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Case studies from the GenAI frontier, scaling ML teams, from biologist to machine learning consultant- Erik Gafni - The Data Scientist Show #082

Feb 24, 2024
Discussion on GenAI projects, stable diffusion models for social media apps, AI in biotech, and scaling ML teams. Insights on self-supervised learning, research vs production, AGI, and data quality in GenAI. Erik's journey from biologist to ML consultant, mistakes made, and new trends in GenAI. Philosophy in LLMs, OpenAI vs Open Source, and how he hires people.
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  • GenAI presents exciting possibilities but faces uncertainties regarding growth rate and power.
  • AI projects at Eventum AI include voice translation, generative AI Instagram, and challenges in research-heavy tasks like voice cloning.

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Future of AI Development

The speaker discusses the unprecedented AI acceleration culturally and technologically, pointing out areas where Gen AI might be overhyped and the potential it presents. There is uncertainty about the technology's power and rate of growth, but excitement about its possibilities.

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