Jon Krohn presents an insightful overview of Google's groundbreaking Gemini Pro 1.5, a million-token LLM that's transforming the landscape of AI. Discover the innovative aspects of Gemini Pro 1.5, from its extensive context window to its multimodal functionalities, which are broadening the scope of AI technology and signifying a significant leap in data science. Plus, join Jon for a practical demonstration, showcasing the real-world applications, capabilities, and limitation of this advanced language model.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/762Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

Google's Gemini Ultra takes the spotlight this week, as host Jon Krohn welcomes Lisa Cohen, Google's Director of Data Science and Engineering, for a conversation about the launch of Gemini Ultra. Discover the capabilities of this cutting-edge large language model and how it stands toe-to-toe with GPT-4. Lisa shares her insights on the development, rollout, and potential of Gemini Ultra in reshaping various sectors. Whether you're a data science professional, tech enthusiast, or curious about the future of AI, this episode offers a deep dive into one of the most significant advancements in artificial intelligence.This episode is brought to you by Ready Tensor, where innovation meets reproducibility, and by Intel and HPE Ezmeral Software Solutions. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• Google’s Gemini model family and Lisa's key responsibilities [04:55]• How LLMs will transform the practice of Data Science [19:47]• Lisa on prompt engineering and reinforcement learning from human feedback [24:38]• How to fine-tune Gemini models with Google's Vertex AI [30:52]• How AI-assistants will transform life and work for everyone from data scientists to educators to children [47:14]• The challenges of developing a data-centric culture [57:31]• Centralized vs decentralized data science teams [1:03:50]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/761

AI-crafted beer, machine learning for passion projects, and self-taught data science: Jon Krohn and Beau Warren’s hotly anticipated, data-driven, punny lager Krohn&Borg is finally given a taste test in this week’s Five-Minute Friday. Heading to the Species X brewery in Columbus, Ohio, Jon Krohn and Beau Warren launched the beer that had been predicted, optimized and developed by a machine-learning model.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/760Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

Encoders, cross attention and masking for LLMs: SuperDataScience Founder Kirill Eremenko returns to the SuperDataScience podcast, where he speaks with Jon Krohn about transformer architectures and why they are a new frontier for generative AI. If you’re interested in applying LLMs to your business portfolio, you’ll want to pay close attention to this episode!This episode is brought to you by Ready Tensor, where innovation meets reproducibility, by Oracle NetSuite business software, and by Intel and HPE Ezmeral Software Solutions. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• How decoder-only transformers work [15:51]• How cross-attention works in transformers [41:05]• How encoders and decoders work together (an example) [52:46]• How encoder-only architectures excel at understanding natural language [1:20:34]• The importance of masking during self-attention [1:27:08]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/759

Explore the groundbreaking Mamba model, a potential game-changer in AI that promises to outpace the traditional Transformer architecture with its efficient, linear-time sequence modeling.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/758Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

Explore mind-blowing storytelling with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic in this episode. Audience favorite and author of "Storytelling with You," Cole returns to share essential tips for crafting impactful presentations, emphasizing narrative construction and audience engagement. Learn how to effectively communicate data and stories, enhancing your presentations with insights from a leading expert in the field.This episode is brought to you by CloudWolf, the Cloud Skills platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• How to become a confident communicator [11:59]• How to get rid of filler words [26:32]• How facts alone can't make a strong impact [41:44]• Cole's overview of her book Storytelling with You [55:19]• How to craft an effective presentation [1:00:24]• Common mistakes in virtual presentations [1:09:48]• Cole's virtual presentation setup [1:15:33]• Cole's next book Daphne Draws Data [1:20:23]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/757

AlphaGeometry, intuitive AI, and geometric deduction: In this week’s Five-Minute Friday, Super Data Science host Jon Krohn looks into developments from DeepMind, Google’s ground-breaking AI lab, and explores how this is a critical step towards a future of broadly accessible AI solutions across scientific disciplines.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/756Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

ChatGPT applications and data-driven beer: Beer brewer and Super Data Science regular listener Beau Warren talks to Jon Krohn about the wonders of “sweaty ales”, how to brew beer with data, and how to get started on creative machine learning projects even without a degree in data science.This episode is brought to you by CloudWolf, the Cloud Skills platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• About Species X [06:31]• How to become a certified beer taster [12:37]• How Beau checks the quality of his beer [25:01]• Beau and Jon’s machine learning project [38:02]• About genetic algorithms [52:35]• How to get creativity out of LLMs [1:24:46]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/755

Explore the future of coding with poolside co-founder and CEO Jason Warner as he explores the potential of code-specialized LLMs and their revolutionary impact on the developer's role. Tune in for insights on the shift towards an AI-led development paradigm.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/754Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

Explore the future of collaborative ML workflows in this engaging episode with Dr. Greg Michaelson, Co-Founder of Zerve. Dr. Michaelson introduces the groundbreaking Zerve IDE and Pypelines project, addressing the critical gap in AutoML for commercial use and pinpointing why many A.I. projects don't meet their objectives. Gain insights into steering AI initiatives towards success and enhancing project communication, all in this insightful session. This episode is brought to you by Oracle NetSuite business software, and by Prophets of AI, the leading agency for AI experts. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• Why Zerve IDE is so sorely needed [04:50]• Pypelines: AutoML open-source in python [30:00]• Why most commercial A.I. projects fail and how to ensure they succeed [47:45]• How AutoML will impact the role of the data scientist [53:21]• Greg's background as a pastor and working at DataRobot [1:03:40]• How to develop impressive communication and storytelling skills [1:16:16]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/753