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144: Explaining Features, Embeddings, and the Difference Between ML and AI with Simba Khadder of Featureform

144: Explaining Features, Embeddings, and the Difference Between ML and AI with Simba Khadder of Featureform

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Simba Khadder, the CEO of Featureform. During the episode, the group discusses feature stores, embeddings, and the impact of new technologies on the data industry. Other topics include the importance of embeddings and vector databases in the data industry, the future of machine learning and its impact on businesses, new technologies in data science and ML ops, and more.

The Data Stack Show

June 28, 20231h 11m

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Show Notes

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Simba’s background in the data space (3:05)
  • Subscription intelligence (6:41)
  • ML and Distributed Systems (9:09)
  • The Brutal Subscription Industry (12:31)
  • Serendipity in Recommender Systems (16:31)
  • Subscription as a Strategy (20:47)
  • Customizing Content for Subscribers (22:19)
  • Creating User Embeddings (25:53)
  • Building Featureform (28:01)
  • Embedding Projections (32:47)
  • Spaces and similarity (35:53)
  • User embeddings and transformer models (38:22)
  • Vector Databases for AI/ML (45:05)
  • Orchestrating Transformations in Featureform (51:00)
  • Impact of new technologies on feature stores (56:17)
  • Embeddings and the future of ML (59:20)
  • The gap between ML and business logic (1:02:26)
  • Final thoughts and takeaways (1:06:37)

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