MLOps Weekly Podcast
MLOps Week 29: Building the Future of ML Platforms with Ketan Umare
May 30, 2024
In this podcast, Ketan Umare, CEO of Union and former leader of the ETA models team at Lyft, discusses the evolution of ML platforms. Topics include the importance of collaboration in AI, challenges of using Airflow in ML operations, building ML platforms with correctness and collaboration, and the future of AI workflows. Insights on navigating the changing landscape of AI and building scalable infrastructures are shared.
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Quick takeaways
- Building ML platforms requires collaboration among AI, data, and software engineers for successful product delivery.
- The future of AI includes a blend of ML and LLM tools alongside traditional models like random forests.
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The Creation of Flight Platform
The podcast delves into the backstory of the Flight platform, detailing how it originated from challenges faced at Lyft in creating accurate ETA predictions for users. K-thon, the CEO at Union AI and Lyft alumnus, shared his experience of using machine learning to optimize these predictions, highlighting the complex factors like traffic and user behavior that influence accuracy. This led to the early stages of building models within Lyft, which eventually evolved into the need for a scalable and operationalized machine learning platform.
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