Ines Montani
Co-founder of Explosion, known for the spaCy library for natural language processing in Python. Works in the open source space and helps developers build AI models in-house.
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May 5, 2025 • 1h 10min
#504: Developer Trends in 2025
Join Ines Montani, co-founder of Explosion and spaCy expert, Richard Campbell of .NET Rocks fame, Gina Häußge, maintainer of OctoPrint, and Calvin Hendryx-Parker, a seasoned Pythonista, as they dissect the latest developer trends. They explore the implications of the 2024 Stack Overflow survey, the rise of AI in coding, and the importance of community in learning. Expect insights on navigating the evolving programming landscape, the balance between AI tools and traditional practices, and how unique educational backgrounds shape today's developers.
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Jun 8, 2024 • 1h 9min
#465: The AI Revolution Won't Be Monopolized
Ines Montani discusses how open source will shape the future of AI, challenging tech giants. Topics include transfer learning benefits, open-source AI models, concerns about monopolies, and the importance of collaboration in preventing AI monopolization.
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Apr 9, 2024 • 1h 12min
SE Radio 611: Ines Montani on Natural Language Processing
Ines Montani, CEO of Explosion, discusses NLP topics including generative vs predictive tasks, creating pipelines, labeling examples, fine-tuning models, using LLMs, and the spaCy NLP library with host Jeremy Jung. They explore solving problems with NLP, language structures, user responsibility, engineering challenges, data filtering for privacy, rule-based code, and optimizing text extraction processes.
Oct 26, 2023 • 1h 23min
Ines Montani: Explosion, NLP, Generative AI, Entrepreneurship | Learning from Machine Learning #7
Ines Montani, Co-founder and CEO of Explosion, discusses the evolution of the web and machine learning, development of SpaCy, NLP vs. NLU, misconceptions of starting a software company, value of understanding business problems, labeling data, combining large models with specific models, evolution of Spacey and its goals, T-shaped vs Tree-shaped skills in software engineering, creating holiday special emojis as a data scientist, embracing an entrepreneurial spirit.
Aug 22, 2024 • 1h 43min
Episode 34: The AI Revolution Will Not Be Monopolized
Guests Ines Montani and Matthew Honnibal, founders of Explosion AI and creators of the widely-used spaCy library, discuss the evolution of natural language processing (NLP) in industry. They share insights on balancing large and small AI models, challenges in modularity and privacy, and the impact of regulation on innovation. Their transition to a smaller company highlights lessons learned in the AI startup world. The conversation touches on the importance of data quality and open-source tools while celebrating the practical applications of AI for data scientists and enthusiasts alike.
