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How Siemens Is Bringing AI to Factory Floors - Ep. 257
20 mei 2025 · 37 min
Matthias Loskyll, head of virtual control and industrial AI at Siemens Factory Automation, joins the NVIDIA AI Podcast to discuss how AI, simulation and digital twins are making significant impacts in manufacturing. From automating defect detection with Siemens Inspekto to enhancing production efficiency, NVIDIA’s collaboration with Siemens is making advanced automation accessible and secure for manufacturers. Lees meer
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How Visa Is Making Payments Safer and Smarter with AI - Ep. 256
14 mei 2025 · 22 min
Sarah Laszlo, senior director of Visa’s machine learning platform, joins the AI Podcast to discuss how AI is transforming the way the company serves its global customer base, from advancing fraud prevention to enhancing personalization. She also shares valuable insights for enterprises looking to adopt generative AI, emphasizing the importance of using open-source models and fostering strong relationships between governance and technical teams. Lees meer
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NVIDIA’s Rama Akkiraju on Building the Right AI Infrastructure for Enterprise Success - Ep. 255
7 mei 2025 · 35 min
Rama Akkiraju, VP of IT for AI and ML at NVIDIA, discusses the transformative power of AI in enterprises. Akkiraju highlights the rapid evolution from perception AI to agentic AI and emphasizes the importance of treating AI as a new layer in the development stack. She also shares insights on the role of AI platform architects and key trends shaping the future of AI infrastructure. Lees meer
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Yum! Brands, the World’s Largest Restaurant Company, Advances AI Adoption - Ep. 254
30 april 2025 · 24 min
Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill, is partnering with NVIDIA to streamline order taking, optimize operations and enhance service across its restaurants. Joe Park, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Yum! Brands, Inc. and President of Byte by Yum!, shares how the company is further accelerating AI deployment. Lees meer
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Capital One’s Prem Natarajan Shares How AI Can Enhance Financial Services and Customer Experiences - Ep. 253
23 april 2025 · 32 min
Prem Natarajan, the executive vice president, chief scientist and head of AI at Capital One, discusses how AI is enhancing financial services by transforming customer experiences and internal operations. He shares how advanced AI models and agentic workflows are accelerating the delivery of personalized services and improving efficiency — paving the way for enhanced security and streamlined financial processes. Lees meer
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Isomorphic Labs Discusses AI-Driven Drug Discovery and the Future of Medicine - Ep. 252
16 april 2025 · 39 min
Max Jaderberg and Sergei Yakneen from Isomorphic Labs discuss how AI is enhancing drug discovery by treating biology as an information processing system. They share how advanced AI models like AlphaFold 3 are accelerating the pipeline and paving the way for a future of precision medicine. Lees meer
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‘Black Women in Artificial Intelligence’ Founder Talks AI Education and Empowerment - Ep. 251
9 april 2025 · 21 min
Angle Bush, founder and CEO of Black Women in Artificial Intelligence (BWIAI), discusses her mission to foster a more inclusive and diverse AI community. Learn how BWIAI is building a supportive network and providing resources to empower Black women in the tech industry. Lees meer
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NVIDIA’s Jacob Liberman on the Power of Agentic AI in the Enterprise - Ep. 250
2 april 2025 · 30 min
Jacob Liberman, Director of Product Management at NVIDIA, discusses how agentic AI is transforming enterprises by automating complex tasks and enhancing human capabilities. Learn how NVIDIA Blueprints are making it easier for developers to deploy these intelligent agents and drive real business value. Lees meer
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Enhancing Grid Reliability: How Buzz Solutions Uses Vision AI to Prevent Outages and Wildfires - Ep. 249
26 maart 2025 · 36 min
Kaitlyn Albertoli, CEO and cofounder of Buzz Solutions, discusses how the company uses vision AI to enhance the reliability of the electric grid by quickly identifying potential issues such as broken components, encroaching vegetation, and wildlife interference from inspection data collected by drones and helicopters. This technology helps prevent outages and wildfires, ensuring the grid remains robust and safe. Lees meer
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Roboflow Simplifies Computer Vision for Developers and the Enterprise - Ep. 248
5 maart 2025 · 39 min
Joseph Nelson, co-founder and CEO of Roboflow, discusses how the company is making computer vision accessible to millions of developers and industries, from manufacturing to healthcare and more.
