Local Optimum – An AI Podcast

We dive deep with Dr. Markus Dutschke, the founder of "Algorithmus Schmiede"—a company specializing in cutting-edge data science, AI, and algorithm development. In this episode, Markus recounts his unique journey as a freelancer-turned-entrepreneur. Gain invaluable, hands-on insights into embarking on a freelancing career or launching your own venture in AI, machine learning, or

Lukas Spranger talks with Dr. Dominik Dellermann, the founder and CEO of Venctortex, about AI, decision optimization and hybrid intelligence. Dominik shares valuable lessons and deep insights about the future of AI and data science as well as entrepreneurship and starting an AI company in Germany. Vencortex is an AI startup that uses hybrid intelligence, a combination of AI with hu

Welcome to the local optimum. As programmer and researcher, working day-to-day on artificial intelligence and machine learning, it is easy to get lost in the details of incremental improvements or small optimizations. From time to time, you need to take a step back to understand that the small, quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. To paradigm shifts. Moments where thin

Thomas Abend is the Co-Founder and CEO of VITAS. We talk about his journey to machine learning, starting a startup, navigating crisis, and the future of AI.VITAS offers an AI-powered, customizable phone assistant that automates customer calls and is much more powerful and pleasant to talk to than usual interactive voice response systems.https://www.vitas.ai/https://www.linkedin.com