Best Alex Molak Podcasts (2024)

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Causal AI & Individual Treatment Effects | Scott Mueller Ep. 20 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 53:29

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Send us a Text Message. Can we say something about YOUR personal treatment effect? The estimation of individual treatment effects is the Holy Grail of personalized medicine. It's also extremely difficult. Yet, Scott is not discouraged from studying this topic. In fact, he quit a pretty successful business to study it. In a series of papers, Scott d…

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Causal AI in Personalization | Dima Goldenberg Ep 19 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 1:07:29

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Send us a Text Message. Video version of this episode is available here Causal personalization? Dima did not love computers enough to forget about his passion for understanding people. His work at Booking.com focuses on recommender systems and personalization, and their intersection with AB testing, constrained optimization and causal inference. Di…

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Causal Inference for Drug Repurposing & CausalLib | Ehud Karavani Ep 18 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 54:21

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Send us a Text Message. Was Deep Learning Revolution Bad For Causal Inference? Did deep learning revolution slowed down the progress in causal research? Can causality help in finding drug repurposing candidates? What are the main challenges in using causal inference at scale? Ehud Karavani, the author of the CausalLib Python library and Researcher …

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From Physics to Causal AI & Back | Bernhard Schölkopf Ep 17 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 35:10

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Send us a Text Message. Causal AI: The Melting Pot. Can Physics, Math & Biology Help Us? What is the relationship between physics and causal models? What can science of non-human animal behavior teach causal AI researchers? Bernhard Schölkopf's rich background and experience allow him to combine perspectives from computation, physics, mathematics, …

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Open Source Causal AI & The Generative Revolution | Emre Kıcıman Ep 16 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 43:10

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Send us a Text Message. What makes two tech giants collaborate on an open source causal AI package? Emre's adventure with causal inference and causal AI has started before it was trendy. He's one of the original core developers of DoWhy - one of the most popular and powerful Python libraries for causal inference - and a researcher focused on the in…

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Why Hinton Was Wrong, Causal AI & Science | Thanos Vlontzos Ep 15 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 1:06:18

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Send us a Text Message. Recorded on Jan 17, 2024 in London, UK. Video version available here What makes so many predictions about the future of AI wrong? And what's possible with the current paradigm? From medical imaging to song recommendations, the association-based paradigm of learning can be helpful, but is not sufficient to answer our most int…

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Causal Inference & Financial Modeling with Alexander Denev Ep 14 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 1:04:58

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Send us a Text Message. Video version available here Are markets efficient, and if not, can causal models help us leverage the inefficiencies? Do we really need to understand what we're modeling? What's the role of symmetry in modeling financial markets? What are the main challenges in applying causal models in finance? Ready to dive in? About The …

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Causal Inference & Reinforcement Learning with Andrew Lampinen Ep 13 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 56:13

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Send us a Text Message. Love Causal Bandits Podcast? Help us bring more quality content: Support the show Video version of this episode is available here Causal Inference with LLMs and Reinforcement Learning Agents? Do LLMs have a world model? Can they reason causally? What's the connection between LLMs, reinforcement learning, and causality? Andre…

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Causal Inference, Clinical Trials & Randomization || Stephen Senn || Causal Bandits Ep. 012 (2024) 1:18:54

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version available on YouTube Do We Need Probability? Causal inference lies at the very heart of the scientific method. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs; also known as randomized experiemnts or A/B tests) are often called "the golden standard for causal inference". It's a less known fact that randomiz…

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Causal Models, Biology, Generative AI & RL || Robert Ness || Causal Bandits Ep. 011 (2024) 1:14:21

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version available on YouTube Recorded on Nov 12, 2023 in Undisclosed location, Undisclosed location From Systems Biology to Causality Robert always loved statistics. He went to study systems biology, driven by his desire to model natural systems. His perspective on causal inference encompasses graphica…

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Causal AI & Supply Chain || Ishansh Gupta || Causal Bandits Ep. 010 (2024) 59:05

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version available on YouTube Recorded on Sep 27, 2023 in München, Germany From supply chain to large language models and back Ishansh realized the potential of data when he was just 10 years old, during his time as a junior cricket player. His journey led him to ask questions about the mechanisms behin…

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On Causal Inference in Fintech & Being an Author || Matheus Facure || Causal Bandits Ep. 009 (2024) 1:08:43

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version of this episode is available on YouTube Recorded on Oct 15, 2023 in São Paulo, Brazil Causal Inference in Fintech? For Brave and True Only From rural Brazil to one of the country’s largest banks, Matheus’ journey could inspire many. Similarly to our previous guest, Iyar Lin, Matheus was interes…

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Causal ML, Transparency & Time-Varying Treatments || Iyar Lin || Causal Bandits Ep. 008 (2024) 56:51

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version available on YouTube Recorded on Sep 13, 2023 in Beit El'Azari, Israel The eternal dance between the data and the model Early in his career, Iyar realized that purely associative models cannot provide him with the answers to the questions he found most interesting. This realization laid the gro…

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[Extra]: Mosquitos, Pascal & Hedge Funds || A Walk with Darko Matovski, PhD (causaLens) in London (2024) 22:38

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version available on YouTube Recorded on Sep 4, 2023 in London, UK A causal bet Darko's story begins in Eastern Europe, where his early attempts in building a business and the influence of early-stage role models shaped his attitudes and helped him move through challenging and lonely moments in his car…

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Causal AI, Justin Bieber & Optimal Experiments || Jakob Zeitler || Causal Bandits Ep. 007 (2024) 1:09:25