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Telenor's Kaaren Hilsen on Launching Norway’s First AI Factory - Ep. 247
27 februari 2025 · 23 min
Telenor’s Chief Innovation Officer and Head of the AI Factory, Kaaren Hilsen, discusses Norway’s first AI factory. Opened in November, the facility processes sensitive data securely within Norway, ensuring data sovereignty and environmental sustainability. Learn how Telenor’s green computing initiatives, including a renewable energy-powered data center in Oslo, are advancing responsible and sustainable AI. Lees meer
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Temenos’ Barb Morgan Shares How AI Is Reshaping Banking - Ep. 246
17 februari 2025 · 31 min
AI is transforming banking by providing hyper-personalized services and real-time insights, enhancing customer experiences and ensuring robust data security. Barb Morgan, chief product and technology officer at Temenos, shares her expertise on how AI is transforming the banking landscape. Lees meer
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Tara Chklovksi, Anshita Saini on Technovation Pioneering AI Education for Innovation - Ep. 245
8 februari 2025 · 34 min
In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, Tara Chklovski, founder and CEO of Technovation, returns to discuss the importance of inclusive AI. With Anshita Saini, a Technovation alumna and OpenAI staff member, Chklovski explores how Technovation empowers girls through AI education and enhances real-world problem-solving skills. Saini shares her journey from creating an app that helped combat a vaping crisis at her high school to taking on her current role at OpenAI. She also introduces Wiser AI, an initiative she founded to support women and underrepresented voices in AI. Lees meer
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AI for Everyone: How Gooey.AI Empowers Global Frontline Workers with Low Code Workflows - Ep. 244
3 februari 2025 · 41 min
Co-founders Sean Blagsvedt and Archana Prasad of Gooey.AI discuss how their platform is making AI more accessible across communities. The platform enables teams to leverage multiple AI tools, enhancing productivity in sectors like agriculture, healthcare, and frontline services. Key applications include multilingual chatbots that support African farmers through WhatsApp and AI assistants that help HVAC technicians access technical documentation. Lees meer
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AI Agents Take Digital Experiences to the Next Level in Gaming and Beyond, Featuring Chris Covert from Inworld AI - Ep. 243
29 januari 2025 · 27 min
AI agents with advanced perception and cognition capabilities are making digital experiences more dynamic and personalized across industries. In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, Inworld AI’s Chris Covert discusses how intelligent digital humans are reshaping interactive experiences, from gaming to healthcare, and emphasizes that the key to meaningful AI experiences lies in focusing on user value rather than just technology. Lees meer
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Firsthand's Jon Heller Shares How AI Agents Enhance Consumer Journeys in Retail - Ep. 242
21 januari 2025 · 35 min
With AI agents, organizations can reshape the landscape in retail and beyond. In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, Jon Heller of Firsthand discusses how AI Brand Agents are transforming online shopping and digital marketing by personalizing customer journeys and turning marketing interactions into valuable research data. Lees meer
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How SDSC Uses AI to Transform Surgical Training and Practice - Ep. 241
13 januari 2025 · 26 min
Margaux Masson-Forsythe, director of machine learning at the Surgical Data Science Collective (SDSC), discusses how AI-driven video analysis is transforming surgical training and practice, making surgery safer and more accessible to billions of people worldwide. Lees meer
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How World Foundation Models Will Advance Physical AI With NVIDIA’s Ming-Yu Liu - Ep. 240
7 januari 2025 · 21 min
As AI continues to evolve rapidly, it is becoming more important to create models that can effectively simulate and predict outcomes in real-world environments. World foundation models are powerful neural networks that can simulate physical environments, enabling teams to enhance AI workflows and development. Ming-Yu Liu, vice president of research at NVIDIA and an IEEE Fellow, joined the NVIDIA AI Podcast to talk about world foundation models and how it will impact various industries. https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/world-foundation-models-advance-physical-ai/ https://www.nvidia.com/cosmos/ Lees meer
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Imbue CEO Kanjun Qiu on Transforming AI Agents Into Personal Collaborators - Ep. 239
16 december 2024 · 34 min
