Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn
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888: Teams of Agents: The Next Frontier in AI Collaboration, with Mike Pell
16 mei 2025 · 32 min
Mike Pell speaks to Jon Krohn about The Microsoft Garage, a program that drives the culture of innovation at the tech multinational, and how listeners can apply their principles to foster innovation in their workplace. In this Five-Minute Friday, you’ll hear more about Microsoft’s approaches to agentic AI, the future of human-AI collaboration in the workplace, and why experimentation and curiosity are critical skills for the future of work. Lees meer
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887: Multi-Agent Teams, Quantum Computing and the Future of Work, with Dell’s Global CTO John Roese
13 mei 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
Jon Krohn speaks to John Roese about the promise of multi-agent teams for business, the benefits of agentic AI systems that can identify and complete tasks independently, and how these systems demand new authentication, authorization, security and knowledge-sharing standards. They also discuss how to use AI to refine project ideas down to a core business need, as well as the new and emerging careers in the tech industry and beyond, all thanks to AI. Lees meer
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This episode is brought to you by Adverity, the conversational analytics platform and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
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In this episode you will learn:
(03:54) Why ROI is the most important aspect of an AI-driven project
(14:06) Why high-impact AI projects trigger a flywheel of success
(23:32) The future of agentic systems
(30:28) How to manage agentic systems at scale
(46:36) The disruptive nature of quantum computing
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886: In Case You Missed it In April 2025
9 mei 2025 · 36 min
Our In Case You Missed It episode for April has clips on NVIDIA’s and Dell’s product and service offers including an overview of NVIDIA’s GPUs, AI Enterprise, and its microservices. You’ll also hear about AWS’ focus on bringing choice to customers and the incredible power of its Graviton CPU, how Zerve opens access to AI deployment, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s multi-chip integration, and why reliance on the cloud might soon become a practice of times past. Lees meer
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885: Python Polars: The Definitive Guide, with Jeroen Janssens and Thijs Nieuwdorp
6 mei 2025 · 1 uur 15 min
Jeroen Janssens and Thijs Nieuwdorp are data frame library Polars’ greatest advocates in this episode with Jon Krohn, where they discuss their book, Python Polars: The Definitive Guide, best practice for using Polars, why Pandas users are switching to Polars for data frame operations in Python, and how the library reduces memory usage and compute time up to 10x more than Pandas. Listen to the episode to be a part of an O’Reilly giveaway! Lees meer
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This episode is brought to you by Trainium2, the latest AI chip from AWS, by Adverity, the conversational analytics platform and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
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In this episode you will learn:
(07:44) Why Jeroen and Thijs wrote Python Polars: The Definitive Guide
(21:54) Best practices in Polars
(25:55) Why Polars has so many users
(34:32) The benefits of the Great Tables package
(51:06) Jeroen and Thijs’ partnership with NVIDIA and Dell for Python Polars: The Definitive Guide
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884: Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Why Everyone’s Talking About It
2 mei 2025 · 7 min
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is Anthropic’s hottest tool, with over 1,000 community-built MCP servers in operation by February alone. In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn explains what took so long for users to catch on: Anthropic released MCP in November 2024. Hear more about the buzz behind MCP, its applications, and how easy it is to get started. Lees meer
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883: Blackwell GPUs Are Now Available at Your Desk, with Sama Bali and Logan Lawler
29 april 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
Returning after the “Super Bowl of AI”, NVIDIA GTC, Sama Bali and Logan Lawler talk to Jon Krohn about their respective work at tech giants NVIDIA and Dell. Sama and Logan discuss the next-gen Blackwell GPUs to their collaboration with Dell in launching Pro-Max PCs specially designed to take on heavy computational workloads as well as the incredible performance of GB 10 and GB 300 workstations, and the widening accessibility of AI developer tools and models. Lees meer
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This episode is brought to you by ODSC, the Open Data Science Conference, by Adverity, the conversational analytics platform and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
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In this episode you will learn:
(07:29) About Dell’s Pro Max PCs
(14:01) Why having a Blackwell GPU from Nvidia is a great option for those new to training and deploying AI models
(36:47) When it makes sense for a data scientist to switch from a Unix to a Windows based system
(46:33) Logan’s and Sama’s predictions for AI
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882: 40x Hotter Than the Sun: The ASML Machines That Make AI Chips
25 april 2025 · 10 min
This week’s five-minute Friday heads to the Netherlands to find out more about Dutch company ASML, the brains behind the lithography machines that build AI chips. Jon Krohn walks through how ASML came to dominate the market, where they’re headed next, and how ASML’s complex machines shape AI chips as well as the very future of AI. Lees meer
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881: Beyond GPUs: The Power of Custom AI Accelerators, with Emily Webber
22 april 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
Emily Webber speaks to Jon Krohn about her work at Amazon Web Services, from its Annapurna Labs-developed Nitro System, a foundational technology that can enhance securities and performance in the cloud and how Trainium2 became AWS’ most powerful AI chip with four times the compute of Trainium. Hear the specs of AWS’s chips and when to use them. Lees meer
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This episode is brought to you by ODSC, the Open Data Science Conference.