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version of this episode is available here Recorded on Sep 5, 2023 in Oxford, UK Have you ever wondered if we can answer seemingly unanswerable questions? Jakob's journey into causality started when he was 12 years old. Deeply dissatisfied with what adults had to offer when asked about the sources of ca…

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Causal AI, Effect Heterogeneity & Understanding ML || Alicia Curth || Causal Bandits Ep. 006 (2023) 55:29

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version available on YouTube Recorded on Nov 29, 2023 in Cambridge, UK Should we continue to ask why? Alicia's machine learning journey began with... causal machine learning. Starting with econometrics, she discovered semi-parametric methods and the Pearlian framework at later stages of her career and …

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Causal AI & Dynamical Systems || Naftali Weinberger || Causal Bandits Ep. 005 (2023) 1:18:50

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version available on YouTube Recorded on Aug 29, 2023 in München, Germany Can we meaningfully talk about causality in dynamical systems? Some people are puzzled when it comes to dynamical systems and the idea of causation. Dynamical systems well-known in physics, social sciences, and biology are often …

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Autonomous Driving, Causality & Long Tails || Daniel Ebenhöch || Causal Bandits Ep. 004 (2023) 53:01

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version available on YouTube Recorded on Aug 27, 2023 in München, Germany Is Causality Necessary For Autonomous Driving? From a child experimenter to a lead engineer working on a general causal inference engine, Daniel's choices have been marked by intense curiosity and the courage to take risks. Danie…

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Causality, Marketing & Simulations || Juan Orduz || Causal Bandits Ep. 003 (2023) 54:43

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version available on YouTube Recorded on Aug 25, 2023 in Berlin, Germany Is Marketing Intrinsically Causal? After spending 5 years talking to mathematicians, Juan decided to look for new opportunities that would offer him more immediate impact on the world. Little did he know that this journey will lea…

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Causal AI, Modularity & Learning || Andrew Lawrence || Causal Bandits Ep. 002 (2023) 1:25:11

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show `from causality import solution` Recorded on Sep 04, 2023 in London, United Kingdom A Python package that would allow us to address an arbitrary causal problem with a one-liner does not yet exist. Fortunately, there are other ways to implement and deploy causal solutions at scale. In this episode, Andrew sha…

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Causality, Bayesian Modeling and PyMC || Thomas Wiecki || Causal Bandits Ep. 001 (2023) 59:05

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version of this episode is available on YouTube Recorded on Aug 24, 2023 in Berlin, Germany Does Causality Align with Bayesian Modeling? Structural causal models share a conceptual similarity with the models used in probabilistic programming. However, there are important theoretical differences between…

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Causality, LLMs & Abstractions || Matej Zečević || Causal Bandits Ep. 000 (2023) 1:11:35

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Send us a Text Message. Support the show Video version of this episode available on YouTube Recorded on Aug 14, 2023 in Frankfurt, Germany Are Large Language Models (LLMs) causal? Some researchers have shown that advanced models like GPT-4 can perform very well on certain causal benchmarks. At the same time, from the theoretical point of view it's …

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Alex Molak Podcasts

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Causal Bandits Podcast

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Causal AI & Individual Treatment Effects | Scott Mueller Ep. 20 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 53:29

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Causal AI in Personalization | Dima Goldenberg Ep 19 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 1:07:29

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Causal Inference for Drug Repurposing & CausalLib | Ehud Karavani Ep 18 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 54:21

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From Physics to Causal AI & Back | Bernhard Schölkopf Ep 17 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 35:10

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Open Source Causal AI & The Generative Revolution | Emre Kıcıman Ep 16 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 43:10

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Why Hinton Was Wrong, Causal AI & Science | Thanos Vlontzos Ep 15 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 1:06:18

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Causal Inference & Financial Modeling with Alexander Denev Ep 14 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 1:04:58

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Causal Inference & Reinforcement Learning with Andrew Lampinen Ep 13 | CausalBanditsPodcast.com 56:13

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Causal Inference, Clinical Trials & Randomization || Stephen Senn || Causal Bandits Ep. 012 (2024) 1:18:54

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Causal Models, Biology, Generative AI & RL || Robert Ness || Causal Bandits Ep. 011 (2024) 1:14:21

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Causal AI & Supply Chain || Ishansh Gupta || Causal Bandits Ep. 010 (2024) 59:05

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On Causal Inference in Fintech & Being an Author || Matheus Facure || Causal Bandits Ep. 009 (2024) 1:08:43

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Causal ML, Transparency & Time-Varying Treatments || Iyar Lin || Causal Bandits Ep. 008 (2024) 56:51

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[Extra]: Mosquitos, Pascal & Hedge Funds || A Walk with Darko Matovski, PhD (causaLens) in London (2024) 22:38

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Causal AI, Justin Bieber & Optimal Experiments || Jakob Zeitler || Causal Bandits Ep. 007 (2024) 1:09:25

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Causal AI, Effect Heterogeneity & Understanding ML || Alicia Curth || Causal Bandits Ep. 006 (2023) 55:29

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Causal AI & Dynamical Systems || Naftali Weinberger || Causal Bandits Ep. 005 (2023) 1:18:50

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Autonomous Driving, Causality & Long Tails || Daniel Ebenhöch || Causal Bandits Ep. 004 (2023) 53:01

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Causality, Marketing & Simulations || Juan Orduz || Causal Bandits Ep. 003 (2023) 54:43

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Causal AI, Modularity & Learning || Andrew Lawrence || Causal Bandits Ep. 002 (2023) 1:25:11

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Causality, Bayesian Modeling and PyMC || Thomas Wiecki || Causal Bandits Ep. 001 (2023) 59:05

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Causality, LLMs & Abstractions || Matej Zečević || Causal Bandits Ep. 000 (2023) 1:11:35

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