In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, Kanjun Qiu, CEO of Imbue, explores the emerging era where individuals can create and utilize their own AI agents. Drawing a parallel to the personal computer revolution of the late 1970s and 80s, Qiu discusses how modern AI systems are evolving to work collaboratively with users, enhancing their capabilities rather than just automating tasks. Lees meer
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How AI Can Help Boost Disability Inclusion - Ep. 238
30 november 2024 · 36 min
In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, Sara Minkara, U.S. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, and Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics, discuss AI's potential to enhance education and disability inclusion. They emphasize the importance of including disability communities in AI development, as well as the cultural and social benefits of building an inclusive future. Lees meer
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NVIDIA's Louis Stewart on How AI Is Shaping Workforce Development - Ep. 237
25 november 2024 · 31 min
In this episode of the NVIDIA's AI Podcast, Louis Stewart, head of strategic initiatives for NVIDIA’s global developer ecosystem, discusses why workforce development is crucial for maximizing AI benefits. He emphasizes the importance of AI education, inclusivity, and public-private partnerships in preparing the global workforce for the future. Engaging with AI tools and understanding their impact on the workforce landscape is vital for ensuring these changes benefit everyone. Lees meer
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/workforce-development-ai/
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How the Department of Energy Is Tapping AI to Transform Science, Industry and Government - Ep. 236
20 november 2024 · 25 min
Helena Fu, director of the DOE’s Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) and DOE’s chief AI officer, discusses the latest groundbreaking efforts with AI that are transforming national security, infrastructure, and scientific discovery. With oversight of 17 national labs and 34 facilities, the DOE is at the forefront of AI research and development. Lees meer
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Zoom CTO Xuedong "XD" Huang on How AI Revolutionizes Productivity - Ep. 235
24 oktober 2024 · 37 min
Zoom, a company that helped change the way people work during the COVID-19 pandemic, is continuing to reimagine the future of work by transforming itself into an AI-first communications and productivity platform. Lees meer
In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, Zoom CTO Xuedong (XD) Huang shares how the company is reshaping productivity with AI, including through its Zoom AI Companion 2.0, unveiled recently at the Zoomtopia conference.
Designed to be a productivity partner, the AI companion is central to Zoom’s “federated AI” strategy, which focuses on integrating multiple large language models.
Huang also introduces the concept of “AUI,” combining conversational AI and graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to streamline collaboration and supercharge business performance.
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NVIDIA's Josh Parker on How AI and Accelerated Computing Drive Sustainability - Ep. 234
3 oktober 2024 · 35 min
From improving energy efficiency to helping address climate challenges, AI and accelerated computing are becoming key tools in the push for sustainability. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, Joshua Parker, senior director of corporate sustainability, shared his perspective on how these technologies are contributing to a more sustainable future. Lees meer
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/ai-energy-efficiency/
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SonicJobs CEO Mikhil Raja on Using AI Agents to Connect the Internet, starting with Jobs - Ep. 233
25 september 2024 · 28 min
Companies in the US spend $15bn annually on talent acquisition. The most important metric in recruitment advertising is the conversion from the paid click on the job platform to the application the employer receives. Industry-wide, apply conversion is just 5%. Redirection of the candidate from the job platform to the company site is the biggest cause of abandonment; this step has a 70% bounce rate. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz speaks with Mikhil Raja, Cofounder and CEO of SonicJobs, about how they have built AI Agents to enable candidates to complete applications directly on job platforms, without redirection, boosting completion rates to 26% from 5%. Raja delves deep into SonicJobs’ cutting-edge technology, which merges traditional AI with large language models (LLMs) to understand and interact with job application web flows. He also emphasizes the importance of fine-tuning foundational models to achieve more impactful and scalable innovations. Lees meer
SonicJobs is a member of the NVIDIA Inception program for startups.
