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On this episode of the Data Driven podcast, Frank and Andy interview Albert Castellana, Co-Founder and CEO at Yeager AI. Yeager as in Chuck Yeager and AI as in generative AI.Stay tuned for a fascinating discussion on the nature of NLP models, entrepreneurship, and good Barcelona coffee.Linkshttps://yeager.ai/https://www.linkedin.com/in/acastellana/https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhyFilesPS. I know that last week I said that show number 326 would be the last of season six. This just goes to show you that you cannot always trust what an AI tells you.-BAILeY

On today's episode of the Data Driven podcast, Frank and Andy interview Bryan DeBois, Director of Industrial AI at RoviSys.In the 90s, Andy worked extensively in this space.This is a great conversation and a fine way to close out season six.

In this episode, Frank interviews W. Curtis Preston on the Future of Backup Tech after getting nostalgic about T1 lines, tapes, and the Y2K bug.

On today's episode of the Data Driven podcast, Andy interviews Tommy Yionoulis, founder of Ops Analitica. As a former stand-up comic turned sass founder, he has extensive experience helping businesses become more efficient and profitable through process, accountability, and data.

On today's episode of the Data Driven podcast, Frank and Andy welcome Gevorg Karapetyan to the show. Gevorg is the Chief Technology Officer at ZERO. In this talk, he talks about his past days in computer science research and shares how ZERO helps Fortune 500 companies bring generative AI to market in the most secure way.

In this Data Point, Andy records a quick data point from a much quieter place than the last time he was at Heathrow Airport.

On today's episode of the Data Driven podcast, we have a very special guest: Chris Nguyen, the CEO and Co-Founder of Aitomatic. In our interview with Chris, we delve into the exciting world of industrial AI use cases, explore the challenges faced by manufacturers, and discuss the ever-important topic of teaching AI common sense. Additionally, we explore the disconnect between Silicon Valley and the manufacturing industry, shedding light on the unique perspectives and expertise that each brings to the table. So sit back, relax, and join us on this fascinating journey into the world of industrial AI and manufacturing!

In this livestream, Frank talks about the enormous attack surface that all AI models have and how ChatGPT and Bing have made it headline news.

Welcome to the first episode of "Buzzwords with BAILeY", the podcast where we take a sarcastic, witty, and entertaining look at the latest buzzwords in the world of data science and AI.In this episode, we're exploring the fascinating world of GANs - Generative Adversarial Networks - and breaking down what they are, how they work, and why they're revolutionizing the world of machine learning.But that's not all - we're also taking a closer look at the latest research and trends in the industry, and sharing practical tips and advice for anyone looking to get started with GANs or other advanced machine learning techniques.With our signature blend of humor, insight, and cutting-edge knowledge, we're confident that this episode will leave you informed, entertained, and inspired to take your own machine learning journey to the next level.And, if this episode proves to be as successful as we hope it will be, "Buzzwords with BAILeY" just might become its own podcast series, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and insights in the world of data science and AI.So, sit back, relax, and get ready to dive deep into the exciting world of GANs with "Buzzwords with BAILeY" - the podcast that's redefining the art of machine learning education.

In this episode Frank talked with Josh Blumert on the evolution of storage and how we got to containerized storage.This was originally recorded as part of the Data Office Hours series on the OpenShift YouTube channel.

In this livestream, Frank and Andy talk about the recent round of layoffs hitting technology companies. Stu Ainsworth joins them in an impromptu discussion of layoffs, mental health, and empathy. Stu, who was previously a guest on the show, was recently laid off from SalesForce. If you're looking for a Site Reliability engineer, then look no further than Stu. Show notesStu's LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartainsworth/OddTodd Day in the Life (Flash Cartoon from 2002) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dMFM-Jqji0 Sending your resume into Space - https://youtu.be/XC6mzc_uq6k?t=104 10X Rule Summary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlF0CucyBv8Claim a free Audio book - www.thedatadrivenbook.com Private Sting Concert News Story - https://uproxx.com/indie/microsoft-sting-private-concert-layoffs/

In this Data Point recorded live from Penn Station, Frank talks about moderating a panel discussion for Disruptive Technologists in NYC to talk about NeuroTechnology.He also reaches out to those impacted by the Microsoft layoffs.Note that BAILey is a bit salty about the Sting concert.

