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Industry experts discuss the framework for building scalable and reliable AI/ML systems. Key insights include improving business metrics through AI, and the importance of data consistency. The conversation covers challenges posed by generative AI in managing sensitive data and ensuring security. Monitoring AI model performance and ethical considerations also take center stage. Panelists emphasize aligning AI initiatives with business goals and tackle data silos for optimized integration, all while promoting responsible AI usage.

Author Nikhil Suresh discusses the pitfalls of AI hype in companies, the importance of technical foundations for ML initiatives, challenges in AI implementation, managing expectations, financial awareness for engineers, and the significance of trustworthy expertise in software engineering.

Seasoned AI and Machine Learning leader, Eric Landry, discusses AI in healthcare, focusing on patient engagement through chatbots, managing medical data, benchmarking LLMs, limiting hallucinations, privacy concerns, and data localization. He emphasizes the potential for AI to engage patients proactively and improve health outcomes despite necessary constraints in healthcare innovation.

Aniket Kumar Singh, Vision Systems Engineer at Ultium Cells, discusses evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs), importance of prompt engineering, real-world applications in healthcare/economics/education, and future LLM improvements. Topics include performance metrics, model selection, task automation, personality impact on LLMs, agent architectures, fine-tuning processes, and challenges in evaluating LLM effectiveness.

Sophia and David from SAS discuss challenges in MLOps, integrating generative AI, transitioning to real-time processes, and empowering business users with AI innovation. They also explore obstacles in moving AI models to production, collaboration between data scientists and engineers, and common themes in high-performing ML AI teams.

Matar Haller, VP of Data & AI at ActiveFence, discusses detecting harmful content online using AI, the challenges faced by platforms, leveraging Content Moderation APIs to flag harmful content, the importance of continuous model retraining, and transitioning hate speech models from notebooks to production APIs efficiently.

Guest Catherine Nelson, author of 'Software Engineering for Data Scientists', discusses the importance of data scientists learning software engineering principles. Topics include transitioning to production-ready code, roles in data science, challenges in model evaluation, and the continuous learning journey in data science.

Delve into Meta's innovative AI infrastructure, handling trillions of model executions daily. Explore training challenges, GenAI optimizations, Roce networking, and Meta's commitment to open-source AGI. Learn about GPU performance, Linux file systems, and the Ops planner work orchestrator. Discover Meta's transition to advanced AI workloads, cluster maintenance, and performance optimization strategies.

Shaun Wei, CEO of RealChar, discusses the evolution of Rivia, an AI assistant for handling phone calls. Topics include leveraging Generative AI, technical challenges in AI model deployment, and the complexities of self-driving cars. The podcast explores the use of AI to streamline customer service interactions and prioritize more important tasks in daily life.

Richard Howes, a passionate engineer specializing in control systems, discusses balancing safety and technology advancement in heavy industrial settings. The podcast explores utilizing AI and ML for quality assurance, the role of business stakeholders in implementing AI systems, the importance of clear diagrams and SOPs, integrating external data sources for analysis, and challenges faced by data engineers in data management.