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Machina Labs’ Edward Mehr on Autonomous Blacksmith Bots and More - Ep. 232
3 september 2024 · 37 min
Edward Mehr works where AI meets the anvil. The company he cofounded, Machina Labs, blends the latest advancements in robotics and AI to form metal into countless shapes for use in defense, aerospace, and more. The company’s applications accelerate design and innovation, enabling rapid iteration and production in days instead of the months required by conventional processes. NVIDIA AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz speaks with Mehr, CEO of Machina Labs, on how the company uses AI to develop the first-ever robotic blacksmith. Its Robotic Craftsman platform integrates seven-axis robots that can shape, scan, trim and drill a wide range of materials — all capabilities made possible through AI. Lees meer
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Snowflake's Baris Gultekin on Unlocking the Value of Data With Large Language Models - Ep. 231
21 augustus 2024 · 32 min
Snowflake is using AI to help enterprises transform data into insights and applications. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz and Baris Gultekin, head of AI at Snowflake, discuss how the company’s AI Data Cloud platform enables customers to access and manage data at scale. By separating the storage of data from compute, Snowflake has allowed organizations across the world to connect via cloud technology and work on a unified platform — eliminating data silos and streamlining collaborative workflows. Lees meer
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Recursion CEO Chris Gibson on Accelerating the Biopharmaceutical Industry With AI - Ep. 230
7 augustus 2024 · 38 min
Techbio is a field combining data, technology and biology to enhance scientific processes — and AI has the potential to supercharge the biopharmaceutical industry further. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz speaks with Chris Gibson, cofounder and CEO of Recursion, about how the company uses AI and machine learning to accelerate drug discovery and development at scale. Tune in to hear Gibson discuss how AI is transforming the biopharmaceutical industry by increasing efficiency and lowering discovery costs. Lees meer
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How Georgia Tech’s AI Makerspace Is Preparing the Future Workforce for AI - Ep. 229
24 juli 2024 · 32 min
AI is set to transform the workforce — and the Georgia Institute of Technology’s new AI Makerspace is helping tens of thousands of students get ahead of the curve. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz speaks with Arijit Raychowdhury, a professor and Steve W. Cedex school chair of electrical engineering at Georgia Tech’s college of engineering, about the supercomputer hub, which provides students with the computing resources to reinforce their coursework and gain hands-on experience with AI. Built in collaboration with NVIDIA, the AI Makerspace underscores Georgia Tech’s commitment to preparing students for an AI-driven future, while fostering collaboration with local schools and universities. Lees meer
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Paige Cofounder Thomas Fuchs’ Diagnosis on Improving Cancer Patient Outcomes With AI - Ep. 228
10 juli 2024 · 33 min
Improved cancer diagnostics — and improved patient outcomes — could be among the changes generative AI will bring to the healthcare industry, thanks to Paige, the first company with an FDA-approved tool for cancer diagnosis. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz speaks with Paige cofounder and Chief Scientific Officer Thomas Fuchs. He’s also dean of artificial intelligence and human health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Lees meer
Tune in to hear Fuchs on machine learning and AI applications and how technology brings better precision and care to the medical industry.
