The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica
A series of informal conversations with thought leaders, researchers, practitioners, and writers on a wide range of topics in technology, science, and of course big data, data science, artificial intelligence, and related applications. Anchored by Ben Lorica (@BigData), the Data Exchange also features a roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of data, machine learning and AI. Detailed show notes for each episode can be found on https://thedataexchange.media/ The Data Exchange podcast is a production of Gradient Flow [https://gradientflow.com/].
Episodes
326 episodes
Teaching AI How to Forget
In this episode, Ben Lorica speaks with Ben Luria, CEO and co-founder of Hirundo, about the emerging necessity of
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The Humanoid Hype Cycle: Separating “Shiny Objects” from Real Utility
In this episode, Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis of Synapse Partners to break down the most significant developments f...
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32:43
The Junior Data Engineer is Now an AI Agent
Matthew Glickman, Co-founder and CEO of Genesis Computing and former VP of Product at Snowflake, joins Ben Lorica to discuss...
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54:33
The Truth About Agents in Production
In this panel discussion from the PyTorch conference, Ben Lorica speaks with Samuel Colvin (Pydantic),
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The best books we read this year 📚
To mark the season, we’re sharing twelve non-fiction selections for the twelve days of Christmas. These are books we enjoyed and found worth passing along, ranging from deep dives into semiconductor history to fresh looks at creative col...
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The Developer’s Guide to LLM Security
Steve Wilson, Chief AI and Product Officer at Exabeam and lead of the OWASP GenAI Security Project, discusses the practical realities of securing Large L...
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40:12
Is AI a Utility? Defining Usability and Public Trust
In this episode, Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis of Synapse Partners explore the complex reality behind AI-driven layo...
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44:26
How to Build AI Copilots That Teach Rather Than Automate
In this episode, host Ben Lorica talks with Sakana AI research scientist Stefania Druga, formerly a research scientist at Google DeepMind, about building...
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30:25
The AI Revolution Finally Comes to Structured Data
Stanford professor and Kumo.ai co-founder Jure Leskovec introduces the concept of a relational foundation model for structured enterprise data.&nbs...
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47:45
Building the Knowledge Layer Your Agents Need
This episode features Philip Rathle, CTO of Neo4j, discussing the real-world state of Graph RAG and its journey from prototype to production in en...
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47:40
How Language Models Actually Think
Emmanuel Ameisen, an interpretability researcher at Anthropic, joins the podcast to demystify how large language models work.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩<...
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How AI Is Reshaping Jobs, Budgets, and Data Centers
Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis of Synapse Partners explore the complex reality behind AI-driven layoffs, from automat...
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32:38
Making Data Engineering Safe for Automation and Agents
Ciro Greco, Co-founder & CEO at Bauplan, joins the podcast to discuss a new paradigm for data engineering rooted in software engin...
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49:41
Is Your Database Ready for an Army of AI Agents?
Mike Freedman and Ajay Kulkarni, founders of Tiger Data, join the podcast to unveil
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55:36
Beyond the Dashboard: Collaborative Analytics in Slack
Nick Schrock, CTO of Dagster, discusses the critical role of data orchestration in the AI era, framing “context pipelines” as the new data pipel...
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45:56
Stop Piloting, Start Shipping: A Playbook for Measurable AI
Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis discuss AI-bubble signals (runaway revenue multiples, circular financing), why many enterprise pilots stall, and what separates leaders (use-c...
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29:41
Databases for Machines, Not People
Luke Wroblewski of Sutter Hill Ventures joins the podcast to discuss the paradigm shift in building AI applications. He explains how the traditional model o...
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27:42
When AI Agents Need to Talk: Inside the A2A Protocol
Heiko Hotz and Sokratis Kartakis of Google Cloud discuss the Ag...
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29:23
The Infrastructure for Production AI
Zhen Lu, CEO of Runpod, joins the podcast to discuss what it means to build an “AI-first” cloud...
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47:32
How to Make Your Data Truly AI-Ready
Yoni Leitersdorf, CEO of Solid, joins the podcast to demystify why simply pointing...
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45:49
Beyond the Agent Hype
Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis discuss some takeaways for AI practitioners from the recent AI Conference. They cover the disconnect between the hype and reality of AI agents...
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29:35
How to Build and Optimize AI Research Agents
Jakub Zavrel, CEO of Zeta Alpha, joins the podcast to discuss the practical evolution from traditional enterprise search to powerful ...
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38:41
Why Digital Work is the Perfect Training Ground for AI Agents
Andrew Rabinovich, CTO and Head of AI at Upwork, discusses how digital work marketplaces serve as ideal testing ground...
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