From Astrophysics to AI: Building the future AI Data Stack — with Sarah Nagy of Seek.ai
Mar 10, 2023
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In this conversation, Sarah Nagy, founder of Seek.ai and former astrophysicist, dives into the fascinating world of AI and data. She explains how Seek.ai empowers non-technical users to access insights effortlessly, transforming data querying with natural language interfaces. The discussion touches on the interplay between improv and AI in crafting responses, the significance of the semantic layer for better data management, and the evolving demands in the data engineering space. Sarah also shares her predictions for rapid advancements in AI productivity tools.
Seek AI is a natural language interface that empowers business users to ask questions about their data and receive fast answers, reducing reliance on the data team.
Seek AI automates ad hoc tasks, freeing up data teams to focus on strategic projects and empowering business users to explore data independently.
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Summary of the Podcast Episode
Sarah Neji, CTO of Seek AI, discusses the challenges faced by non-technical colleagues in accessing and analyzing data. She shares that Seek AI is a natural language interface that allows business users to ask questions about their data and receive fast answers. The goal is to empower users to find insights without relying on the data team. Sarah emphasizes the importance of educating business users on how to properly use data insights and make data-driven decisions. She believes that AI can automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks, freeing up data teams to focus on more strategic research and analysis. Sarah also discusses the need for accuracy and reliability in AI-generated answers and highlights the role of Seek AI in providing trusted and precise results.
The Role of Seek AI in Enabling Fast Data Analysis
Seek AI is designed to address the common pain point of business users needing to rely on data teams for timely access to insights. It allows users to directly ask questions about their data and receive quick, accurate answers. Sarah explains how the platform automates ad hoc tasks that are often time-consuming and repetitive, enabling data teams to focus on more valuable and strategic projects. Seek AI aims to empower business users to explore data independently, speeding up decision-making processes and enabling more efficient use of data resources.
The Importance of Proper Data Usage and Decision-making
Sarah emphasizes that using data effectively is about uncovering truth and making informed decisions, rather than using it to validate preconceived notions. She shares an example of how some individuals misuse data, manipulating it to support their existing beliefs rather than using it to uncover genuine insights. Sarah believes that businesses need to foster a data-driven culture and educate users on how to properly analyze and interpret insights. Seek AI helps provide users with accurate data to make better decisions and encourages responsible data usage throughout organizations.
The Future of AI and Data Analysis
Sarah predicts that AI in the next year will continue to advance and surprise with innovative projects that have yet to be imagined. She believes that AI has significant potential for automating repetitive tasks and improving productivity, particularly in areas like scheduling meetings and managing calendars. Sarah also emphasizes the ongoing need for human creativity and ingenuity in areas that require new ideas rather than relying solely on AI models. She expresses her excitement about the future of AI and its potential to revolutionize data analysis and decision-making processes.
If Text is the Universal Interface, then Text to SQL is perhaps the killer B2B business usecase for Generative AI. You may have seen incredible demos from Perplexity AI, OSS Insights, and CensusGPT where the barrier of learning SQL and schemas goes away and you can intuitively converse with your data in natural language.
But in the multi-billion dollar data engineering industry, Seek.ai has emerged as the forerunner in building a conversational engine and knowledge base that truly democratizes data insights.
We’re proud to present our first remote interview with Sarah Nagy to learn how AI can help you “seek what matters”!