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In this episode you will learn:
(08:36) Emily’s work on AWS’ SageMaker and Trainium
(23:54) How AWS Neuron lets builders tailor their approach to using frameworks
(29:07) Why using an accelerator is better than using a GPU
(35:29) The key differences between AWS Trainium and AWS Trainium2
(52:45) How to select between AWS Trainium and AWS Trainium2
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880: Manus, DeepSeek and China’s AI Boom
18 april 2025 · 10 min
First developed in China, Manus AI and DeepSeek have made great waves on an international scale. Sought-after for their cost-effectiveness compared to US-made tech, Manus AI and DeepSeek are quickly becoming dominant technologies inside the country. In this five-minute Friday, Jon Krohn asks: Do these technologies warrant the huge amount of resources spent on them by multiple industries in China, and what makes hype become a mainstay? Lees meer
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879: Serverless, Parallel, and AI-Assisted: The Future of Data Science is Here, with Zerve’s Dr. Greg Michaelson
15 april 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
Greg Michaelson speaks to Jon Krohn about the latest developments at Zerve, an operating system for developing and delivering data and AI products, including a revolutionary feature allowing users to run multiple parts of a program’s code at once and without extra costs. You’ll also hear why LLMs might spell trouble for SaaS companies, Greg’s ‘good-cop, bad-cop’ routine that improves LLM responses, and how RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) can be deployed to create even more powerful AI applications. Lees meer
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This episode is brought to you by Trainium2, the latest AI chip from AWS and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
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In this episode you will learn:
(04:00) Zerve’s latest features
(35:26) How Zerve’s built-in API builder and GPU manager lowers barriers to entry
(40:54) How to get started with Zerve
(41:49) Will LLMs make SaaS companies redundant?
(52:29) How to create fairer and more transparent AI systems
(56:07) The future of software developer workflows
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878: In Case You Missed It in March 2025
11 april 2025 · 31 min
AI stacks, AGI, training neural networks, and AI authenticity: Jon Krohn rounds up his interviews from March with this episode of “In Case You Missed It”. In his favorite clips from the month, he speaks to Andriy Burkov (Episode 867), Natalie Monbiot (Episode 873), Richmond Alake (Episode 871) and Varun Godbole (Episode 869). Lees meer
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877: The Neural Processing Units Bringing AI to PCs, with Shirish Gupta
8 april 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
NPUs, AIPC, and Dell’s growing suite of AI products: Shirish Gupta speaks to Jon Krohn about neural processing units and what makes them a go-to tool for AI inference workloads, reasons to move your workloads from the cloud and to your local devices, what the mnemonic AIPC stands for and why it will soon be on everyone’s lips, and he offers a special intro to Dell’s new Pro-AI Studio Toolkit. Hear about several real-world AIPC applications run by Dell’s clients, from detecting manufacturing defects to improving efficiencies for first responders, massively supporting actual life-or-death situations. Lees meer
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This episode is brought to you by ODSC, the Open Data Science Conference.
