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Shreya Rajpal

CEO and co-founder of Guardrails AI, a company focused on mitigating risks in AI applications. She also co-created the Guardrails open-source project.

Top 5 podcasts with Shreya Rajpal

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19 snips
Sep 18, 2023 • 41min

Ensuring LLM Safety for Production Applications with Shreya Rajpal - #647

Shreya Rajpal, founder and CEO of Guardrails AI, discusses the challenges and risks associated with language models in production applications, including hallucinations and failure modes. The podcast explores the use of retrieval augmented generation (RAG) technique and the need for robust evaluation metrics. It also introduces Guardrails, an open-source project for enforcing correctness and reliability in language models.
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Dec 12, 2024 • 47min

The Essential Guide to AI Guardrails

Shreya Rajpal, CEO and co-founder of Guardrails AI, shares insights on the critical role of guardrails in AI applications. She discusses how these frameworks enhance the reliability and safety of generative AI technologies. Shreya dives into challenges faced in open-source projects and emphasizes the need for adaptable strategies to manage risks like bias and toxicity. The conversation also highlights the importance of community standards and the evolution of performance metrics to ensure successful AI deployments.
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Sep 30, 2024 • 50min

Shreya Rajpal: Guardrails AI, AI Production Challenges, & AI Reliability

Shreya Rajpal, a key figure in developing Guardrails, discusses the evolution of AI reliability tools. She highlights the critical need for AI validation and the challenges in moving from concept to production. Shreya draws parallels between AI and self-driving technology, advocating for the importance of guardrails to ensure safe and effective AI systems. The conversation also covers the role of open source in AI development and emphasizes the necessity of benchmarks and regulation to improve AI performance and mitigate risks associated with generative AI.
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May 23, 2023 • 1h 35min

E28: Keeping the AI Revolution on the Rails with Shreya Rajpal of Guardrails AI

Nathan Labenz sits down with engineer Shreya Rajpal, the creator of Guardrails AI, a new Python library that allows developers to add a layer of output, validation and correction to their code. Practically guardrails can ensure a reliable interface between language models and more traditional deterministic software systems. At the same time, mind-bending and potentially risky use case frameworks like Guardrails allow developers to ask and answer entirely new kinds of questions.Talking to Shreya really reinforced just how early we are in LLM’s impact on the software industry. We were introduced to Shreya’s work when recording our interview with Matt Welsh, the CEO of Fixie.AI (Ep 19: How AI Agents Will Change How We Work).LINKS:Guardrails AI: https://shreyar.github.io/guardrails/We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Episode preview(05:00) Why Shreya built Guardrails AI(08:33) Common ways LMs can “go off the rails” and how Guardrails can correct it(13:45) Discussion of validators(15:31) Sponsor: Omneky(18:48) Business and creative use cases of Guardrails AI(25:00) What can be achieved by Guardrails AI that cannot be achieved by traditional code(32:44) How agents work vs how Guardrails works(35:34) AI as shepherd vs delegating to AI and the role of human understanding(39:54) Trust deficit and risks(46:33) Is it realistic to imagine GPT-4 using Guardrails?(52:00) How Shreya thinks about security(57:02) How Shreya thinks about embeddings(1:05:05) How Shreya thinks about problemsolving with LMs(1:07:50) Shreya on OpenAI’s Evals Library, Anthropic’s Constitutional AI(1:12:55) Discussion of determinism(1:15:00) Recommendations for developers to minimize overhead(1:26:00) Predictions about providers in the space of LMs(1:29:30) Shreya’s favorite AI tools(1:30:00) Would Shreya get a neuralink implant(1:31:50) Biggest hopes and fears for AITWITTER:@CogRev_Podcast@ShreyaR (Shreya)@labenz (Nathan)@eriktorenberg (Erik)SPONSORS:Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitiveThank you Omneky for sponsoring The Cognitive Revolution. Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work, customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off.This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at erik@turpentine.co.Music Credit: MusicLMMore show notes and reading material released in our Substack: https://cognitiverevolution.substack.com
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Feb 21, 2024 • 27min

Validation and Guardrails for LLMs

Shreya Rajpal, CEO of Guardrails AI, discusses the importance of validation and guardrails for LLMs in AI models. Topics include the need for guardrails, controlling outputs, validation techniques, and practical examples in customer support. They also explore Guardrails AI's central hub for customizable solutions and ways to connect with the speaker.