The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that pro ...
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A4N — the Artificial Neural Network News Network — is a lighthearted podcast covering the latest developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science, in which we both introduce technical aspects of these advances, as well as their social implications. The intended audience is anyone interested in automation, A.I., or the future, with brief sections catering especially to professionals working in the fields of data science or software engineering.
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As summer winds down, this episode shifts focus from the usual tech discussions to something more personal: reflecting on the importance of balancing work with life’s simple pleasures. While the world of data science and AI continues to evolve rapidly, it's essential to remember that true success isn't just about professional milestones. It’s also …
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813: Solving Business Problems Optimally with Data, with Jerry Yurchisin
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Jerry Yurchisin from Gurobi joins Jon Krohn to break down mathematical optimization, showing why it often outshines machine learning for real-world challenges. Find out how innovations like NVIDIA’s latest CPUs are speeding up solutions to problems like the Traveling Salesman in seconds. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? …
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812: The AI Scientist: Towards Fully Automated, Open-Ended Scientific Discovery
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In this episode of Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn investigates published findings from the startup Sakana AI and its paper’s co-authors from the University of Oxford, the University of British Columbia and the Vector Institute in Toronto. These authors explore the potential of The AI Scientist, a framework that could change the way we conduct scient…
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811: Scaling Data Science Teams Effectively, with Nick Elprin
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Nick Elprin talks to Jon Krohn about how and when to scale a data science team and its workflows to secure a company’s commercial viability. You’ll also hear how to launch your own data science startup and why it’s so important to understand that AI tools are not one-size-fits-all. This episode is brought to you by AWS Inferentia and AWS Trainium. …
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Self-driving cars are here, and Jon Krohn is breaking down the five levels of automation that could change driving forever. From full human control at Level 0 to cars that drive themselves in any condition at Level 5, get the real story on what these levels mean. With firsthand insights from a recent autonomous vehicle experience, this episode cuts…
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809: Agentic AI, with Shingai Manjengwa
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Agentic AI is revolutionizing the tech landscape, and Shingai Manjengwa from ChainML is here to tell us why. Discover how AI agents are becoming an integral part of our lives, automating tasks like travel bookings and daily inspiration. Shingai explains the power of multi-agent systems, where AI agents collaborate to solve complex challenges, and h…
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Advice for emerging data scientists, the latest in model merging, and how GenAI can supercharge your creativity: Host Jon Krohn gives us his highlights from a month of interviews, packed with tips from some of the leading names in data science and beyond. Guests include Daliana Liu, Charles Duhigg, Charles Goddard, Rosanne Liu and Andrey Kurenkov. …
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807: Superintelligence and the Six Singularities, with Dr. Daniel Hulme
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The singularity could soon be upon us. The PESTLE framework, developed by this episode’s guest Daniel Hulme, expresses not one but six types of singularity that could occur: political, environmental, social, technological, legal and economic. Jon Krohn and Daniel Hulme discuss how each of these singularities could bring good to the world, aligning …
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806: Llama 3.1 405B: The First Open-Source Frontier LLM
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Llama 3.1 is here, and it’s a game-changer. Meta’s latest AI model, especially the massive 405B variant, finally brings an open-source option to compete with giants like OpenAI's GPT-4o and Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet. While Meta didn’t fully open-source everything, the availability of "open weights" is a strategic move to shake up the AI landsca…
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805: How to Be a Supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg
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Become a Supercommunicator! New York Times bestselling author Charles Duhigg, known for The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better, gets real about mastering communication in this episode. Discover insights from his latest book, Supercommunicator, where he reveals how to align conversation styles for deeper connections, handle conflicts effective…
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Solar power now provides 6% of the world's electricity, thanks to rapid growth. Host Jon Krohn discusses the factors driving this rise, the challenges ahead, and how AI and data science are optimizing solar technologies. Tune in for insights on the future of solar power, and don't forget to like, share, and subscribe! Additional materials: www.supe…
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803: How to Thrive in Your (Data Science) Career, with Daliana Liu
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Daliana Liu is a big name in data science teaching, and she has always been generous in sharing everything she knows about getting a job in data science. In this episode, she continues to extend her generosity, helping listeners define their approach to achieving a fulfilling career in data science and tech. This episode is brought to you by AWS In…
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How to grab investor interest with your AI startup idea, revisiting algorithms, and helping practitioners ensure AI safety with regulatory frameworks and beyond: This month, you missed a whole bunch of great interviews. But don’t worry, Jon Krohn is here to recap all the best bits for you! Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/802 Interest…
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801: Merged LLMs Are Smaller And More Capable, with Arcee AI's Mark McQuade and Charles Goddard
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Merged LLMs are the future, and we’re exploring how with Mark McQuade and Charles Goddard from Arcee AI on this episode with Jon Krohn. Learn how to combine multiple LLMs without adding bulk, train more efficiently, and dive into different expert approaches. Discover how smaller models can outperform larger ones and leverage open-source projects fo…
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800: A Transformative Century of Technological Progress, with Annie P.