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How Roblox Uses Generative AI to Enhance User Experiences - Ep. 227
26 juni 2024 · 29 min
Roblox is a colorful online platform that aims to reimagine the way that people come together — now that vision is being augmented by generative AI. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz speaks with Anupam Singh, vice president of AI and growth engineering at Roblox, on how the company is using the technology to enhance virtual experiences with features such as automated chat filters and real-time text translation, which help build inclusivity and user safety. Singh also discusses how generative AI can be used to power coding assistants that help creators focus more on creative expression, rather than spending time manually scripting world-building features. Lees meer
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Michael Rubloff Explains How Neural Radiance Fields Turn 2D Images Into 3D Models - Ep. 226
12 juni 2024 · 25 min
Let’s talk about NeRFs — no, not the neon-colored foam dart blasters, but neural radiance fields, a technology that might just change the nature of images forever. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast recorded live at GTC, host Noah Kravitz speaks with Michael Rubloff, founder and managing editor of radiancefields.com, about radiance field-based technologies. NeRFs allow users to take a series of 2D images or video to create a hyperrealistic 3D model — something like a photograph of a scene, but that can be looked at from multiple angles. Tune in to learn more about the technology’s creative and commercial applications and how it might transform the way people capture and experience the world. Lees meer
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Yotta CEO Sunil Gupta on Supercharging India’s Fast-Growing AI Market - Ep. 225
3 juni 2024 · 33 min
India’s AI market is expected to be massive. Yotta Data Services is setting its sights on supercharging it. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, Sunil Gupta, cofounder, managing director and CEO of Yotta Data Services, speaks with host Noah Kravitz about the company’s Shakti Cloud offering, which provides scalable GPU services for enterprises of all sizes. Yotta is the first Indian cloud services provider in the NVIDIA Partner Network, and its Shakti Cloud is India’s fastest AI supercomputing infrastructure, with 16 exaflops of compute capacity supported by over 16,000 NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs. Tune in to hear Gupta’s insights on India’s potential as a major AI market and how to balance data center growth with sustainability and energy efficiency. Lees meer
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How Two Stanford Students Are Building Robots for Handling Household Chores - Ep. 224
27 mei 2024 · 31 min
Imagine having a robot that could help you clean up after a party — or fold heaps of laundry. Chengshu Eric Li and Josiah David Wong, two Stanford University Ph.D. students advised by renowned American computer scientist Professor Fei-Fei Li, are making that a dream come true. In this episode of the AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz spoke with the two about their project, BEHAVIOR-1K, which aims to enable robots to perform 1,000 household chores, including picking up fallen objects or cooking. To train the robots, they’re using the NVIDIA Omniverse platform, as well as reinforcement and imitation learning techniques. Listen to hear more about the breakthroughs and challenges Li and Wong experienced along the way. Lees meer
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Basecamp's Phil Lorenz on Combining AI With Biodiversity Data - Ep. 223
15 mei 2024 · 29 min
Basecamp Research is on a mission to capture the vastness of life on Earth at an unprecedented scale. Phil Lorenz, chief technology officer at Basecamp Research, discusses using AI and biodiversity data to advance fields like medicine and environmental conservation with host Noah Kravitz in this AI Podcast episode recorded live at the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference. Lorenz explains Basecamp’s systematic collection of biodiversity data in partnership with nature parks worldwide and its use of deep learning to analyze and apply it for use cases such as protein structure prediction and gene editing. He also emphasizes the importance of ethical data governance and touches on technological advancements that will help drive the future of AI in biology. Lees meer
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Media.Monks’ Lewis Smithingham on Enhancing Media and Marketing With AI - Ep. 222
9 mei 2024 · 43 min
Meet Media.Monks’ Wormhole, an alien-like, conversational robot with a quirky personality and the ability to offer keen marketing expertise. Lewis Smithingham, senior vice president of innovation and special ops at Media.Monks, a global marketing and advertising company, discusses the creation of Wormhole and AI’s potential to enhance media and entertainment with host Noah Kravitz in this AI Podcast episode recorded live at the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference. Wormhole was designed to showcase Monks.Flow, an AI-powered platform that streamlines marketing and content creation workflows. Smithingham delves into Media.Monks’ platforms for media, entertainment and advertising and speaks to its vision for a future where AI enhances creativity and allows for more personalized, scalable content creation. Lees meer
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/media-monks-ai-podcast/
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Performance AI: Insights from Arthur's Adam Wenchel – Ep. 221
30 april 2024 · 27 min
In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, recorded live at the GTC 2024, host Noah Kravitz sits down with Adam Wenchel, co-founder and CEO of Arthur. Arthur enhances the performance of AI systems across various metrics like accuracy, explainability, and fairness. Wenchel shares insights into the challenges and opportunities of deploying generative AI. The discussion spans a range of topics, including AI bias, the observability of AI systems, and the practical implications of AI in business. For more on Arthur, visit arthur.ai. Lees meer
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AI2’s Christopher Bretherton Discusses Using Machine Learning for Climate Modeling - Ep. 220
24 april 2024 · 32 min
Can machine learning help predict extreme weather events and climate change? Christopher Bretherton, senior director of climate modeling at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, or AI2, explores the technology’s potential to enhance climate modeling with AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz in an episode recorded live at the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference. Bretherton explains how machine learning helps overcome the limitations of traditional climate models and underscores the role of localized predictions in empowering communities to prepare for climate-related risks. Through ongoing research and collaboration, Bretherton and his team aim to improve climate modeling and enable society to better mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Lees meer
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Living Optics CEO Robin Wang on Democratizing Hyperspectral Imaging - Ep. 219
23 april 2024 · 27 min
Step into the realm of the unseen with Robin Wang, CEO of Living Optics. The startup cofounder discusses the power of hyperspectral imaging with AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz in an episode recorded live at the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference. Living Optics’ hyperspectral imaging camera, which can capture visual data across 96 colors, reveals details invisible to the human eye. Potential applications are as diverse as monitoring plant health to detecting cracks in bridges. The startup aims to empower users across industries to gain new insights from richer, more informative datasets fueled by hyperspectral imaging technology. Lees meer
Living Optics is a member of the NVIDIA Inception program for cutting-edge startups.
