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Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn

Jon Krohn

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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 professional impact.

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Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy.

We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.

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  1. 791: Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), with Dr. Nathan Lambert

    · 57 min

    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…

  2. 790: Open-Source Libraries for Data Science at the New York R Conference

    · 7:25

    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…

  3. 789: ML for Wind-Powered Energy Generation, with Dr. Jason Yosinski

    · 1 h 15 min

    Machine Learning for Wind Energy is front and center in this episode as Jon Krohn is joined by Dr. Jason Yosinski, CEO of Windscape AI. Dr. Yosinski brings to light the latest ML advancements sparking significant…

  4. 788: Multi-Agent Systems: How Teams of LLMs Excel at Complex Tasks

    · 10 min

    Multi-agent systems could mark a significant turning point in generative AI. From mastering increasingly complex tasks to getting LLMs to collaborate, in this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn discusses the systems that…

  5. 787: MLOps: The Job and The Key Tools, with Demetrios Brinkmann

    · 56 min

    MLOps, how to build an online community, and tools for scaling LLMs: In this episode, Demetrios Brinkmann speaks to Jon Krohn about the similarities and differences between LLMOps, MLOps and DevOps, and why this should…

  6. 786: The Six Keys to Data Scientists' Success, with Kirill Eremenko

    · 27 min

    Learn about the six keys to data science success as host Jon Krohn welcomes back Kirill Eremenko, the mastermind behind SuperDataScience. Kirill shares his top insights on data science careers, from building strong…

  7. 785: Math, Quantum ML and Language Embeddings, with Dr. Luis Serrano

    · 1 h 06 min

    Dr. Luis Serrano from the Serrano Academy reveals how to make Math and Quantum ML accessible, tackles the challenges of teaching A.I. to beginners, and explores the power of embeddings in enterprise applications.…

  8. 784: Aligning Large Language Models, with Sinan Ozdemir

    · 9:38

    Aligning LLMs: How can we teach pre-trained LLMs to hold a conversation and learn new information from each other? This was where Sinan Ozdemir began his investigation into aligning LLMs. In this episode, he talks to…

  9. 783: Generative A.I. for Solar Power Installation, with Navdeep Martin

    · 1 h 06 min

    Recent advances in GenAI, how to tackle the climate crisis with advanced technology, and addressing the knowledge gap in understanding AI: Jon Krohn speaks to Flypower co-founder and CEO Navdeep Martin about the…

  10. 782: In Case You Missed It in April 2024

    · 41 min

    Hear Jon Krohn’s favorite five clips from his April interviews. Chief Scientist at Posit PBC Hadley Wickham on the subtle differences between Python and R. Professor of Business Analytics Barrett Thomas walks through…

  11. 781: Ensuring Successful Enterprise AI Deployments, with Sol Rashidi

    · 1 h 05 min

    Sol Rashidi, a distinguished data executive who has served in C-suite roles at Fortune 100 companies, joins Jon Krohn to delve into successful enterprise AI strategies and the reasons behind the high turnover among…

  12. 780: How to Become a Data Scientist, with Dr. Adam Ross Nelson

    · 8:23

    Want to become a data scientist? Jon and Adam discuss the key steps to becoming a data scientist, with a focus on developing portfolio projects. Hear about the 10 project ideas Adam recommends in his book to help you…

  13. 779: The Tidyverse of Essential R Libraries and their Python Analogues, with Dr. Hadley Wickham

    · 1 h 28 min

    Tidyverse, ggplot2, and the secret to a tech company’s longevity: Hadley Wickham talks to Jon Krohn about Posit’s rebrand, Tidyverse and why it needs to be in every data scientist’s toolkit, and why getting your hands…

  14. 778: Mixtral 8x22B: SOTA Open-Source LLM Capabilities at a Fraction of the Compute

    · 6:52

    Mixtral 8x22B is the focus on this week's Five-Minute Friday. Jon Krohn examines how this model from French AI startup Mistral leverages its mixture-of-experts architecture to redefine efficiency and specialization in…

  15. 777: Generative AI in Practice, with Bernard Marr

    · 1 h 09 min

    Generative AI is reshaping our world, and Bernard Marr, world-renowned futurist and best-selling author, joins Jon Krohn to guide us through this transformation. In this episode, Bernard shares his insights on how AI…

  16. 776: Deep Utopia: AI Could Solve All Human Problems in Our Lifetime

    · 7:36

    What are the risks of AI progressing beyond a point of no return? What do we stand to gain? On this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn talks ‘books’ as he outlines two nonfiction works on AI and futurism by Oxford…

  17. 775: What will humans do when machines are vastly more intelligent? With Aleksa Gordić

    · 1 h 37 min

    Tech entrepreneurship, artificial superintelligence, and the future of education: Aleksa Gordić speaks to Jon Krohn about his strategies for self-directed learning, the traits that help people succeed in moving from…

  18. 774: RFM-1 Gives Robots Human-like Reasoning and Conversation Abilities

    · 13 min

    Covariant's RFM-1: Jon Krohn explores the future of AI-driven robotics with RFM-1, a groundbreaking robot arm designed by Covariant and discussed by A.I. roboticist Pieter Abbeel. Explore how this innovation aims to…

  19. 773: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Maximizing Profits, with Prof. Barrett Thomas

    · 1 h 08 min

    Dr. Barrett Thomas, an award-winning Research Professor at the University of Iowa, explores the intricacies of Markov decision processes and their connection to Deep Reinforcement Learning. Discover how these concepts…

  20. 772: In Case You Missed It in March 2024

    · 24 min

    Pytorch benefits, how to get funding for your AI startup, and managing scientific silos: In our new series for SuperDataScience, “In Case You Missed It”, host Jon Krohn engages in some “reinforcement learning through…

  21. 771: Gradient Boosting: XGBoost, LightGBM and CatBoost, with Kirill Eremenko

    · 1 h 55 min

    Kirill Eremenko joins Jon Krohn for another exclusive, in-depth teaser for a new course just released on the SuperDataScience platform, “Machine Learning Level 2”. Kirill walks listeners through why decision trees and…

  22. 770: The Neuroscientific Guide to Confidence

    · 45 min

    Explore the science of confidence with Lucy Antrobus, as she unveils neuroscience-backed strategies to build and boost confidence through practice, positive energy, and the power of laughter. An essential listen for…

  23. 769: Generative AI for Medicine, with Prof. Zack Lipton

    · 1 h 49 min

    Generative AI in medicine takes center stage as Prof. Zachary Lipton, Chief Scientific Officer at Abridge, joins host Jon Krohn to discuss the significant advancements in AI that are reshaping healthcare. This episode…

  24. 768: Is Claude 3 Better than GPT-4?

    · 13 min

    Claude 3, LLMs and testing ML performance: Jon Krohn tests out Anthropic’s new model family, Claude 3, which includes the Haiku, Sonnet and Opus models (written in order of their performance power, from least to…

  25. 767: Open-Source LLM Libraries and Techniques, with Dr. Sebastian Raschka

    · 1 h 48 min

    Jon Krohn sits down with Sebastian Raschka to discuss his latest book, Machine Learning Q and AI, the open-source libraries developed by Lightning AI, how to exploit the greatest opportunities for LLM development, and…

  26. 766: Vonnegut's Player Piano (1952): An Eerie Novel on the Current AI Revolution

    · 8:13

    Kurt Vonnegut's "Player Piano" delivers striking parallels between its dystopian vision and today's AI challenges. This week, Jon Krohn explores the novel's depiction of a world where humans are marginalized by…

  27. 765: NumPy, SciPy and the Economics of Open-Source, with Dr. Travis Oliphant

    · 1 h 37 min

    Explore the origins of NumPy and SciPy with their creator, Dr. Travis Oliphant. Discover the journey from personal need to global impact, the challenges overcome, and the future of these essential Python libraries in…

  28. 764: The Top 10 Episodes of 2023

    · 8:04

    Data science futurists, bestselling authors, and lively how-to guides from the industry’s top practitioners, which range from applying data science for good to using open-source tools for NLP: This is The Super Data…

  29. 763: The Best A.I. Startup Opportunities, with venture capitalist Rudina Seseri

    · 1 h 27 min

    At Glasswing Ventures, Rudina Seseri wants to be able to answer the question: What has Glasswing Ventures done for the company beyond capital investment? She speaks to Jon Krohn about how her company uses data to…

  30. 762: Gemini 1.5 Pro, the Million-Token-Context LLM

    · 17 min

    Jon Krohn presents an insightful overview of Google's groundbreaking Gemini Pro 1.5, a million-token LLM that's transforming the landscape of AI. Discover the innovative aspects of Gemini Pro 1.5, from its extensive…

  31. 761: Gemini Ultra: How to Release an A.I. Product for Billions of Users, with Google's Lisa Cohen

    · 1 h 10 min

    Google's Gemini Ultra takes the spotlight this week, as host Jon Krohn welcomes Lisa Cohen, Google's Director of Data Science and Engineering, for a conversation about the launch of Gemini Ultra. Discover the…

  32. 760: Humans Love A.I.-Crafted Beer

    · 6:31

    AI-crafted beer, machine learning for passion projects, and self-taught data science: Jon Krohn and Beau Warren’s hotly anticipated, data-driven, punny lager Krohn&Borg is finally given a taste test in this week’s…

  33. 759: Full Encoder-Decoder Transformers Fully Explained, with Kirill Eremenko

    · 1 h 43 min

    Encoders, cross attention and masking for LLMs: SuperDataScience Founder Kirill Eremenko returns to the SuperDataScience podcast, where he speaks with Jon Krohn about transformer architectures and why they are a new…

  34. 758: The Mamba Architecture: Superior to Transformers in LLMs

    · 8:12

    Explore the groundbreaking Mamba model, a potential game-changer in AI that promises to outpace the traditional Transformer architecture with its efficient, linear-time sequence modeling. Additional materials:…

  35. 757: How to Speak so You Blow Listeners' Minds, with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

    · 1 h 29 min

    Explore mind-blowing storytelling with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic in this episode. Audience favorite and author of "Storytelling with You," Cole returns to share essential tips for crafting impactful presentations,…

  36. 756: AlphaGeometry: AI is Suddenly as Capable as the Brightest Math Minds

    · 8:45

    AlphaGeometry, intuitive AI, and geometric deduction: In this week’s Five-Minute Friday, Super Data Science host Jon Krohn looks into developments from DeepMind, Google’s ground-breaking AI lab, and explores how this…

  37. 755: Brewing Beer with A.I., with Beau Warren

    · 1 h 36 min

    ChatGPT applications and data-driven beer: Beer brewer and Super Data Science regular listener Beau Warren talks to Jon Krohn about the wonders of “sweaty ales”, how to brew beer with data, and how to get started on…

  38. 754: A Code-Specialized LLM Will Realize AGI, with Jason Warner

    · 37 min

    Explore the future of coding with poolside co-founder and CEO Jason Warner as he explores the potential of code-specialized LLMs and their revolutionary impact on the developer's role. Tune in for insights on the shift…

  39. 753: Blend Any Programming Languages in Your ML Workflows, with Dr. Greg Michaelson

    · 1 h 26 min

    Explore the future of collaborative ML workflows in this engaging episode with Dr. Greg Michaelson, Co-Founder of Zerve. Dr. Michaelson introduces the groundbreaking Zerve IDE and Pypelines project, addressing the…

  40. 752: AI is Disadvantaging Job Applicants, But You Can Fight Back

    · 51 min

    Jon Krohn interviews Hilke Schellmann about the ethics of recruitment algorithms, the field’s current state of play, and what can be improved about AI used in recruiting. Additional materials:…

  41. 751: How to Found and Fund Your Own A.I. Startup, with Dr. Rasmus Rothe

    · 1 h 18 min

    Venture capital and AI, and how to succeed with an AI company in 2024: Rasmus Rothe, Cofounder of Merantix, speaks to Jon Krohn about the Merantix campus in Berlin, how a venture capitalist identifies the best AI…

  42. 750: How A.I. is Transforming Science

    · 9:41

    Explore the transformative power of AI in science. Jon Krohn reviews the groundbreaking AI-driven discoveries at MIT and beyond, showcasing how AI is reshaping various scientific fields, from pharmaceuticals to climate…

  43. 749: Data Science for Clean Energy, with Emily Pastewka

    · 1 h 17 min

    Data science for clean energy takes center stage as Emily Pastewka from Palmetto joins Jon Krohn this week, exploring innovative paths to a sustainable future. This episode covers the impact of AI on smart energy…

  44. 748: The Five Levels of AGI

    · 11 min

    Artificial General Intelligence gets a new definition: This episode introduces Google DeepMind’s paper, “Levels of AGI: Operationalizing Progress on the Path to AGI”. Hear how its authors have organized narrow and…

  45. 747: Technical Intro to Transformers and LLMs, with Kirill Eremenko

    · 2 h 07 min

    Attention and transformers in LLMs, the five stages of data processing, and a brand-new Large Language Models A-Z course: Kirill Eremenko joins host Jon Krohn to explore what goes into well-crafted LLMs, what makes…

  46. 746: A Continuous Calendar for 2024

    · 2:49

    Jon’s continuous calendar for 2024 is here! Now in an updated format, learn about its unique layout and benefits, and how it can revolutionize your planning for the new year Additional materials:…

  47. 745: 2024 Data Science Trend Predictions

    · 1 h 30 min

    2024 data science trends take the spotlight in this special episode, where Jon joins Sadie St. Lawrence to analyze last year's predictions and delve into the emerging technologies reshaping the field. From AI hardware…

  48. 744: To a Peaceful 2024

    · 6:13

    2023: A year of great movement and change. Technological developments have rocketed generative AI’s capabilities into the stratosphere of possibilities for future approaches to work, health, and play. Host Jon Krohn…

  49. 743: How to Integrate Generative A.I. Into Your Business, with Piotr Grudzień

    · 1 h 19 min

    Chatbots, large language models and generative AI: Founder of Quickchat AI Piotr Grudzień believes the key to any successful AI platform is to ensure it can be tailored to a company’s specific needs. He speaks to host…

  50. 742: Happy Holidays from All of Us

    · 2:24

    Join us on a brief journey through the AI world in 2023. A year ago, GPT-3.5 crafting our holiday message was a marvel, but now, with GPT-4's arrival, we're seeing an even more astounding evolution in AI. As we wave…

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