Omar Khattab
Assistant professor at MIT (EECS/CSAIL) and creator of DSPy, focused on frameworks and abstractions that make large language models programmable and reliable for building systems.
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Nov 18, 2025 • 57min
How Foundation Models Evolved: A PhD Journey Through AI's Breakthrough Era
Omar Khattab, an Assistant Professor at MIT and creator of DSPy, discusses the evolution of AI and the need for programmable intelligence over AGI. He explains how his work aims to bridge the gap between human intent and AI capabilities, emphasizing that a programming language for intent could transform AI from unpredictable models into reliable systems. Omar introduces concepts like DSPy's signature abstraction and the importance of separating intent from models, which could revolutionize how we build and interact with AI.
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Dec 5, 2023 • 1h 6min
DSPy: Transforming Language Model Calls into Smart Pipelines // Omar Khattab // #194
Omar Khattab, PhD Candidate at Stanford, discusses DSPy, a programming model that optimizes language model pipelines. Topics include the drawbacks of prompt-based approaches, fine-tuning modules, retrieval-based NLP systems, BERT in pipelines, and the concept of fine tuning in language models.
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Jan 15, 2024 • 31min
DSPy and ColBERT with Omar Khattab! - Weaviate Podcast #85
Omar Khattab, leading scientist on AI and NLP, discusses the concept of LLM programs and program optimization with DSPy. He explores the components of query writer, retrieve, rerank, and answer, and the potential of DSPy in optimizing prompts. The podcast also delves into exploring language models and DSPY modules, compilers for program synthesis, and the power of ColBERT in contextual awareness and document scoring.