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In this episode you will learn:
(03:28) What neural processing units (NPUs) are
(23:53) About Dell Pro AI Studio
(35:03) Use cases for Dell Pro AI Studio
(45:16) How AI development workflows and applications will change
(49:01) About Dell’s AI factory ecosystem
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876: Hugging Face’s smolagents: Agentic AI in Python Made Easy
4 april 2025 · 15 min
Small, simple, accessible: Hugging Face makes a huge contribution to the agentic AI wave with its smolagents. Jon Krohn explores how this small-but-mighty new Python library can act as the best personal assistant you never had. Hear about its features and use cases in this five-minute Friday. Lees meer
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875: How Semiconductors Are Made (And Fuel the AI Boom), with Kai Beckmann
1 april 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
Why are semiconductors so essential in this digital age, and how are they made? Jon Krohn speaks to electronics CEO Kai Beckmann about Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s intricate manufacturing process, how we can use AI to develop materials that power next-gen AI technologies, and how a chip with the processing power of the human brain might one day be able to run on the power of a low-watt light bulb. Lees meer
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This episode is brought to you by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
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In this episode you will learn:
(06:26) How Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany supports groundbreaking developments in AI
(13:42) Material science’s biggest challenges for AI
(29:55) What heterogeneous integration is
(34:37) How optical tech influences the electronics industry
(49:04) Navigating upturns and downturns in the semiconductor industry
(53:08) How AI regulations benefit humanity
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874: How AI is Transforming Baseball (with Lessons For All of Us)
28 maart 2025 · 14 min
In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn talks baseball. For decades, coaches have relied on player performance stats to make in-game decisions and refine their season strategies. Now, AI led by Statcast is taking baseball strategy even further, massively broadening analytics data to include pitch, swing and catch trajectories, spin rates, biomechanical information, player matchups, and how to enhance player performances. Listen to the episode to find out what other industries can learn from the “data-friendly” sport of baseball. Lees meer
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873: Become Your Best Self Through AI Augmentation — feat. Natalie Monbiot
25 maart 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
Natalie Monbiot is an independent advisor and collaborator for projects that concern the “virtual human”, and she is “going all in on the virtual human economy”. Jon Krohn speaks to Natalie about these new ventures, how to mitigate the divide between AI users and nonusers, and how anyone can collaborate with AI without compromising their own creativity. Lees meer
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This episode is brought to you by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, by Trainium2, the latest AI chip from AWS and by ODSC, the Open Data Science Conference.
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In this episode you will learn:
(07:21) Natalie’s influences for her work
(18:30) Will machines surpass human intelligence?
(29:08) Using LLMs as collaborators and partners
(40:15) How platforms demand user engagement and time
(56:54) Natalie Monbiot at Wizly
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872: Microsoft’s “Majorana 1” Chip Brings Quantum ML Closer
21 maart 2025 · 12 min
In this five-minute Friday, Jon Krohn looks into Microsoft’s recent release of Majorana 1, a new quantum processing unit that uses topological qubits, a step away from the fragile qubits currently in use. Get Jon’s thoughts about this “transistor for the quantum age”, potential applications for quantum computing, and why this marks an exciting future for data science and machine learning practitioners. Lees meer
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871: NoSQL Is Ideal for AI Applications, with MongoDB’s Richmond Alake
18 maart 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
Agentic AI, AI success strategies, and why flexibility will be so important to keep up with the AI market: Jon Krohn talks to Richmond Alake about the NoSQL database MongoDB, including why it’s a great addition to your toolkit for developing (agentic) AI applications, with a look under the hood at its native vector database. Richmond also talks about why he expects multi-agent AI architectures to go mainstream in 2025. Lees meer
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This episode is brought to you by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA and by ODSC, the Open Data Science Conference.
