

XTraw AI: Machine Learning and AI Applications
Venkata"Raghu Banda"
This is a podcast on the topics around machine learning and AI applications which happens 1-2 times a month.
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Sep 19, 2025 • 46min
#145 Ranking in the Age of AI
How do you get your business mentioned in ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini? In this episode of XTraw AI, host Raghu Banda sits down with Kevin Roy, CEO of GreenBanana SEO, to unpack how AI is rewriting the rules of search.🔹 Discover what LLM SEO means and why traditional SEO isn’t enough anymore🔹 Learn how businesses can become the answer in AI-driven platforms🔹 Get actionable insights on how to improve visibility this weekYou can reach @ Kevin RoyMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI

Sep 12, 2025 • 48min
#144 Compliance Unblocked with GetGenAI
What if AI could make compliance the fastest part of your workflow—not the slowest?In this episode, Raghu Banda talks with GetGen AI co-founders Anastasia Sartan and Kiril Ivanov about how their platform is transforming content compliance across regulated industries—from healthcare to financial services—through contextual, AI-driven automation.🔑 Key Takeaways:Learn how GetGen AI automates regulatory reviews across text, visuals, audio, and video content.Explore how compliance bottlenecks are eliminated in pharma, healthcare, and finance workflows.Discover what sets GetGen AI apart: real-time inspectors, multi-format support, and frictionless integrations.You can reach @ Anastasia @ KirilMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI

Sep 5, 2025 • 54min
#143 Quantum Leaps in AI & Trade
How will AI and quantum computing reshape global trade? In this episode of XTraw AI, host Raghu Banda sits down with Bruce Randall, AI strategist and advisor to Fortune 500 companies like Oracle Cloud and AT&T. Together, they explore how AI and quantum are transforming industries, redefining ethics, and shaping the policies that will drive global commerce in the next decade.🔑 Highlights:How AI and quantum computing are converging to transform global trade and supply chains.The ethical and policy dilemmas enterprises and governments must prepare for.Practical strategies for business leaders to stay ahead in the AI–quantum era.You can reach @ Bruce RandallMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI

Aug 31, 2025 • 52min
#142 AI's fast lane in August 2025
This month’s XTraw AI roundup dives into the most pivotal global AI news of August 2025 — across infrastructure, innovations, industry adoption, and ethics.🚀 Frontier Breakthroughs – GPT-5 officially launched, DeepSeek V3.1 and Gemini 2.5 raised the competitive stakes, and OpenAI unveiled realtime voice AI.🏗️ Mega Infrastructure Moves – Japan’s FugakuNEXT supercomputer project, Google’s $9B cloud/AI expansion in Virginia, and NVIDIA’s bullish trillion-dollar AI forecast.🌍 Integration & Policy Shifts – AI reshaping industries from automotive to education, with new global governance talks and cross-lab safety evaluations leading the ethics conversation.You can reach @Manjeet @Lukas @Sesh @Raghu and website @XTraw AI

Aug 28, 2025 • 1h 4min
#141 AI meets the Eyes
Can your device predict when you're about to get motion sick, overloaded, or fatigued? With Theia, HarmonEyes is bringing AI-powered eye-tracking to any camera-equipped device—transforming the way we interact with machines.🔍 In this episode:See the Future: How HarmonEyes uses a 13.5M-record dataset to deliver predictive, device-agnostic eye-tracking.Beyond the Gaze: Explore real-world applications in VR, aerospace, gaming, and automotive safety.Theia Unpacked: The tech, the vision, and the AI engine powering the next frontier of contextual intelligence.You can reach @ Adam GrossMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI

