace like never before. Its plain to see the Saudi Arabia 'trickle down' effect has been influential in reigniting the imagination of boxing fans all over the world. Irish boxing fin...

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AI Trends 2024: Machine Learning & Deep Learning with Thomas Dietterich - #666

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - January 08, 2024 16:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we continue our AI Trends 2024 series with a conversation with Thomas Dietterich, distinguished professor emeritus at Oregon State University. As you might expect, Large Language Models figured prominently in our conversation, and we covered a vast array of papers and use cases exploring cu...

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AI Trends 2024: Computer Vision with Naila Murray - #665

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - January 02, 2024 21:07 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we kick off our AI Trends 2024 series with a conversation with Naila Murray, director of AI research at Meta. In our conversation with Naila, we dig into the latest trends and developments in the realm of computer vision. We explore advancements in the areas of controllable generation, visu...

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Are Vector DBs the Future Data Platform for AI? with Ed Anuff - #664

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - December 28, 2023 20:23 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Ed Anuff, chief product officer at DataStax. In our conversation, we discuss Ed’s insights on RAG, vector databases, embedding models, and more. We dig into the underpinnings of modern vector databases (like HNSW and DiskANN) that allow them to efficiently handle massive and...

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Quantizing Transformers by Helping Attention Heads Do Nothing with Markus Nagel - #663

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - December 26, 2023 20:07 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Markus Nagel, research scientist at Qualcomm AI Research, who helps us kick off our coverage of NeurIPS 2023. In our conversation with Markus, we cover his accepted papers at the conference, along with other work presented by Qualcomm AI Research scientists. Markus’ first pa...

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Saudi Seasons Beatings

Enswell Boxing Podcast - December 23, 2023 19:12 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Christmas Eve eve & incredibly we prepare for a boxing event which brings a host of match ups, protagonists & personalities that could only really made possible by Riyadh Season.   But from the podcast point of view - we put our new co-host on the spot, for a baptism of fire.  Hosted on Acast...

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Responsible AI in the Generative Era with Michael Kearns - #662

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - December 22, 2023 01:37 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Michael Kearns, professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania and an Amazon scholar. In our conversation with Michael, we discuss the new challenges to responsible AI brought about by the generative AI era. We explore Micha...

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Edutainment for AI and AWS PartyRock with Mike Miller - #661

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - December 18, 2023 16:46 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Mike Miller, director of product at AWS responsible for the company’s “edutainment” products. In our conversation with Mike, we explore AWS PartyRock, a no-code generative AI app builder that allows users to easily create fun and shareable AI applications by selecting a mode...

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Data, Systems and ML for Visual Understanding with Cody Coleman - #660

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - December 14, 2023 22:25 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Cody Coleman, co-founder and CEO of Coactive AI. In our conversation with Cody, we discuss how Coactive has leveraged modern data, systems, and machine learning techniques to deliver its multimodal asset platform and visual search tools. Cody shares his expertise in the area...

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Patterns and Middleware for LLM Applications with Kyle Roche - #659

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - December 11, 2023 23:15 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Kyle Roche, founder and CEO of Griptape to discuss patterns and middleware for LLM applications. We dive into the emerging patterns for developing LLM applications, such as off prompt data—which allows data retrieval without compromising the chain of thought within language ...

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AI Access and Inclusivity as a Technical Challenge with Prem Natarajan - #658

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - December 04, 2023 20:08 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Prem Natarajan, chief scientist and head of enterprise AI at Capital One. In our conversation, we discuss AI access and inclusivity as technical challenges and explore some of Prem and his team’s multidisciplinary approaches to tackling these complexities. We dive into the i...

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Building LLM-Based Applications with Azure OpenAI with Jay Emery - #657

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - November 28, 2023 21:24 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Jay Emery, director of technical sales & architecture at Microsoft Azure. In our conversation with Jay, we discuss the challenges faced by organizations when building LLM-based applications, and we explore some of the techniques they are using to overcome them. We dive into ...

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Visual Generative AI Ecosystem Challenges with Richard Zhang - #656

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - November 20, 2023 17:27 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Richard Zhang, senior research scientist at Adobe Research. In our conversation with Richard, we explore the research challenges that arise when regarding visual generative AI from an ecosystem perspective, considering the disparate needs of creators, consumers, and contribu...

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Deploying Edge and Embedded AI Systems with Heather Gorr - #655

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - November 13, 2023 18:56 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Heather Gorr, principal MATLAB product marketing manager at MathWorks. In our conversation with Heather, we discuss the deployment of AI models to hardware devices and embedded AI systems. We explore factors to consider during data preparation, model development, and ultimat...

