Infinite Curiosity Pod with Prateek Joshi

Ofir Zuk is the cofounder and CEO of Datagen, a platform that provides synthetic data to train and test AI models. They have raised more than $70M in funding so far with Scale Venture Partners leading their latest round. He was previously the cofounder of Click Frauds and has held engineering roles at Check Point and Squeeck.In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - The need for synthetic data - Different methods that are used to generate synthetic data - What role does AI play in generating synthetic data - Generative Adversarial Networks - Synthetic data vs simulated data - Measuring the performance of synthetic data - Fidelity vs privacy Ofir's favorite book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things (Author: Ben Horowitz) -------- Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: http://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi 

Ala Shaabana is the cofounder of Bittensor, an open-source protocol that powers a decentralized machine learning network. He has a PhD in computer science and has previously held roles at Instacart and VMware. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - Key metrics of the decentralized network: Maintaining the optimal amount of competition, Difficulty, Total TAO staked, and Sequence length - Challenges of decentralized compute - Making heterogeneous nodes work together - Bandwidth constraints - Security considerations- Mechanism to maximize utilization - Measuring the value of Server responses Ala's favorite book: The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (Author: Carlo M. Cipolla) --------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: http://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi 

Vishnu Ram Venkataraman is the VP of Data Science and Engineering at Credit Karma. Over the last 8.5 years, he has built their Recommendation systems and Machine Learning infrastructure for their 120 Million members and growing. Before that, he has held leadership roles at Nykaa and Games24x7. He has degrees from IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad, two of the most premier educational institutes in India. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - How they build ML products at Credit Karma - Use cases of ML in finance - Challenges of building ML products in finance - Failure modes of ML models - Tackling bias in ML systems - Building reliability into ML systems - Maintaining product discipline as you scale - Advice for developers who want to incorporate ML into their products Vishnu's favorite book: Chip War (Author: Chris Miller) --------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: https://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi 

Jill Chase is a partner at CapitalG where she focuses on AI, data, infrastructure, and devops. Previously, she was the cofounder of Nimble and the CEO at Interlaced. She got her MBA at Stanford and is a guest lecturer there as well. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - Delivery models for AI businesses (BYOML and MLaaS) - Your viewpoint on companies building AI compute infrastructure - Consumer software in AI - AI-infused software development applications - Cost structure of ML businesses vs SaaS businesses - Application companies vs full stack companies in AI - AI market trends - How do you evaluate investment opportunities Jill's favorite books: High Growth Handbook, Silent Killer (by Beverly Barton) --------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: https://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi 

Ittai Dayan is the cofounder and CEO of Rhino Health. It's a platform powered by federated learning and edge compute technology that allows the scaling of data between different institutions without sharing data or compromising privacy. Prior to that, he has held roles at Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham, BCG, and Israeli Defense Forces. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - What is federated learning - How federated learning is used in healthcare - How is AI being used in medicine and healthcare - Lifecycle of healthcare AI - Tackling algorithmic bias  Ittai's favorite book: The Story of San Michele by Axel Munthe--------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: http://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi 

Amanda Robson is a partner at Cowboy Ventures. She works with enterprise companies focusing on software infrastructure companies. She has a passion for open source companies and co-hosts the Open Source Startup Podcast. Before joining Cowboy, she was an early-stage investor at Norwest where she worked with a number of enterprise software companies including 6 River Systems, Fossa, and Dremio. She is the proud founder of Modern Angels - a community and database of 200+ female and non-binary angel investors. She also co-leads the VC Champions program for All Raise, and co-chairs NextGen Partners, an organization that helps up-and-coming investors get the support and access they need to be successful. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - How she got into VC - Open source projects - How she invests in open source companies- Software infrastructure market landscape - Investment framework - Trends in AI/ML - The role of AI in software infrastructure --------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: http://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi 

Pauline Yang is a partner at Altimeter Capital, a tech-focused crossover firm based in Menlo Park. She joined the team in 2017 and has worked on investments in Confluent, Epic Games, Gitlab, H1, Reify Health, Transposit, Unity, UiPath, and Workato. Prior to joining Altimeter, she was an investor at Berkshire Partners, a middle-market private equity firm where she focused on vertical software and consumer investments. She began her career working on M&A transactions at Blackstone. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in economics. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - How she got into VC - Investment framework at crossover funds - Trends in AI/ML - Killer apps in AI - AI infrastructure - Generative AI -------- Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: http://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi 

Sebastian Raschka is one of the most well known AI authors in the world. He is an AI researcher with a strong passion for education. As Lead AI Educator at Lightning AI, he is making AI more accessible and teaching people how to utilize AI at scale. He's been an Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focusing on deep learning research. You can learn more about him on his website. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - Framework for writing great books  - State of play in AI research - AI to analyze protein structure - Killer apps in AI - AI infrastructure - How he chooses tools for his projects - His outlook on generative AI -------- Where to find Prateek Joshi:  Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: http://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi 

Max Abram is an investor at Scale Venture Partners, a VC firm with investments in companies like HubSpot, Box, DocuSign, and more. He was previously at Kayne Anderson's growth equity group. He holds a degree from the University of Pennsylvania where he was a varsity lightweight rower. He is an endurance athlete, which comes in handy in venture. He spends free time reading fiction and exploring his new home base in the SF Bay Area. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - Generative AI index - Use cases he's excited by - His learnings as an investor - Trends he's witnessing in the AI market -------- Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: http://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi 

Svet Penkov is the cofounder and CEO of Efemarai, a platform to test and improve machine learning code. He is the chairman of the board at AI Cluster Bulgaria. And he has a PhD in Robotics and AI.  In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - Why we need ML testing - ML testing methods - How did he discover the problem that led to launching Efemarai - The role of synthetic data in testing - Edge cases - Building reliability into ML pipelines -------- Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: http://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi