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 context window to its multimodal functionalities, which are broadening the scope of AI technology and signifying a significant leap in data science. Plus, join Jon for a practical demonstration, showcasing the real-world applications, capabilities, and limitation of this advanced language model. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/762 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn

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

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 capabilities of this cutting-edge large language model and how it stands toe-to-toe with GPT-4. Lisa shares her insights on the development, rollout, and potential of Gemini Ultra in reshaping various sectors. Whether you're a data science professional, tech enthusiast, or curious about the future of AI, this episode offers a deep dive into one of the most significant advancements in artificial intelligence. This episode is brought to you by Ready Tensor, where innovation meets reproducibility (https://www.readytensor.ai/), and by Intel and HPE Ezmeral Software Solutions (https://hpe.com/ezmeral/chatbots). Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • Google’s Gemini model family and Lisa's key responsibilities [04:55] • How LLMs will transform the practice of Data Science [19:47] • Lisa on prompt engineering and reinforcement learning from human feedback [24:38] • How to fine-tune Gemini models with Google's Vertex AI [30:52] • How AI-assistants will transform life and work for everyone from data scientists to educators to children [47:14] • The challenges of developing a data-centric culture [57:31] • Centralized vs decentralized data science teams [1:03:50] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/761

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

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 Five-Minute Friday. Heading to the Species X brewery in Columbus, Ohio, Jon Krohn and Beau Warren launched the beer that had been predicted, optimized and developed by a machine-learning model. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/760 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

760: Humans Love A.I.-Crafted Beer

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 frontier for generative AI. If you’re interested in applying LLMs to your business portfolio, you’ll want to pay close attention to this episode! This episode is brought to you by Ready Tensor, where innovation meets reproducibility (https://www.readytensor.ai/), by Oracle NetSuite business software (netsuite.com/superdata), and by Intel and HPE Ezmeral Software Solutions (http://hpe.com/ezmeral/chatbots). Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit https://passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • How decoder-only transformers work [15:51] • How cross-attention works in transformers [41:05] • How encoders and decoders work together (an example) [52:46] • How encoder-only architectures excel at understanding natural language [1:20:34] • The importance of masking during self-attention [1:27:08] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/759

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

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: www.superdatascience.com/758 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

758: The Mamba Architecture: Superior to Transformers in LLMs

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, emphasizing narrative construction and audience engagement. Learn how to effectively communicate data and stories, enhancing your presentations with insights from a leading expert in the field. This episode is brought to you by CloudWolf (https://www.cloudwolf.com/sds), the Cloud Skills platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • How to become a confident communicator [11:59] • How to get rid of filler words [26:32] • How facts alone can't make a strong impact [41:44] • Cole's overview of her book Storytelling with You [55:19] • How to craft an effective presentation [1:00:24] • Common mistakes in virtual presentations [1:09:48] • Cole's virtual presentation setup [1:15:33] • Cole's next book Daphne Draws Data [1:20:23] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/757

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

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 is a critical step towards a future of broadly accessible AI solutions across scientific disciplines. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/756 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

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

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 creative machine learning projects even without a degree in data science. This episode is brought to you by CloudWolf (https://www.cloudwolf.com/sds), the Cloud Skills platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit https://passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • About Species X [06:31] • How to become a certified beer taster [12:37] • How Beau checks the quality of his beer [25:01] • Beau and Jon’s machine learning project [38:02] • About genetic algorithms [52:35] • How to get creativity out of LLMs [1:24:46] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/755

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

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 towards an AI-led development paradigm. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/754 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

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

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 critical gap in AutoML for commercial use and pinpointing why many A.I. projects don't meet their objectives. Gain insights into steering AI initiatives towards success and enhancing project communication, all in this insightful session. This episode is brought to you by Oracle NetSuite business software (https://netsuite.com/superdata), and by Prophets of AI (https://prophetsofai.com), the leading agency for AI experts. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit https://passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • Why Zerve IDE is so sorely needed [04:50] • Pypelines: AutoML open-source in python [30:00] • Why most commercial A.I. projects fail and how to ensure they succeed [47:45] • How AutoML will impact the role of the data scientist [53:21] • Greg's background as a pastor and working at DataRobot [1:03:40] • How to develop impressive communication and storytelling skills [1:16:16] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/753

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

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: www.superdatascience.com/752 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit https://passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

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

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 startups, the surefire ways for AI company founders to raise venture capital, and the jobs that are most and least vulnerable to disruption by automation. This episode is brought to you by Oracle NetSuite business software (netsuite.com/superdata), by QuickChat customized AI assistants (https://quickchat.ai), and by Prophets of AI (https://prophetsofai.com), the leading agency for AI experts. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • How Merantix started [05:17] • How does Merantix work and how to apply for funding [08:19] • How to secure AI funding [21:02] • How AI companies can prove competitiveness [33:46] • Ensuring AI regulation [41:17] • How AI will change the future of work [56:56] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/751

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

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 science, and pondering the balance between AI's capabilities and human ingenuity. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/750 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

750: How A.I. is Transforming Science

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 choices, the creation of a smart grid, and the wide array of professionals required to bring cleantech data solutions to life. This episode is brought to you by Prophets of AI (https://prophetsofai.com), the leading agency for AI experts. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • Emily on her Master's in Deep Learning [08:20] • Using AI to solve clean energy challenges at Palmetto [17:22] • The different roles needed to solve cleantech problems [27:33] • How econometrics impacts consumer decision-making [38:56] • How Emily manages high-performing teams [56:30] • The tools and technologies that drive small teams [1:06:58] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/749

749: Data Science for Clean Energy, with Emily Pastewka

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 general AI into hierarchical categories defined by human capability, from Level 0 (no AI) and Level 1 (equal to or somewhat better than an unskilled human) to Level 5 (able to outperform 100% of humans). A scary thought? Or a vision of a better future? Host Jon Krohn details the strengths of this research in this Five-Minute Friday. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/748 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

748: The Five Levels of AGI

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. 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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Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn

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