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Feb 11, 2025 • 38min
Building AI's Future: From Open Data to Robots (ft. Victor Miller)
In this episode, we dive deep into the world of open source AI with Victor Miller from LLM360. Learn why open source data is crucial for training better AI models (and how it's shaping the future of robotics). Victor shares insights on TXT360 (a 15 trillion token dataset) and explains why data quality matters more than ever in AI development.Key topics covered:- Why open source matters in AI development- The relationship between data quality and model performance- The future of robotics as an AI application layer- How to get started building with open source AI- Practical advice for newcomers to AI developmentVictor also discusses recent developments in open source models, including DeepSeek, Sky T1, and S1, and shares his perspective on the future of AI applications in robotics and beyond.Get FREE AI tools pip install tool-use-ai Connect with us https://x.com/ToolUseAI https://x.com/MikeBirdTech https://x.com/FieroTy02:22 - What makes a good LLM training dataset 06:00 - The importance of open source in AI development 14:12 - MetaGene model for virus detection and public health 24:24 - Challenges and future of home roboticsTool Use is a weekly conversation about helpful AI tools you can use today, brought to you by Anetic.

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Feb 4, 2025 • 41min
The Hard Truth About RAG in Production (ft Kirk Marple)
Kirk Marple, Founder and CEO of Graphlit, shares his expertise on building production-ready RAG systems. He dives into the significance of knowledge graphs and effective reranking strategies. Kirk emphasizes the importance of scaling RAG beyond basic implementations and reveals the critical differences between demo projects and production systems in AI. The conversation highlights challenges and best practices for developers, offering valuable insights on enhancing language models through sophisticated data retrieval techniques.

Jan 28, 2025 • 35min
We Built an AI Tool That Saves Us $360/yr
In this episode, we return to our demo roots with something special - an open source meeting transcriber and audio processor that runs 100% locally. We're tired of paying monthly subscriptions for basic tools, so we built WhisperBox.
Please consider supporting the channel and purchasing the GUI version of Whisperbox
https://tooluse.gumroad.com/l/whisperbox
Get Whisperbox for free
Code: https://github.com/ToolUse/whisperbox
Install: pip install whisperbox
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pip install tool-use-ai
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01:15 - Anetic announcement
04:44 - Whisperbox
08:52 - Demos
23:22 - AI News Discussion

Jan 21, 2025 • 52min
Learn AI Engineering 10x Faster (ft. Hai Nghiem)
AI education is changing forever. Hai Nghiem shows us Cats with Bats, an innovative platform that makes learning AI engineering faster and more intuitive. Watch how advanced features like code extraction, AI-powered video navigation, and agent instructions are transforming how developers learn AI engineering. From his experience running AI Tinkerers Ottawa to building educational tools, Hai shares insights on the future of AI education and engineering.
Check out Cats with Bats
https://www.catswithbats.com/
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pip install tool-use-ai
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/haiphunghiem/

Jan 14, 2025 • 52min
Single AI Agents Were Just The Start (ft. Aaron Wong-Ellis)
Teams of A.I. agents are the future. Aaron teaches us about Mosaia, a platform for building teams of AI agents without any code.
Check out Mosaia
https://www.mosaia.io/
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Jan 7, 2025 • 33min
How to get #1 on SWE Bench (Ft Graham Neubig)
Graham Neubig, the Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of All Hands AI joins us to talk about OpenHands and the future of coding agents
Links
https://www.all-hands.dev/
https://github.com/All-Hands-AI/OpenHands
https://discord.gg/p2jcTRBTB8
Get the tools
pip install tool-use-ai
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https://x.com/gneubig

Jan 1, 2025 • 53min
What's Next For Tool Use?
Join Mike and Ty as they reflect on their first five months of Tool Use, discussing their favourite episodes, amazing guests, and lessons learned. In this special episode, they also make an exciting announcement...
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(Mike thanks his niece for the lovely nails)

Dec 24, 2024 • 47min
Modernize Your Business With LLMs (ft Francisco Ingham)
Francisco teaches us how Pampa Labs approaches bringing businesses into the age of LLMs
Pampa Labs - https://www.pampa.ai/
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pip install tool-use-ai
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Dec 17, 2024 • 46min
$100M CTO to AI Solo Founder (ft. Neil Chudleigh)
This week, we chat with Neil Chudleigh, the solo founder of Superwhisper, a powerful voice-to-text tool that's changing the way we interact with computers. Neil shares his insights on AI, productivity, and entrepreneurship.
Links
Superwhisper - https://superwhisper.com/
Homerow - https://www.homerow.app/
Get the tools
pip install tool-use-ai
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https://x.com/neilsuperduper

Dec 10, 2024 • 54min
Get Incredible Results From Local Models (ft Nisten)
Nisten teaches us about how he uses local models to get the best results!
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