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The SuperDataScience Podcast is celebrating its 800th episode! Host Jon Krohn speaks to his grandmother, Annie, about growing up at a time when so many technologies we take for granted today were yet to be developed. Listen in to hear Annie’s experience of the changes in technology across 94 years and how she and her family fared in 1940s Ukraine w…
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799: AGI Could Be Near: Dystopian and Utopian Implications, with Dr. Andrey Kurenkov
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No-code games with GenAI, the creative possibilities of LLMs, and our proximity to AGI: In this episode, Jon Krohn talks to Andrey Kurenkov about what turned him from an AGI skeptic to a positivist. You’ll also hear about his wildly popular podcast “Last Week in AI” and how the NVIDIA-backed startup Astrocade is helping videogame enthusiasts to cre…
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798: Claude 3.5 Sonnet: Frontier Capabilities & Slick New "Artifacts" UI
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Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Anthropic’s newest model, is making waves in the AI community. This mid-size model outshines the larger Claude 3 Opus in tasks like code generation, content creation, and document summarization, and it’s twice as fast. In this episode of The Super Data Science Podcast, Jon Krohn discusses its top-notch performance across benchmar…
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797: Deep Learning Classics and Trends, with Dr. Rosanne Liu
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Dr. Rosanne Liu, Research Scientist at Google DeepMind and co-founder of the ML Collective, shares her journey and the mission to democratize AI research. She explains her pioneering work on intrinsic dimensions in deep learning and the advantages of curiosity-driven research. Jon and Dr. Liu also explore the complexities of understanding powerful …
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796: Earth's Coming Population Collapse and How AI Can Help, with Simon Kuestenmacher
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Want to feel optimistic about your day? In this Friday episode, Simon Kuestenmacher talks to Jon Krohn about demography: What it is, why it’s so important, and why its forecasts should give us reason to hope for a better future. In an increasingly globalized world, and with an aging population in countries with the biggest GDPs, demography is more …
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795: Fast-Evolving Data and AI Regulatory Frameworks, with Dr. Gina Guillaume-Joseph
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Gina Guillaume-Joseph talks to Jon Krohn about the data and regulatory frameworks set to transform the AI industry and why that’s important to anyone working with data. This episode offers a solid path to understanding AI regulation’s past, present and future. Gina walks listeners through the AI Bill of Rights, the NIST AI Risk Framework and the MI…
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794: Exciting (and Frightening!) Trends in Open-Source AI
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Trends in open-source AI: Join Jon Krohn and a panel of data science icons as they discuss the most exciting and concerning developments in open-source AI. Hear insights from Drew Conway, Jared Lander, Emily Zabor, and JD Long on the transformative potential of AI and its future impact. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/794 Interested …
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793: Bayesian Methods and Applications, with Alexandre Andorra
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Bayesian methods take the spotlight in this episode with Alex Andorra, co-founder of PyMC Labs, and Jon Krohn. Learn how Bayesian techniques handle tough problems, make the most of prior knowledge, and work wonders with limited data. Alex and Jon break down essentials like PyMC, PyStan, and NumPyro libraries, show how to boost model efficiency with…
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Jon Krohn shares his favorite clips from May. Hear how Navdeep Martin is spearheading a company to tackle the climate crisis, why Sol Rashidi and Demetrios Brinkmann find nailing job titles so necessary in the fast-paced industries of tech and AI, and get the latest on embeddings with Luis Serrano. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/792…
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791: Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), with Dr. Nathan Lambert
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Reinforcement learning through human feedback (RLHF) has come a long way. In this episode, research scientist Nathan Lambert talks to Jon Krohn about the technique’s origins of the technique. He also walks through other ways to fine-tune LLMs, and how he believes generative AI might democratize education. This episode is brought to you by AWS Infer…
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790: Open-Source Libraries for Data Science at the New York R Conference
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The experts reveal their top open-source R libraries with us live from the New York R Conference! This Super Data Science Podcast episode features an exclusive panel with data science trailblazers Drew Conway, Jared Lander, Emily Zabor, and JD Long. They share their favorite R libraries and valuable insights to enhance your data science practice. A…
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