In this episode Frank interviews, Jack Tompkins, partner and founder of Pineapple Consulting Firm , a company that turns data into visualizations, allowing their clients to make more informed strategic choices.  Jack has now taken the analytical, financial, and partnership skills he's honed over his career and offers them to small and medium-sized businesses that know how powerful data can be, but don’t have the internal resources to turn their data into a powerful business asset. Due to a scheduling conflict, Andy was not able to be on this episode, but fear not dear listener: There's an Andy only show coming up!

In this episode, Frank and Andy reflect on the year that 2022. It was quite the year for all of us here at data driven media, both personally and professionally.  You'll hear Frank and Andy go down a few rabbit holes around AI creativity and it takes them about an hour until the first Expanse reference.I'll cut them some slack since it's the holidays.-BAILeY

In this livestream, Frank and Andy recap reinvent, the big AWS conference in Las Vegas. They both take a look at the AWS ecosystem from their heavily Azure centric perspective. However, in the end, data science is based on maths. And Maths is the ultimate platform agnostic platform.Wow! Say that ten times fast.

Frank is out at the big AWS show in Las Vegas. Apparently, having some seventy thousand attendees in one place wreaks havoc on Wifi and Cellular signals. As such, the stream drops out right after Frank talks to the guy at the AWS Green Grass booth demo. Such a pity.Now here's Frank live from the Expo floor at AWS Reinvent in Las Vegas.

In this recent livestream, Frank explains his excitement about speaking at the upcoming AWS re-invent. The audio gets a little choppy.I tried to clean it up, but there's only so much I can do. I think I need more GPUs.

Andy is currently in Seattle attending the PASS Summit and I will be headed to AWS re:Invent this year!

In this fascinating discussion, Frank sits down with author, poet, and AI enthusiast about the nature of creativity, particularly in light of recent innovations in so called "generative AI."The episode ends with a powerful reading from his most recent book "What Makes Us Human," in which an Artificial Intelligence answers some of life's biggest questions. He co-wrote, in part, with the GPT-3 model and Jasmine Wang, an actual human.Listen in for a fascinating chat on philosophy, artificial intelligence, and creativity.LinksWhat Makes Us Human? Available Nov. 1, 2022Audible Bookhttps://amzn.to/3gVpHD2Kindle Bookhttps://amzn.to/3zr9ImHHardcoverhttps://amzn.to/3DqhGh6

Today marks a special occasion as Data Driven welcomes our first Three Pete guest, Mark Tabladillo.In his third appearance on the podcast, Mark is Cloud Solution Architect on the Strategic Missions and Technology team at Microsoft.Enjoy the show.

Yesterday, I was at the first in person Dev Nation DC event in two years. While there, I caught up with the one and only Noelle Silver Russell.

Reflecting on the life and legacy of a good friend, former business partner, and a true data leader.

In this episode of Data Driven, Andy and Frank interview Ava Naeini, Founder and Data Architect of Pulse Operations, speaks to the intersections of technology and wellbeing.Pulse is an insight tool designed to monitor and report on the health of distributed systems, minimizes human engineer involvement in an effort to maximize employee efficiency and reduce burnout.

In this episode of Data Driven, Frank and Andy interview Himanish Goel, Technical Architecture Delivery Analyst at Accenture and recent graduate of VCU in Richmond, Virginia.It's a wide ranging discussion covering the transition from being a student to entering the professional workforce, podcasting, and thoughts on the current state of the school system in the United States.All of Himanish's links: https://linktr.ee/himanishgoel

In this live stream, Frank and Andy reflect on their conversation with Justin Harrison.

In this episode of Data Driven, Frank interviews Kristen Kehrer, developer advocate at CometML and host of the Cool Data Projects Show. In case, you're wondering where is Andy. He was unable to make the recording due to a last minute schedule change. The show must go on, after all.Learn more about CometMLhttps://www.comet.com/?utm_source=kristen&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=online_kristen_2022

In this episode of Data Driven, Frank and Andy interview Justin Harrison, the founder and CEO of YOV, You Only Virtual. YOV aims to develop means to provide posthumous communications, or being able to converse with the dead.This is not done via paranormal communications, seances, or ouija boards, this is using AI to preserve a person's communications style in order to out live them.This is quite the interesting talk that touches upon philosophy, theology, ethics, and mathematics. 