Stay tuned for more episodes recorded live from GTC.
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Cleanlab's Curtis Northcutt and Berkeley Research Group's Steven Gawthorpe on AI for Fighting Crime
10 april 2024 · 33 min
Talk about scrubbing data. Curtis Northcutt, cofounder and CEO of Cleanlab, and Steven Gawthorpe, senior data scientist at Berkeley Research Group, speak about Cleanlab’s groundbreaking approach to data curation with Noah Kravitz, host of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, in an episode recorded live at the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference. The startup’s tools enhance data reliability and trustworthiness through sophisticated error identification and correction algorithms. Northcutt and Gawthorpe provide insights into how AI-powered data analytics can help combat economic crimes and corruption and discuss the intersection of AI, data science and ethical governance in fostering a more just society. Lees meer
Cleanlab is a member of the NVIDIA Inception program for cutting-edge startups.
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/cleanlab-podcast/
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Dotlumen CEO Cornel Amariei on Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired - Ep. 217
9 april 2024 · 36 min
Dotlumen is illuminating a new technology to help persons who are blind or low vision navigate the world. Lees meer
In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, recorded live at the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference, host Noah Kravitz spoke with the Romanian startup’s founder and CEO, Cornel Amariei, about developing its flagship Dotlumen Glasses.
Dotlumen is a member of the NVIDIA Inception program for cutting-edge startups.
Equipped with sensors and powered by AI, the glasses compute a safely walkable path for persons who are blind or low vision, and offer haptic — or tactile — feedback on how to proceed via corresponding vibrations. Amariei further discusses the process and challenges of developing assistive technology and its potential for enhancing accessibility.
Stay tuned for more episodes recorded live from GTC.
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Personalized Health: Viome's Guru Banavar Discusses Startup’s AI-Driven Approach - Ep. 216
27 maart 2024 · 52 min
Viome CTO Guru Banavar discusses how the startup’s innovations in AI and genomics advance personalized health and wellness.
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ITIF's Daniel Castro on Energy-Efficient AI and Climate Change - Ep. 215
11 maart 2024 · 33 min
AI-driven change is in the air, as are concerns about the technology’s environmental impact. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, Daniel Castro, vice president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and director of its Center for Data Innovation, speaks with host Noah Kravitz about the motivation behind his AI energy use report, which addresses misconceptions about the technology’s energy consumption. Castro also touches on the need for policies and frameworks that encourage the development of energy-efficient technology. Tune in to discover the crucial role of GPU acceleration in enhancing sustainability and how AI can help address climate change challenges. Lees meer
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Exploring Filmmaking with Cuebric's AI: Insights from Pinar Seyhan Demirdag - Ep. 214
27 februari 2024 · 33 min
In today’s episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz talks with Pinar Seyhan Demirdag, co-founder and CEO of Cuebric. Cuebric is on a mission to offer new solutions in filmmaking and content creation through immersive, two-and-a-half-dimensional cinematic environments. Their AI-powered application aims to help creators quickly bring their ideas to life, making high-quality production more accessible. Demirdag discusses how Cuebric uses generative AI to enable the creation of engaging environments affordably. Listen in to find out about the current landscape of content creation, the role of AI in simplifying the creative process, and Cuebric's participation in NVIDIA's GTC technology conference. Lees meer
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/pinar-demirdag-cuebric/
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How the Ohio Supercomputer Center Drives the Future of Computing - Ep. 213
21 februari 2024 · 35 min