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Photofocus Roundtable: "Stampede!" with Julie Vincent and Jeff Cruz

Photofocus Podcast - November 09, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 90 ratings
Welcome to the Photofocus Roundtable Podcast, where each month, our panel discusses some current trends and topics on our minds. This month, we are joined by Julie Vincent and Jeff Cruz where we talk about some new gear, how we've found inspiration, camera stores, and more. Thank you to Photom...

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AI Sentience, Agency and Catastrophic Risk with Yoshua Bengio - #654

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - November 06, 2023 20:50 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Yoshua Bengio, professor at Université de Montréal. In our conversation with Yoshua, we discuss AI safety and the potentially catastrophic risks of its misuse. Yoshua highlights various risks and the dangers of AI being used to manipulate people, spread disinformation, cause...

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Delivering AI Systems in Highly Regulated Environments with Miriam Friedel - #653

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - October 30, 2023 18:27 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Miriam Friedel, senior director of ML engineering at Capital One. In our conversation with Miriam, we discuss some of the challenges faced when delivering machine learning tools and systems in highly regulated enterprise environments, and some of the practices her teams have...

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Photofocus Q&A Show :: October 26th, 2023

Photofocus Podcast - October 26, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 90 ratings
In this episode of the Q&A Show, Ron Pepper and Rob Moroto answer listeners but with many of their own takes and perspectives — as we do! In this episode we talk about the results of upgrading an operating system too early, using off-camera flash, neon signs, plus our first-ever Pop Quiz. Se...

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Mental Models for Advanced ChatGPT Prompting with Riley Goodside - #652

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - October 23, 2023 19:44 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Riley Goodside, staff prompt engineer at Scale AI. In our conversation with Riley, we explore LLM capabilities and limitations, prompt engineering, and the mental models required to apply advanced prompting techniques. We dive deep into understanding LLM behavior, discussing...

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What You Need To Know About Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Urinary Incontinence in Men

Healthy Takeout - October 23, 2023 11:00
Written by: David Cole In this episode of Healthy Takeout we dive into the essential information surrounding Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Urinary Incontinence in men. Our expert guest, Dr. Swierzewski will provide invaluable insights to help men and their loved ones effectively manage t...

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A Comeback, A Catchup & Tribute To Hugh Russell

Enswell Boxing Podcast - October 23, 2023 06:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In our first episode for over a year we take a helicopter view of Irish boxers and boxing and ask some questions that many are asking. IS there a reason for the recent downturn in performances and results? Is it a coaching issue? Style issue? Or are Irish boxers not as good as many believe them ...

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Multilingual LLMs and the Values Divide in AI with Sara Hooker - #651

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - October 16, 2023 19:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Sara Hooker, director at Cohere and head of Cohere For AI, Cohere’s research lab. In our conversation with Sara, we explore some of the challenges with multilingual models like poor data quality and tokenization, and how they rely on data augmentation and preference training...

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Roundtable: "Ring Eclipse" with Christy Turner and Jeff Sullivan

Photofocus Podcast - October 12, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 90 ratings
Welcome to the Photofocus Roundtable Podcast, where each month, our panel discusses some current trends and topics on our minds. This month, we are joined by Christy Turner and Jeff Sullivan where we talk about new AI elements in Adobe's software, photography mistakes to avoid, and building on t...

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Scaling Multi-Modal Generative AI with Luke Zettlemoyer - #650

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - October 09, 2023 18:54 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Luke Zettlemoyer, professor at University of Washington and a research manager at Meta. In our conversation with Luke, we cover multimodal generative AI, the effect of data on models, and the significance of open source and open science. We explore the grounding problem, the...

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Pushing Back on AI Hype with Alex Hanna - #649

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) - October 02, 2023 20:37 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 323 ratings
Today we’re joined by Alex Hanna, the Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR). In our conversation with Alex, we discuss the topic of AI hype and the importance of tackling the issues and impacts it has on society. Alex highlights how the hype cycle started, concernin...

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Photofocus Q&A Show :: September 28, 2023

Photofocus Podcast - September 28, 2023 14:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 90 ratings
In this episode of the Q&A Show, Ron Pepper and Rob Moroto answer listeners but with many of their own takes and perspectives — as we do! This is a special episode where we get to talk to an expert on generative AI, and ask as many questions as we can fit in the hour. Listen for some gems fr...