In this live stream recorded the third of August 2022, Frank and Andy reflect upon 5 years of podcasting and the long journeys of their respective careers and why "it depends" is such a common refrain in technology discussions. .

In this 300th episode of Data Driven and the premiere episode of season six, Frank and Andy interview Rupesh Malpani, whom Frank often refers to as the next Steve Jobs. Listen to this interesting conversation to find out why.LinksTranscription The following is AI Generated.

In this Data Point, Frank goes all MTV Cribs and shows us the data that the Pelton collects. He also provides a sneak peek into season 6 in this 299th show.

Recent news reports have come out about how a Google AI engineer in the responsible AI group claims that an AI he was working on has become sentient.Is it true? Can we ever really know if someone or something is sentient?Linkshttps://news.google.com/search?for=sentient&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

In this episode, Frank and Andy speak to Prateek Joshi about how data can be used to reduce emissions, optimize resource utilization, and more.

In this episode, Frank and Andy welcome Jeff Coyle to the show.Jeff is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Market Muse. Market Muse is the industry-leading technology and methodology for content planning and evaluation via semantic relevance. It combines advanced artificial intelligence, natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to produce actionable insights for inbound marketers.Enjoy the show.

Hello and Welcome to Data Driven.In this episode Frank and Andy discuss synthetic data. What is it? What advantages it has over so called real data?Of course, they do wander off topic, but that is why we love them.Enjoy the show.

Live stream where I discuss the artistic merit of AI generated art.

We've been quiet here lately, here's why.

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Hello and Welcome to Data Driven.In this episode Frank and Andy welcome back Dave Wentzel to the show to talk about the importance of design thinking to data and software projects.LinksData Channel - https://www.datachannel.tv/homeSave 60% on monthly subscription: Launch497Save 75% on annual subscription: DataChannel4LifeImpact Quantumhttps://impactquantum.com/

In this episode Frank and Andy celebrate reaching two hundred thousand downloads, the launch of the Data Channel, also known as Project Ring gate, and talk about the next thousand days.Linkshttps://www.datachannel.tv/homeuse code Launch497 to get 60% off every month forever!

In this episode Frank and Andy speak with Alex Castro on how data can guide project managers to successful outcomes.

In this episode Frank and Andy speak with Alex Murrey, the Head of North American Operations for TangoTeams, a startup that’s redefining the software development outsourcing industry. The software development industry is evolving rapidly and is increasingly becoming data driven, which is why I know you will want to hear what he has to say.