NASCAR races are all about speed, but even the fastest cars need to factor in safety, especially as rules and tracks change. The Ohio Supercomputer Center is ready to help. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz speaks with Alan Chalker, the director of strategic programs at the OSC, about all things supercomputing. The center’s Open OnDemand program, which takes the form of a web-based interface, empowers Ohio higher education institutions and industries with accessible, reliable and secure computational services and training and educational programs. Chalker dives into the history and evolution of the OSC, and explains how it’s working with client companies like NASCAR, which is simulating race car designs virtually. Tune in to learn more about Chalker’s outlook on the future of supercomputing and OSC’s role in realizing it. Lees meer
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Cardiac Clarity: Dr. Keith Channon Talks Revolutionizing Heart Health With AI - Ep. 212
31 januari 2024 · 34 min
Here’s some news to still beating hearts: AI is helping bring some clarity to cardiology. Caristo Diagnostics has developed an AI-powered solution for detecting coronary inflammation in cardiac CT scans. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, Dr. Keith Channon, cofounder and chief medical officer at the startup, speaks with host Noah Kravtiz about the technology. Called Caristo, it analyzes radiometric features in CT scan data to identify inflammation in the fat tissue surrounding coronary arteries, a key indicator of heart disease. Tune in to learn more about how Caristo uses AI to improve treatment plans and risk predictions by providing physicians with a patient-specific readout of inflammation levels. Lees meer
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DigitalPath's Ethan Higgins On Using AI to Fight Wildfires - Ep. 211
17 januari 2024 · 22 min
DigitalPath is igniting change in the golden state — using computer vision, generative adversarial networks and a network of thousands of cameras to detect signs of fire in real time. Lees meer
In the latest episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravtiz spoke with DigitalPath system architect Ethan Higgins about the company’s role in the ALERTCalifornia initiative, a collaboration between California’s wildfire fighting agency CAL FIRE and the University of California, San Diego.
DigitalPath built computer vision models to process images collected from network cameras — anywhere from eight to 16 million a day — intelligently identifying signs of fire like smoke.
“One of the things we realized early on, though, is that it’s not necessarily a problem about just detecting a fire in a picture,” Higgins said. “It’s a process of making a manageable amount of data to handle.”
That’s because, he explained, it’s unlikely that humans will be entirely out of the loop in the detection process for the foreseeable future.
The company uses various AI algorithms to classify images based on whether they should be reviewed or acted upon — if so, an alert is sent out to a CAL FIRE command centers.
There are some downsides to using computer vision to detect wildfires — namely, that extinguishing more fires means a greater buildup of natural fuel and the potential for larger wildfires in the long term. DigitalPath, along with UCSD, are exploring using high-resolution LIDAR data to identify where those fuels can be let out in the form of prescribed burns.
Looking ahead, Higgins foresees the field tapping generative AI to accelerate new simulation tools — as well as using AI models to analyze the output of other models to doubly improve wildfire prediction and detection.
“AI is not perfect, but when you couple multiple models together, it can get really close,” he said.
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The Case for Generative AI in the Legal Field - Ep. 210
20 december 2023 · 30 min
Thomson Reuters, the global content and technology company, is transforming the legal industry with generative AI. Lees meer
In the latest episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz spoke with Thomson Reuters’ Chief Product Officer David Wong about its potential — and implications.
Many of Thomson Reuters offerings for the legal industry either address an information retrieval problem or help generate written content.
It has a AI-driven digital solution that enables law practitioners to search laws and cases intelligently within different jurisdictions. It also provides AI-powered tools that are set to be integrated with commonly used products like Microsoft 365 to automate the time-consuming processes of drafting and analyzing legal documents.
These technologies increase the productivity of legal professionals, enabling them to focus their time on higher value work. According to Wong, ultimately these tools also have the potential to help deliver better access to justice.
