Épisodes

  • 860: DeepSeek R1: SOTA Reasoning at 1% of the Cost

    860: DeepSeek R1: SOTA Reasoning at 1% of the Cost
    Feb 7 2025
    DeepSeek-curious? This Five-Minute Friday is for you! Jon Krohn investigates the overwhelming overnight success of this new LLM, the product of a Chinese hedge fund. DeepSeek is a market newcomer, and yet it runs shoulder to shoulder with behemoths from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google like it’s all in a day’s work. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/860 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
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    13 min
  • 859: BAML: The Programming Language for AI, with Vaibhav Gupta

    859: BAML: The Programming Language for AI, with Vaibhav Gupta
    Feb 4 2025
    In this week’s guest interview, Vaibhav Gupta talks to Jon Krohn about creating a programming language, BAML, that helps companies save up to 30% on their AI costs. He explains how he started tailoring BAML to facilitate natural language generation interactions with AI models, how BAML helps companies optimize their outputs, and he also lets listeners into Boundary’s hiring process. This episode is brought to you 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: (04:53) What BAML stands for (14:33) Making a prompt engineering a serious practice (18:00) How BAML helps companies (23:30) Using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) (43:09) How to get a job at Boundary Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/859
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    1 h
  • 858: Are You The Account Executive We’re Looking For?

    858: Are You The Account Executive We’re Looking For?
    Jan 31 2025
    Are you an Account Executive with experience in the technology sector? In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn tells listeners about an exciting new role that has opened up at The SuperDataScience Podcast. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/858 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
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    7 min
  • 857: How to Ensure AI Agents Are Accurate and Reliable, with Brooke Hopkins

    857: How to Ensure AI Agents Are Accurate and Reliable, with Brooke Hopkins
    Jan 28 2025
    Brooke Hopkins speaks to Jon Krohn about technology’s new frontiers in AI agents, how these agents will impact society, work and our creative enterprises, and what this might mean for our data-driven future. You will learn how Coval, a simulation and evaluation platform for AI voice and chat agents, helps companies balance precision and scalability while making few concessions on the way. This episode is brought to you 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: (07:49) What Coval does and how the platform works (21:16) Coval’s workflows (37:40) The future of AI agents (46:28) The metrics to evaluate performance (55:08) How close we are to achieving AI agent autonomy Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/857
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    1 h et 23 min
  • 856: The Fastest-Growing Jobs Are AI Jobs

    856: The Fastest-Growing Jobs Are AI Jobs
    Jan 24 2025
    Get excited: The fastest-growing jobs in the US are AI Engineer and AI Consultant. In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn looks into the reports that reveal this job growth, and the trends any data scientist and AI professional will want to watch in 2025. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/856 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
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    10 min
  • 855: Exponential Views on AI and Humanity’s Greatest Challenges, with Azeem Azhar

    855: Exponential Views on AI and Humanity’s Greatest Challenges, with Azeem Azhar
    Jan 21 2025
    How can we use AI to solve global problems like the environmental crisis, and how will future AI start to manage increasingly complex workflows? Famed futurist Azeem Azhar talks to Jon Krohn about the future of AI as a force for good, how we can stay mindful of an evolving job market, and Azeem’s favorite tools for automating his workflows. This episode is brought to you 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: (05:43) Azeem Azhar’s vision for AI’s future (14:16) How to prepare for technological shifts (20:35) How to be more like an AI-first company (38:46) The tools Azeem Azhar uses regularly (50:09) The benefits and risks of transitioning to renewable energy (1:09:28) Opportunities in the future workplace Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/855
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    1 h et 28 min
  • 854: The Six Epochs of Intelligence Evolution

    854: The Six Epochs of Intelligence Evolution
    Jan 17 2025
    Join Jon Krohn as he unpacks Ray Kurzweil’s six epochs of intelligence evolution, a fascinating framework from The Singularity is Nearer. From the origins of atoms and molecules to the transformative future of brain-computer interfaces and cosmic intelligence, Jon explores how each stage builds upon the last. This quick yet profound journey reveals how humanity is shaping the Fifth Epoch—and hints at what’s next for intelligence in our universe. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/854 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
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    14 min
  • 853: Generative AI for Business, with Kirill Eremenko and Hadelin de Ponteves

    853: Generative AI for Business, with Kirill Eremenko and Hadelin de Ponteves
    Jan 14 2025
    Kirill Eremenko and Hadelin de Ponteves AI educators, whose courses have been taken by over 3 Million students, sit down with Jon Krohn to talk about how foundation models are transforming businesses. From real-world examples to clever customization techniques and powerful AWS tools, they cover it all. bravotech.ai - Partner with Kirill & Hadelin for GenAI implementation and training in your business. Mention the “SDS Podcast” in your inquiry to start with 3 complimentary hours of consulting. This episode is brought to you 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: (07:00) What are foundation models? (15:45) Overview of the foundation model lifecycle: 8 main steps. (29:11) Criteria for selecting the right foundation model for business use. (41:35) Exploring methods to customize foundation models. (53:04) Techniques to modify foundation models during deployment or inference. (01:11:00) Introduction to AWS generative AI tools like Amazon Q, Bedrock, and SageMaker. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/853
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    1 h et 29 min