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In this episode you will learn:
(04:10) How Richmond became a Staff Developer Advocate
(07:40) How NoSQL database differs from a relational database
(16:50) The advantages of working with the cloud-based MongoDB Atlas
(32:26) Richmond’s predictions for agentic AI
(40:38) How to create an effective AI strategy
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870: OpenAI’s “Deep Research”: Get Days of Human Work Done in Minutes
14 maart 2025 · 17 min
In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn looks into what he considers the world’s most powerful research tool to date, OpenAI’s Deep Research. Find out how OpenAI trained Deep Research to compile literature reviews of limitless topics, what similar tools are on the market, and where Jon sees the tool as having real-world value including how he uses it daily. Lees meer
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869: AI Should Make Humans Wiser (But It Isn’t), with Varun Godbole
11 maart 2025 · 1 uur 20 min
Jon Krohn talks to Varun Godbole about AI prompt engineering, generative wisdom, and AI generalists in this episode all about the interrelationships between humans and AI. Lees meer
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This episode is brought to you by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA and by ODSC, the Open Data Science Conference.
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In this episode you will learn:
(10:44) Using deep learning to predict breast cancer
(15:55) All about Varun’s Tuning Playbook
(29:56) On the explosion of interest and news about AI and data science
(46:35) About Varun’s Wise AI
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868: In Case You Missed It in February 2025
7 maart 2025 · 27 min
How to start a successful tech company, and how you can get started with DBT, TabPFN and BAML: Jon Krohn rounds up his favorite moments from February in this episode of “In Case You Missed It”. Lees meer
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867: LLMs and Agents Are Overhyped, with Dr. Andriy Burkov
4 maart 2025 · 1 uur 33 min
The realities of Agentic AI, AGI, and chatbots that don’t hallucinate: Andriy Burkov talks to Jon Krohn about AI in 2025. Best known for his concise machine learning modelling books, author and AI influencer Andriy Burkov also talks about his latest publication in the series, The Hundred-Page Language Learning Models Book. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(07:38) Andriy’s “triology” of books on machine learning
(29:32) On the limitations of AI agents
(41:12) On the prospect of artificial general intelligence (AGI)
(54:24) On developing a chatbot that doesn’t hallucinate
(01:10:07) On open-weight and open-source LLMs
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866: Bringing Back Extinct Animals like the Woolly Mammoth and Dodo Bird
28 februari 2025 · 8 min
Jon Krohn addresses a question for the ages: How close are we, really, to Jurassic Park? Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences is developing technology that aims to return previously extinct animals like the dodo and woolly mammoth to earth and, crucially, pull many others like the white rhino back from the brink of extinction. Lees meer
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865: How to Grow (and Sell) a Data Science Consultancy, with Cal Al-Dhubaib
25 februari 2025 · 54 min
Jon Krohn talks to Cal Al-Dhubaib about the extraordinary success of AI and machine learning solutions provider Pandata, his ironclad hack for any company to define their core values, and how to attract and secure loyal clients. Cal thinks tech professionals make two critical mistakes in their careers: The first is that they too-often enjoy being the gatekeepers of their work rather than educating their clients and coworkers as to the details of their projects and why it benefits the company. The second is that tech professionals don’t show vulnerability, whether that means not knowing a topic or not fully understanding how a business works. This issue, Cal says, can spell the difference between a startup’s success and failure. Learn how tech startups can make an ironclad strategy for their future in this episode of The SuperDataScience Podcast. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(09:32) How to scale a successful data science consultancy
(22:25) How Pandata navigates highly regulated environments
(27:59) How to tackle tech illiteracy in business
(36:32) What skills Cals looks for in new hires
(35:56) How to sell on a tech company
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/865
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864: OpenAI’s o3-mini: SOTA reasoning and exponentially cheaper
21 februari 2025 · 8 min
Jon Krohn investigates OpenAI’s new release, o3-mini, in this five-minute Friday, where he walks through the reasoning model’s capabilities and performance, cross-examining them against other major-league players, DeepSeek-R1, GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Lees meer
