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Thursday Nights in AI

Episode 15: Selling AI to the Fortune 500 w/ Snorkel AI CEO Alex Ratner

Mar 13, 2024
Snorkel AI CEO Alex Ratner joins the hosts to discuss selling AI to Fortune 500 companies, data-centric versus model-centric AI, flashy demos versus actual production value. Snorkel Flow helps fine-tune generative models with programmatic approaches to enhance results.
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Quick takeaways

  • Replacing manual data annotation with programmatic approaches for better AI results.
  • Structuring design partnerships with a few close collaborators to avoid overfitting and ensure success.

Deep dives

Value of Data in LLM World

The demand for data in the LLM world is evolving towards valuing private and domain-specific data due to its higher value. Data that is heavily correlated with private, domain-specific silos tends to be more valuable, as it distinguishes from standard, public data sources.

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