Davis Blalock
Research Scientist and first employee of Mosaic ML; PhD at MIT with research on making algorithms more efficient.
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Mar 22, 2024 • 1h 15min
The Art and Science of Training LLMs // Bandish Shah and Davis Blalock // #219
Exploring the challenges of training large language models, including debugging issues and evaluating machine learning models effectively. The discussion covers the importance of data quality, efficient computation techniques, and optimizing machine learning model training and deployment for successful outcomes.
Oct 10, 2023 • 1h 6min
The Story Behind Mosaic ML's $1.3 Billion Acquisition with Davis Blalock #35
Davis Blalock discusses his journey from academia to joining Mosaic ML, the startup's focus on efficient neural network training, evolution to large language models, and the $1.3 billion acquisition by Databricks. Topics include enhancing ML algorithms' efficiency, importance of efficiency, and learnings from working in a startup.