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863: TabPFN: Deep Learning for Tabular Data (That Actually Works!), with Prof. Frank Hutter
18 februari 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Jon Krohn talks tabular data with Frank Hutter, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Universität Freiburg in Germany. Despite the great steps that deep learning has made in analysing images, audio, and natural language, tabular data has remained its insurmountable obstacle. In this episode, Frank Hutter details the path he has found around this obstacle even with limited data by using a ground-breaking transformer architecture. Named TabPFN, this approach is vastly outperforming other architectures, as testified by a write up of TabPFN’s capabilities in Nature. Frank talks about his work on version 2 of TabPFN, the architecture’s cross-industry applicability, and how TabPFN is able to return accurate results with synthetic data. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(05:57) All about the TabPFN architecture
(21:27) Use cases for Bayesian inference
(35:07) On getting published in Nature
(44:03) How TabPFN handles time series data
(51:52) All about Prior Labs
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/863
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862: In Case You Missed It in January 2025
14 februari 2025 · 32 min
In this episode of “In Case You Missed It”, Jon Krohn shares his favorite clips from the last four weeks. He talks to Azeem Azhar, Florian Neukart, Kirill Eremenko, Hadelin de Ponteves, and Brooke Hopkins on what’s in store for AI in 2025, from quantum computing and customizable tools to handy checklists and how the mathematics of exponentials can help us keep our heads about the swift advancement of AI. Lees meer
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861: From Pro Athlete to Data Engineer: Colleen Fotsch’s Inspiring Journey
11 februari 2025 · 2 uur 1 min
How does a CrossFit winner, bobsledder and swimmer go on to have a glittering career in data analytics and engineering? Colleen Fotsch talks to Jon Krohn about transitioning into very different career paths, how sports gave her the competitive mindset she needed for success in data science, and seeing the niche role of analytics engineering as a bridge between data engineering and analysis. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(05:49) Colleen’s path from athlete to data analyst
(1:14:41) About the data build tool (DBT)
(1:22:51) Colleen’s work at CHG Healthcare
(1:32:45) How Colleen and Tia-Clair got started with PRVN GO
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/861
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860: DeepSeek R1: SOTA Reasoning at 1% of the Cost
7 februari 2025 · 13 min
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. Lees meer
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859: BAML: The Programming Language for AI, with Vaibhav Gupta
4 februari 2025 · 1 uur
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. Lees meer
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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858: Are You The Account Executive We’re Looking For?
31 januari 2025 · 7 min
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. Lees meer
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857: How to Ensure AI Agents Are Accurate and Reliable, with Brooke Hopkins
28 januari 2025 · 1 uur 23 min
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. Lees meer
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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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856: The Fastest-Growing Jobs Are AI Jobs
24 januari 2025 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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855: Exponential Views on AI and Humanity’s Greatest Challenges, with Azeem Azhar
21 januari 2025 · 1 uur 28 min
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. Lees meer
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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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854: The Six Epochs of Intelligence Evolution
17 januari 2025 · 14 min
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. Lees meer
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853: Generative AI for Business, with Kirill Eremenko and Hadelin de Ponteves
14 januari 2025 · 1 uur 29 min
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. Lees meer
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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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852: In Case You Missed It in December 2024
10 januari 2025 · 40 min
AI security, LLM engineering, how to choose the best LLM, and tech agnosticism: In our first “In Case You Missed It” of 2025, Jon Krohn starts the year with a round-up of our favorite recent interview moments. He selects from interviews with Andrew Ng, Ed Donner, Eiman Ebrahimi, Sadie St Lawrence, and Greg Epstein, covering the latest in AI development, touching on agentic workflows, promising new roles in AI, and what blew our minds last year. Lees meer