Aug 22, 2025 • 53min
#140 Re-defining Language Intelligence with AI21Labs
In this Season 14 finale of XTrawAI, host Raghu Banda sits down with Yuval Belfer, VP of Strategy & Innovation at AI21 Labs, to explore how modular, reasoning-driven LLMs are transforming enterprise NLP. From explainability to competitive differentiation, this episode dives deep into the strategic blueprint behind AI21’s language models and what it means for the future of AI in business.🔹 Key Takeaways:Reasoning over Recall: Why enterprises need language models that go beyond simple prediction and retrieval.Modular, Controllable AI: How AI21’s approach to NLP gives organizations more governance, flexibility, and scalability.Future-Proofing Enterprise AI: What’s next for GenAI adoption, and how AI21 plans to lead in contextual, compliant, and customizable AI deployments.You can reach @ Yuval BelferMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI

Aug 15, 2025 • 23min
#139 From Commands to Cognition: The AI Evolution Playbook (Mid 2022– Mid 2025)
How did we get from rule-following bots to reasoning AI agents?In this exclusive premium episode of XTraw AI, AI Raghu walks you through the explosive evolution of artificial intelligence, a journey from mid of 2022 to mid of 2025—from the practical limits of Narrow AI to the creative surge of Generative AI, and now to the rise of Agentic AI. We cover breakthrough moments, paradigm shifts, and what it means for the future of work, innovation, and intelligence itself.🎯 Highlights:The rise and ripple effect of GenAI in enterprise and creativityAgentic AI and the new wave of autonomous decision-makingReal-world shifts in architecture, data models, and workflowsStay ahead of the curve. Stay XTraw!You can reach @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI

Aug 8, 2025 • 48min
#138 Reframing Enterprise AI with Unframe
What if you could build and deploy AI solutions across your enterprise in just hours — without sharing your data or retraining a model?In this episode of XTraw AI, host Raghu Banda sits down with Shay Levi, CEO & Co-founder of Unframe, a groundbreaking AI platform redefining how enterprises operationalize AI securely, rapidly, and at scale.From AI-native transformation to blueprint-based automation, Shay shares how Unframe is helping some of the world’s largest companies modernize their systems and unlock value from previously untapped data — all while maintaining full control over their tech stack.🔍 What you’ll learn:How Unframe's blueprint approach enables scalable, secure, and fast AI deployment.Why being LLM-agnostic is the future of enterprise AI.Real-world examples of turnkey AI use cases in banking, real estate, and cybersecurity.You can reach @ Shay LeviMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI

Aug 1, 2025 • 1h 21min
#137 Global AI Shifts: From Chips to China – July 2025 Recap
In this two-part special, XTraw AI breaks down the AI breakthroughs, infrastructure plays, policy battles, and ethical dilemmas that defined July 2025. Join Lukas, Sesh, and Majeeth as we dissect how AI reshaped the globe this month — from Tesla’s chip bets and OpenAI’s Agent Mode to the governance debates heating up in Washington, Geneva, and Shanghai.✅ What You’ll Learn:🔧 AI Infrastructure on Fire: How Nvidia, Samsung, and Tesla are laying down the AI hardware superhighway.🤖 Product & Ecosystem Evolution: Why OpenAI’s Agent Mode and Meta’s generative tools are changing the game.🌐 Policy & Ethics Under Pressure: What China’s global governance proposal and Trump’s deregulation agenda mean for AI’s future.You can reach @Sesh @Lukas @Manjeet @RaghuWebsite @XTraw AI

Jul 25, 2025 • 48min
#136 Signals & Sense with NicheFire
What if your brand could detect cultural shifts before they hit the mainstream?In this episode of XTrawAI, host Raghu Banda speaks with Michael Howard, CEO/CTO of NicheFire, about how AI is unlocking predictive brand intelligence and transforming the way companies anticipate change.🔍 In this episode, you'll learn:How contextual AI helps brands anticipate what's coming nextWhy signal detection is becoming essential for strategic decision-makingHow leading enterprises use predictive insights to stay ahead of competition🎙️ Tune in to discover how tomorrow’s top brands are shaped by today’s smartest signals.You can reach @ Michael HowardMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI


