Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn
The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact.Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy.We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.
Latest episodes
May 10, 2024 • 41min
782: In Case You Missed It in April 2024
Hear Jon Krohn’s favorite five clips from his April interviews. Chief Scientist at Posit PBC Hadley Wickham on the subtle differences between Python and R. Professor of Business Analytics Barrett Thomas walks through the variables that companies should consider when using drones or any other tech to improve their business operations and bottom line. Aleksa Gordić, Founder of Runa AI believes an overhaul of the current educational system is long overdue. Bernard Marr discusses the future of GenAI and its impact on the world of work. And SuperDataScience founder Kirill Eremenko gives a lively workshop on gradient boosting. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/782Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.
May 7, 2024 • 1h 5min
781: Ensuring Successful Enterprise AI Deployments, with Sol Rashidi
Sol Rashidi, a distinguished data executive who has served in C-suite roles at Fortune 100 companies, joins Jon Krohn to delve into successful enterprise AI strategies and the reasons behind the high turnover among Chief Data Officers. This episode provides an in-depth look at selecting AI projects that succeed and understanding the strategic value of patents in various industries. Benefit from Sol’s extensive experience and practical advice on navigating complex corporate challenges.This episode is brought to you by AWS Inferentia and AWS Trainium. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• How CDOs and related roles have such high turnover because [09:40]• The importance of building relationships in AI projects [17:01]• How Sol's book "The AI Survival Guide" came about [20:44]• How high-criticality, low-complexity AI projects are the ones with the highest probability of success [27:11]• How Enterprise data security issues can be resolved with technologies like Protopia’s stained-glass data-masking solution [36:10]• Why having great data engineers is essential [47:57]• The value of patents [51:45]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/781
May 3, 2024 • 8min
780: How to Become a Data Scientist, with Dr. Adam Ross Nelson
Want to become a data scientist? Jon and Adam discuss the key steps to becoming a data scientist, with a focus on developing portfolio projects. Hear about the 10 project ideas Adam recommends in his book to help you stand out in the data science community.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/780Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.
Apr 30, 2024 • 1h 28min
779: The Tidyverse of Essential R Libraries and their Python Analogues, with Dr. Hadley Wickham
Tidyverse, ggplot2, and the secret to a tech company’s longevity: Hadley Wickham talks to Jon Krohn about Posit’s rebrand, Tidyverse and why it needs to be in every data scientist’s toolkit, and why getting your hands dirty with open-source projects can be so lucrative for your career.This episode is brought to you by Intel and HPE Ezmeral Software. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• All about the Tidyverse [04:46]• Hadley’s favorite R libraries [17:10]• The goal of Posit [30:29]• On bringing multiple programming languages together [36:02]• The principles for a long-lasting tech company [52:10]• How Hadley developed ggplot2 [55:24]• How to contribute to the open-source community [1:05:43]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/779
Apr 26, 2024 • 7min
778: Mixtral 8x22B: SOTA Open-Source LLM Capabilities at a Fraction of the Compute
Mixtral 8x22B is the focus on this week's Five-Minute Friday. Jon Krohn examines how this model from French AI startup Mistral leverages its mixture-of-experts architecture to redefine efficiency and specialization in AI-powered tasks. Tune in to learn about its performance benchmarks and the transformative potential of its open-source license.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/778Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.
Apr 23, 2024 • 1h 9min
777: Generative AI in Practice, with Bernard Marr
Generative AI is reshaping our world, and Bernard Marr, world-renowned futurist and best-selling author, joins Jon Krohn to guide us through this transformation. In this episode, Bernard shares his insights on how AI is transforming industries, revolutionizing daily life, and addressing global challenges. With his extensive experience advising top organizations worldwide, he also examines the ethical considerations of AI deployment.This episode is brought to you by Intel and HPE Ezmeral Software. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• How Generative AI will transform industries [03:55]• The evolution of Generative AI [10:19]• How will Generative AI impact daily life [16:52]• The ethical challenges of AI [18:55]• How corporations can harness Generative AI for collaboration [24:36]• Industries that will be impacted by Generative AI [32:20]• How Sora-like Generative AI systems will create highly immersive entertainment [42:16]• How Generative AI could unlock 99% of business data [53:34]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/777
Apr 19, 2024 • 8min
776: Deep Utopia: AI Could Solve All Human Problems in Our Lifetime
What are the risks of AI progressing beyond a point of no return? What do we stand to gain? On this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn talks ‘books’ as he outlines two nonfiction works on AI and futurism by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom. Listen to a breakdown of Deep Utopia and Superintelligence in this episode.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/776Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.
Apr 16, 2024 • 1h 37min
775: What will humans do when machines are vastly more intelligent? With Aleksa Gordić
Tech entrepreneur Aleksa Gordić discusses self-directed learning, traits for tech entrepreneurship, and the social impact of artificial superintelligence with Jon Krohn. Topics include motivating oneself to become an entrepreneur, sustainable solutions for LLMs, next major developments in AI, and why formal education needs change.
Apr 12, 2024 • 13min
774: RFM-1 Gives Robots Human-like Reasoning and Conversation Abilities
A.I. roboticist Pieter Abbeel discusses RFM-1, a groundbreaking robot arm by Covariant merging digital intelligence with the physical world. Topics include enhancing AI for real-world robotics, advanced multimodal sequence model capabilities, robot programming advancements, and limitations of current large language models.
Apr 9, 2024 • 1h 8min
773: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Maximizing Profits, with Prof. Barrett Thomas
Dr. Barrett Thomas, an award-winning Research Professor at the University of Iowa, explores the intricacies of Markov decision processes and their connection to Deep Reinforcement Learning. Discover how these concepts are applied in operations research to enhance business efficiency and drive innovations in same-day delivery and autonomous transportation systems.This episode is brought to you by Ready Tensor, where innovation meets reproducibility. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• Barrett's start in operations logistics [02:27]• Concorde Solver and the traveling salesperson problem [09:59]• Cross-function approximation explained [19:13]• How Markov decision processes relate to deep reinforcement learning [26:08]• Understanding policy in decision-making contexts [33:40]• Revolutionizing supply chains and transportation with aerial drones [46:47]• Barrett’s career evolution: past changes and future prospects [52:19]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/773