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851: Quantum ML: Real-World Applications Today, with Dr. Florian Neukart
7 januari 2025 · 1 uur 12 min
Are our passwords safe, even with the increasing accessibility of quantum computing? Florian Neukart, Chief Product Officer at Terra Quantum AG, thinks so. In this episode, he outlines the three key elements of quantum-safe security. He speaks to Jon Krohn about the resourceful applications of quantum computing and workarounds for the demands of quantum computing on operational times and cooling systems. And if you’re interested in making the switch to quantum computing from machine learning, he also explores what you need (and don’t need) to make change happen. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(17:12) The real-world applications of quantum computing
(23:35) The chips needed for quantum computing
(31:18) How quantum computing meets key business challenges
(46:33) The ethical challenges of quantum technology
(49:28) How to become proficient in quantum computing
(1:01:21) The future of quantum computing
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/851
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850: Continuous Calendar for 2025
3 januari 2025 · 5 min
A new year often draws our focus towards fresh approaches to the way we work and structure our day. For Jon Krohn, the continuous calendar gives him a realistic and uninterrupted overview of his time. Plus, it’s customizable and free! In this episode, Jon also shares his plans and priorities for the New Year, and he recommends how you can assess and achieve your goals for the year; critical advice for anyone who wants to create manageable and sustainable milestones in 2025. Lees meer
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849: 2025 AI and Data Science Predictions, with Sadie St. Lawrence
31 december 2024 · 1 uur 18 min
Sadie St Lawrence returns for her 4th annual prediction episode on the Super Data Science Podcast. Together with host Jon Krohn, they reflect on 2024’s most transformative trends—like agentic AI and enterprise AI monetization—and predict what's coming in 2025, from AI-driven science to the skills data scientists need to stay ahead. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(03:30) 2024 AI trend recap
(19:23) Comeback of the year: Google
(27:29) Wow moment of the year
(40:20) Looking ahead to 2025
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/849
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848: Happy Holidays from the SuperDataScience Podcast
27 december 2024 · 3 min
In this Five-Minute Friday episode, Jon Krohn reflects on 2024’s monumental year in AI, highlighting the rapid rise of generative AI and its impact across industries. From functional coding breakthroughs to independently acting AI agents, we explore the transformative power of these advancements and the promise they hold for 2025. Jon shares optimism for the future of AI and humanity's ability to harness it for the greater good. Lees meer
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847: AI Engineering 101, with Ed Donner
24 december 2024 · 1 uur 12 min
Ed Donner co-founded AI-driven recruitment platform, Nebula.io, with The SuperDataScience Podcast’s host, Jon Krohn. Ed and Jon reminisce about how they launched their company, the growing opportunities for data scientists, how to choose an LLM, and today’s top technical terms in AI. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(11:15) What an AI engineer does
(19:23) Defining today’s key terms in AI: RAG, fine tuning, agentic.
(27:09) How to select an LLM
(49:41) Pitting LLMs against each other in a game
(53:14) What to do once you’ve selected an AI model
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/847
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846: Making Enterprise Data Ready for AI, with Anu Jain and Mahesh Kumar
20 december 2024 · 18 min
In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn speaks to Anu Jain, CEO of Nexus Cognitive, and Mahesh Kumar, CMO of Acceldata. They talk about the importance of updating data, especially for predictive models that make key financial decisions for a company, as well as the current state of data governance and why it’s overdue its own update. Lees meer
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845: Tech is Our New Religion And It Needs Reformation, with Greg Epstein
17 december 2024 · 1 uur 37 min
Discover how technology has become the modern belief system shaping our world. Greg Epstein, author of Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World's Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation, draws striking parallels between tech culture and traditional faiths. From AI's "singularity" echoing prophetic narratives to Silicon Valley’s promises of salvation through innovation, Greg uncovers the profound influence of technology on our lives. He challenges us to rethink blind faith in progress, focus on genuine human connection, and navigate a future where ethics and empathy guide innovation. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(08:30) How can someone cultivate connection without religion?
(15:49) Social media as a new form of community
(17:00) Tech's transformation into a religion
(56:08) How to set boundaries with tech
(01:01:32) The singularity as a religious narrative
(01:19:53) Transhumanism and effective altruism as tech cults
(01:15:00) Defining tech agnosticism
(01:26:55) Prioritizing human connection in a tech-driven world
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/845
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844: In Case You Missed It in November 2024
13 december 2024 · 38 min
In this episode of “In Case You Missed It”, in which we round up our favorite moments from the previous month of interviews, Jon Krohn asks his guests about the future of recruitment and job applications, the multiple pathways to a career in AI, the potential of AI in developing proteins for improved healthcare, and how “AI celebrity” doesn’t necessarily equate to “AI expert”. Lees meer
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843: Safe, Fast and Efficient AI, with Protopia’s Dr. Eiman Ebrahimi
10 december 2024 · 1 uur 28 min
What’s holding your AI projects back from success? Dr. Eiman Ebrahimi, CEO of Protopia AI and former NVIDIA scientist, takes us on a fascinating journey through the challenges of AI data security and enterprise scalability. Learn how to escape "proof of concept purgatory," unlock profitable AI solutions, and tackle the trade-offs between cost, speed, and security. Plus, discover how the philosophy of Alan Watts can inspire innovation and drive meaningful change in the world of AI. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(02:53) Protopia’s role in AI data security and privacy
(11:45) The functionality behind Stained Glass Transform
(22:20) Eiman’s journey from NVIDIA to founding Protopia
(25:37) Challenges enterprises face with ROI on AI projects
(36:40) Multi-tenancy in AI systems
(55:37) Stained Glass Transform’s privacy-preserving capabilities
(01:09:31) Emerging trends in AI
(01:14:55) Alan Watts’ philosophies and their link to entrepreneurship
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/843
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842: Flexible AI Deployments Are Critical, with Chris Bennett and Joseph Balsamo
6 december 2024 · 17 min
In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon interviews Chris Bennett and Joseph Balsamo on the importance of flexibility in the way we deploy AI models, Dell’s brand positioning in the AI space, and whether GenAI’s business applications stand up to the hype. Lees meer
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/842
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841: Andrew Ng on AI Vision, Agents and Business Value
3 december 2024 · 26 min
In this special episode recorded live at ScaleUp:AI in New York, Jon Krohn speaks to Andrew Ng in response to his conference talk on smart agentic AI workflows. Jon follows up with Andrew about smart agentic workflows and when to use them, how businesses should direct their efforts in investing in AI, and the new ways that AI tools can process visual and unstructured data. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(06:13) How to weigh up cost and effectiveness in new AI workflows
(12:08) The crucial elements for building effective vision AI applications
(15:34) How large vision models might transform global industries
(18:40) How to mitigate risk in people not verifying accuracy in answers generated by agents
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/841
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840: Delicate Viticultural Robotics
29 november 2024 · 10 min
What do AI, robotics, and premium wine grapes have in common? Everything, as it turns out. In this episode, we explore viticultural robotics a revolutionary project combining machine learning, spectroscopic sensors, and VR-controlled robotics to tackle one of agriculture’s trickiest challenges: harvesting delicate wine grapes worth over $6,000 per tonne. From vineyards in the UK to cutting-edge labs, discover how these innovations could transform not just viticulture but the entire future of precision agriculture. Lees meer
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839: Double Your Data Salary in 11 Months, with Jess Ramos
26 november 2024 · 1 uur
Jess Ramos is redefining success in data analytics. As the Founder of Big Data Energy and a Senior Data Analyst at Crunchbase, she’s mastered the art of salary negotiation, built a massive social media following, and turned her passion for data into a thriving personal brand. She reveals how she doubled her salary in under a year, created her own SQL course, and advocates for women in STEM. Lees meer
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In this episode you will learn:
(03:42) How Jess got her start in data analytics
(09:14) Why SQL is the most critical skill for data professionals
(11:46) How Jess more than doubled her salary in less than a year
(20:16) Tips for transitioning from a data job to creating your own business
(31:20) The various routes to a career in data science
(39:13) How Jess challenges STEM stereotypes
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/839