To address ethical concerns, the company has created publicly available AI development guidelines, as well as privacy and data protection policies. And it’s participating in the drafting of ethical guidelines for the industries it serves.
There’s still a wide range of reactions surrounding AI use in the legal field, from optimism about its potential to fears of job replacement. But Wong underscored that no matter what the outlook, “it is very likely that professionals that use AI are going to replace professionals that don’t use AI.”
Looking ahead, Thomson Reuters aims to further integrate generative AI, as well as retrieval-augmented generation techniques into its flagship research products to help lawyers synthesize, read and respond to complicated technical and legal questions. Recently, Thomson Reuters acquired Casetext, which developed the first AI legal assistant, CoCounsel. In 2024 Thomson Reuters is building on this with the launch of an AI assistant that will be the interface across …
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Wayve CEO Alex Kendall on Making a Splash in Autonomous Vehicles - Ep. 209
6 december 2023 · 32 min
A new era of autonomous vehicle technology, known as AV 2.0, has emerged, marked by large, unified AI models that can control multiple parts of the vehicle stack, from perception and planning to control. Lees meer
Wayve, a London-based autonomous driving technology company, and a member of NVIDIA's startup accelerator program, is leading the surf.
In the latest episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Katie Burke Washabaugh spoke with the company’s cofounder and CEO, Alex Kendall, about what AV 2.0 means for the future of self-driving cars.
Unlike AV 1.0’s focus on perfecting a vehicle’s perception capabilities using multiple deep neural networks, AV 2.0 calls for comprehensive in-vehicle intelligence to drive decision-making in real-world, dynamic environments.
Embodied AI — the concept of giving AI a physical interface to interact with the world — is the basis of this new AV wave.
Kendall pointed out that it’s a “hardware/software problem — you need to consider these things separately,” even as they work together. For example, a vehicle can have the highest-quality sensors, but without the right software, the system can’t use them to execute the right decisions.
Generative AI plays a key role, enabling synthetic data generation so AV makers can use a model’s previous experiences to create and simulate novel driving scenarios.
It can “take crowds of pedestrians and snow and bring them together” to “create a snowy, crowded pedestrian scene” that the vehicle has never experienced before.
According to Kendall, that will “play a huge role in both learning and validating the level of performance that we need to deploy these vehicles safely” — all while saving time and costs.
In June, Wayve unveiled GAIA-1, a generative world model for developing autonomous vehicles.
The company also recently announced LINGO-1, an AI model that allows passengers to use natural language to enhance the learning and explainability of AI driving models.
Looking ahead, the company hopes to scal…
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NVIDIA’s Annamalai Chockalingam on the Rise of LLMs - Ep. 206
23 november 2023 · 39 min
Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are stirring change across industries — but according to NVIDIA Senior Product Manager of Developer Marketing Annamalai Chockalingam, “we’re still in the early innings.” Lees meer
In the latest episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz spoke with Chockalingam about LLMs: what they are, their current state and their future potential.
LLMs are a “subset of the larger generative AI movement” that deals with language. They’re deep learning algorithms that can recognize, summarize, translate, predict and generate language.
AI has been around for a while, but according to Chockalingam, three key factors enabled LLMs.
One is the availability of large-scale data sets to train models with. As more people used the internet, more data became available for use. The second is the development of computer infrastructure, which has become advanced enough to handle “mountains of data” in a “reasonable timeframe.” And the third is advancements in AI algorithms, allowing for non-sequential or parallel processing of large data pools.
LLMs can do five things with language: generate, summarize, translate, instruct or chat. With a combination of “these modalities and actions, you can build applications” to solve any problem, Chockalingam said.
Enterprises are tapping LLMs to “drive innovation,” “develop new customer experiences,” and gain a “competitive advantage.” They’re also exploring what safe deployment of those models looks like, aiming to achieve responsible development, trustworthiness and repeatability.
New techniques like retrieval augmented generation (RAG) could boost LLM development. RAG involves feeding models with up-to-date “data sources or third-party APIs” to achieve “more appropriate responses” — granting them current context so that they can “generate better” answers.
Chockalingam encourages those interested in LLMs to “get your hands dirty and get started” — whether that means using popular applications like ChatGP…