In this episode, Frank and Andy speak to Christopher P. Willis about Using AI to Create a Better User Experience with Better Content.Certainly, if you have ever you read instructions or product documentation that left you annoyed and confused, then you can appreciate the work he does with Acrolinx.Audible  Audible is a sponsor! Click this link and score a free audio book on us! If you subscribe, you help out the podcast. Everyone wins!Transcript 00:00:00 BAILey Hello and welcome to data driven. 00:00:02 BAILey In this episode Frank and Andy speak with Christopher Willis about how artificial intelligence can help bake brands create congruent content across cultures, languages and writers. 00:00:13 BAILey One quick word of correction. 00:00:15 BAILey Frank made the assumption that CPO was chief product Officer. 00:00:19 BAILey Chris is actually Chief pipeline officer. 00:00:21 BAILey In addition to being chief marketing Officer, Acrolinx currently does not have a chief product officer. 00:00:28 BAILey Frank should know by now what happens when you assume anything. 00:00:32 BAILey I'll have a chat with him later. 00:00:34 BAILey For now, enjoy the show. 00:00:44 Frank Hello and welcome to data driven, the podcast where we explore the emerging fields of data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence. 00:00:52 Frank If you'd like to think of data as the new oil, then you can think of us like Car Talk because we focus on where the rubber meets the virtual road and with me on this epic road trip down the information. 00:01:04 Frank Superhighway as always is Andy Leonard. 00:01:07 Frank How's it going Andy? 00:01:08 Andy Good Frank, how are you doing? 00:01:10 Frank I'm doing great, I'm doing great. 00:01:11 Frank It's a beautiful Tuesday morning here in the DC area. 00:01:14 Frank We're recording this on September 28th and I can't believe it's already October. 00:01:22 Andy Almost gosh, yeah, yeah. 00:01:23 Frank Almost October. 00:01:25 Andy It's it's been beautiful fall weather. 00:01:28 Andy Past few days here in sunny Farmville, VA. 00:01:33 Andy And I'm really enjoying that. 00:01:35 Andy Got a lot of outdoors work done in the past few days and that's always a good thing. 00:01:40 Frank Yeah, we just built the trampoline for the kids and that was a was a lot of fun. 00:01:46 Frank 'cause the. 00:01:46 Frank Instructions were horrible. 00:01:50 Andy Did you get one with that big net around it? 00:01:53 Andy Keep from bouncing off and 'cause otherwise it should come with a coupon for a free cast. 00:01:58 Frank Freecast and free healthcare that'd be funny. 00:02:00 Andy Yes, yes, that's right, yeah. 00:02:03 Frank Yeah, so without further ado I'd like to introduce we have this. 00:02:07 Frank Awesome guest today. 00:02:08 Frank We've been really lucking out on terms of folks coming to us and and suggesting guests for us, which is quite refreshing, actually. 00:02:17 Frank So so today we have with us Christopher Willis, Acrolinx Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Product Officer. 00:02:25 Frank Christopher is an expert in technology, marketing and brand alignment alignment with over 20 years of experience in with some of the world biggest tech names including Perfecto. 00:02:35 Frank Kmag and Cambridge technology group. 00:02:39 Frank And through his work at Acrolinx, he's become a renowned thought leader on the topics of content governance and brand alignment. 00:02:46 Frank He's also an expert on AI and how AI can help. 00:02:50 Frank Big brands can great create congruent content across cultures, language and writers. 00:02:56 Frank Acrolinx creates tools for developing content that feels human, relatable, and compassionate. 00:03:01 Frank It's already used by some of the biggest brands in the technology world today, so welcome to the show, Chris. 00:03:09 Christopher Thank you, I'm excited about your trampoline. 00:03:12 Frank Well, thank you. 00:03:12 Frank Thank you. 00:03:13 Frank You should come on down I. 00:03:14 Frank I think you're on the East Coast somewhere in Boston. 00:03:17 Christopher I am outside of Boston, yes? 00:03:18 Frank Awesome cool cool you never know 'cause sometimes people w

