The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)

Multimodal, Multi-Lingual NLP at Hugging Face with John Bohannon and Douwe Kiela - #589

Aug 29, 2022

In this engaging discussion, John Bohannon, Director of Science at Primer AI, chats with Douwe Kiela, the Head of Research at Hugging Face. They dive into the recent evolution of NLP, emphasizing the significance of multimodal understanding and the BLOOM model. Douwe shares insights on how his philosophical background influences AI projects and the ongoing shift from traditional language models to innovative, comprehensive approaches. Their conversation reflects on the collaborative culture at Hugging Face and speculates on the exciting future of AI technology.

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Douwe Kiela

John Bohannon

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01:34

Aiming for Data-Centric AI

01:49

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01:52

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00:25

Intro

2min

Hugging Face: Evolving AI Innovations

8min

Multimodal Language Understanding

15min

Navigating Remote Work Challenges at Hugging Face

4min

The Evolution of Transformer Models in NLP

16min

Evolving NLP: Techniques and Future Insights

6min

Navigating the Future of Robotics and Virtual Environments

2min

In this extra special episode of the TWIML AI Podcast, a friend of the show John Bohannon leads a jam-packed conversation with Hugging Face’s recently appointed head of research Douwe Kiela. In our conversation with Douwe, we explore his role at the company, how his perception of Hugging Face has changed since joining, and what research entails at the company. We discuss the emergence of the transformer model and the emergence of BERT-ology, the recent shift to solving more multimodal problems, the importance of this subfield as one of the “Grand Directions'' of Hugging Face’s research agenda, and the importance of BLOOM, the open-access Multilingual Language Model that was the output of the BigScience project. Finally, we get into how Douwe’s background in philosophy shapes his view of current projects, as well as his projections for the future of NLP and multimodal ML.

The complete show notes for this episode can be found at twimlai.com/go/589

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