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Data Quality, Contracts and 100 Year Old Hares

Nov 20, 2023

Paolo and Tim discuss the relevance of open AI and its impact on Europe, delve into the concept of data quality and highlight tools like pandera for addressing data quality issues. They also compare data quality tools and recommend SODA as their preferred tool. Additionally, they discuss the importance of data quality for AI and the challenges of building a long-lasting programming language. The hosts engage in a guessing game and debate Elon Musk's tweet about the zombie apocalypse.

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

The Relevance of Open AI and its Impact on Europe

03:31 • 14min

Exploring the Dimensions of Data Quality

17:06 • 17min

Comparison of Data Quality Tools and Recommendations

33:38 • 5min

Implementing Data Quality Tools

39:06 • 13min

The Importance of Data Quality for AI

51:39 • 19min

The Challenge of Building a Long-Lasting Programming Language

01:10:21 • 10min

Guessing Game: Identifying Quotes and Making Guesses

01:20:37 • 5min

Debating Elon Musk's Tweet About the Zombie Apocalypse

01:26:05 • 3min

Creating Prompts, Fake Tweets, and a Shopping Offer

01:28:41 • 3min

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Welcome to another engaging episode of Datatopics Unplugged, the podcast where tech and relaxation intersect. Today, we're excited to host two special guests, Paolo and Tim, who bring their unique perspectives to our cozy corner.

Guests of Today

Paolo: An enthusiast of fantasy and sci-fi reading, Paolo is on a personal mission to reduce his coffee consumption. He has a unique way of measuring his height, at 0.89 Sams tall. With over two and a half years of experience as a data engineer at dataroots, Paolo contributes a rich professional perspective. His hobbies extend to playing field hockey and a preference for the warmer summer season.
Tim: Occasionally known as Dr. Dunkenstein, Tim brings a mix of humor and insight. He measures his height at 0.87 Sams tall. As the Head of Bizdev, he prefers to steer clear of grand titles, revealing his views on hierarchical structures and monarchies.

Topics

Biz Corner:

Kyutai: We delve into France's answer to OpenAI with Paolo Leonard, exploring the implications and future of Kyutai: https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/17/kyutai-is-an-french-ai-research-lab-with-a-330-million-budget-that-will-make-everything-open-source/
GPT-NL: A discussion led by Bart Smeets on the Netherlands' own open language model and its potential impact: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366558412/Netherlands-starts-building-its-own-AI-language-model

Tech Corner:

Data Quality Insights: A blog post by Paolo on data quality vs. data validation. We'll explore when and why data quality is essential, and evaluate tools like dbt, soda, deequ, and great_expectations: https://dataroots.io/blog/state-of-data-quality-october-2023
Soda Data Contracts: An overview of the newly released OSS Data Contract Engine by Soda. https://docs.soda.io/soda/data-contracts.html

Food for Thought Corner:

Hare - A 100-Year Programming Language: Bart starts a discussion on the ambition of Hare to remain relevant for a century: https://harelang.org/blog/2023-11-08-100-year-language/.

Join us for this mix of expert insights and light-hearted moments. Whether you're deeply embedded in the tech world or just dipping your toes in, this episode promises to be both informative and entertaining!

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