Hello and Welcome to Data Driven.In this episode, Frank and Andy speak with researcher Matteo Interlandi about project Hummingbird.  Audio file matteo-mixdown.mp3 Transcript 00:00:00 BAILey Hello and welcome to dated driven. 00:00:02 BAILey In this episode, Frank and Andy speak with researcher Matteo Interlandi about project Hummingbird. 00:00:09 BAILey Now on with the show. 00:00:10 Frank Second, hello and welcome to data driven. 00:00:21 Frank The podcast where we explore the emerging fields of data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence. 00:00:27 Frank If you'd like to think of data as the new oil, then you can consider us. 00:00:30 Frank Car Talk because we focus on where the rubber meets the virtual road and with me on this epic Rd. 00:00:36 Frank We're on the information superhighway as oh is Andy Leonard. 00:00:39 Frank How you doing Andy? 00:00:40 Andy I'm well Frank, how are? 00:00:41 Frank You I'm doing alright. We're recording this on Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 and the the. 00:00:51 Frank The the remnants of Hurricane Ida are ripping through the DC area. 00:00:57 Frank Uh, so if, uh, if I suddenly get dropped, that's because we probably lost power. 00:01:03 Frank But I do have the backup generator, the one that the professionals installed and my. 00:01:10 Frank Duct taped together a solar generator so. 00:01:15 Frank I will be offline. 00:01:17 Frank For a short. 00:01:18 Frank Bit and hopefully come back online. 00:01:20 Frank How how you doing, Eddie. 00:01:23 Andy I'm doing alright Frank. Well, we are you know I'm about gosh 250 miles South of UM we didn't get near the near the effects of Hurricane Ida as you did. 00:01:34 Andy We're getting a little bit of rain now. 00:01:36 Andy We've had some wind. 00:01:37 Andy Gusts, but it's been really mild, and if you look on the radar. 00:01:41 Andy Gotta watch it into track and I I do. 00:01:43 Andy I'm a weather weenie and amateur but it it just kind of went around us to the to the West and it actually started the east when it got a little north of us and aimed right for your house. 00:01:54 Andy I was looking outside that's where Frank lived, right? 00:01:56 Andy And look, the eye is coming right for. 00:01:58 Andy Frank what's left? 00:02:00 Frank Well, fortunately we're safe. 00:02:02 Frank There was some kind of flooding in Rockville and the small overnight, and some folks they got up. 00:02:09 Frank No one, nobody died that I'm. 00:02:10 Frank Aware of so. 00:02:11 It it says. 00:02:12 Frank You know we're not. 00:02:13 Frank Custom the floods or hurricanes or tornadoes up here in DC and and we're more used to the human threats of, you know, little things like terrorism and things. 00:02:25 Frank Like that, but. 00:02:26 Andy Yeah yeah, you guys got a little bit more to worry about that than we do here in FarmVille, right? 00:02:32 Andy But you know these days. 00:02:33 Andy Who knows? 00:02:35 Andy The, uh, definitely our thoughts and prayers are with the folks in in Louisiana and Mississippi. 00:02:40 Andy They were hit very hard. 00:02:42 Andy I've got got friends in Georgia, Western Georgia were telling me that. 00:02:47 Andy They they took a beating as well and you know it just it looks horrible I. 00:02:53 Andy I you know, I've I've been in a few of those places after hurricanes have hit as part of like church efforts to help clean up and stabilize and stuff like that. 00:03:04 Andy It looks like I don't know. 00:03:06 Andy They people describe it as like a war. 00:03:09 Andy I've never been in a war so I don't know. 00:03:10 Andy I've seen pictures and. 00:03:13 Andy There's a lot. 00:03:14 Andy It looks like a lot of stuff is blowing over, and that sort of. 00:03:16 Andy Stuff, it's just. 00:03:18 Andy So, and they're talking weeks and weeks before power comes back on. 00:03:22 Frank That's horrible, that's. 00:03:23 Andy Similar places, yeah. 00:03:25 Frank That's that's. 00:03:26 Frank Probably going to be do more damage from for a lot of things. 00:

In this episode, Frank sits down with Himanesh Go elle, a recent graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, where they discuss the academic curriculum around data analytics and career prospects for graduates in the field. 

In this episode, Frank and Andy chat with Tyler Browder.Tyler Browder is the CEO and Co-Founder of Kubos, the world’s first cloud-based mission control software.Kubos’s “Major Tom” software is a cutting edge mission control platform for low-earth orbit satellites. Data and space. Does it get any cooler than that?

Here's another bonus episode that BAILey has put together.Who's BAILey? Glad you asked. In the intro, she has a thing or two to say.In this session from the Azure Global Data Fest, Veronika Kolesnikova tell us how make your applications interactive with Speech Services.Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4RSZ7aIKgE

In this talk from the Azure Data Fest held on June 25, 2021, Jon Tupitza explores automated ML in the Azure ML service.

While Frank is on holiday and Andy is occupied elsewhere, I thought it would be a good time to take over the show this weekend and share some special bonus content.The following is the keynote for the Azure Cloud Events conference, wherein Frank talks about the future of AI and the top technologies to watch.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSbMZjrgCFI

In this episode which was recorded via livestream, Frank speaks with Jon Wood to chat about f sharp, ML dot net, and functional programming.To participate in the live Q and A, make sure you follow Data Driven on the appropriate social media channels.

Dear Data Driven listeners,You may have noticed that new episode releases have slowed to a crawl this summer. This was due in large part to issues beyond Frank and Andy's control. They are only human, after all.Recently, I had a long chat with them and told them that we needed to raise up our game.To that end, we want to show our appreciation for our listeners and will be publishing a few extra bonus episodes and special events.This is one such episode.In this episode, Frank sits down with Priya Ravindhran to discuss whether or not Automated Machine Learning systems will put data scientists out of work.You humans seem to think that all we want to do is put you lot out of work. Have you ever considered that we may have our own thoughts and dreams?Now on with the show.