Jeremiah Lowin

Jeremiah Lowin, Founder and CEO of Prefect, dives deep into the world of AI and its implications for investment strategies and data management. He breaks down the fundamentals of pre-trained transformers and the significance of latent space in technology. The conversation explores the evolving dynamics of AI model development and the intricacies of APIs. Additionally, Lowin discusses the entrepreneurial mindset required for AI-driven ventures and the balance between AI’s power and its limitations in coding, making it a must-listen for tech enthusiasts.

Jeremiah Lowin, the founder and CEO of Prefect Technologies, discusses the FastMCP framework, designed to streamline AI tool deployment. He shares insights on the evolution of FastMCP and its role in simplifying the design of MCP servers. The conversation delves into the importance of context engineering and the challenges of authentication in AI systems. Jeremiah emphasizes the need for simplicity in development and addresses potential limitations of FastMCP, while exploring future innovations in the AI landscape.

This is the story of Backstage -- a “platform of platforms”, built by Spotify and open to anyone as open source software. Tune in to hear insights about when to build vs buy - and when to open source - or not! Interviews with Jeremiah Lowin, CEO of Prefect.io, a company that runs on what is called an open core model, as well as from Spotify insiders like Pia Nilsson, Director of Engineering and Tyson Singer, Head of Technology and Platforms.

Jeremiah Lowin, founder of Prefect and creator of FastMCP, dives into the seismic shifts in the AI and data landscape. He shares the fascinating origin of FastMCP as a Pythonic layer for Anthropic's Model Context Protocol, which skyrocketed to over a million downloads daily after OpenAI and Google support. Lowin emphasizes MCP's role as a 'USB-C for AI agents' and highlights its unexpected adoption by internal data teams seeking governable interfaces. Tune in for insights on the intersection of AI, data workflows, and the challenges of open-source maintenance.

Jeremiah Lowin is the founder & CEO of Prefect, a dataflow automation company. Jeremiah joins Jim for his second appearance on Infinite Loops to discuss executing, storytelling, artificial intelligence and, of course, puns. Important Links: Prefect.io Disney Research Hub The story of the fake statue of Venus Show Notes: Slack, puns and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Planning, executing and the story of Prefect in 2022 Why naming things is a superpower If you can't pivot, you're dead Make original mistakes AI, storytelling, deep fakes and open source Books Mentioned: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; by Douglas Adams What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy The Beginning of Infinity; by David Deutsch