Impact AI

Oct 28 2024 107 ep. 25 mins 12

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Learn how to build a mission-driven machine learning company from the innovators and entrepreneurs who are leading the way. A weekly show about the intersection of ML and business – particularly startups. We discuss the challenges and best practices for working with data, mitigating bias, dealing with regulatory processes, collaborating across disciplines, recruiting and onboarding, maximizing impact, and more.

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Foundation Model Series: Accelerating Radiology with Robert Bakos from HOPPR

Oct 28 2024 28 mins

Imagine a world where radiology backlogs are a thing of the past, and AI seamlessly augments the expertise of radiologists. Today, I'm joined by Robert Bakos, Co-Founder and CTO of HOPPR, to discuss how his company is bringing this vision to life. HOPPR is pioneering foundation models for medical imaging that have the potential to transform healthcare. With access to over 15 millio

Optimizing Data Center Operations with Vedavyas Panneershelvam from Phaidra

Oct 21 2024 22 mins

What are the unique challenges of operating mission-critical facilities, and how can reinforcement learning be applied to optimize data center operations? In this episode, I sit down with Vedavyas Panneershelvam, CTO and co-founder of Phaidra, to discuss how their cutting-edge AI technology is transforming the efficiency and reliability of data centers. Phaidra is an AI company tha

Structuring Medical Text with Tim O'Connell from Emtelligent

Oct 14 2024 18 mins

What if AI could unlock the potential of healthcare’s vast, unstructured data? In this episode, Tim O'Connell, Co-Founder and CEO of Emtelligent, explains how his company is bridging the gap between messy medical data and usable insights with AI-powered solutions. Drawing from his background in both engineering and radiology, Tim discusses how he saw firsthand the inefficiencies

Foundation Model Series: Enabling Digital Pathology Workflows with Dmitry Nechaev from HistAI

Oct 07 2024 29 mins

What happens when you combine AI with digital pathology? In this episode, Dmitry Nechaev, Chief AI Scientist and co-founder of HistAI, joins me to discuss the complexity of building foundation models specifically for digital pathology. Dmitry has a strong background in machine learning and experience in high-resolution image analysis. At HistAI, he leads the development of cutting-

Foundation Model Series: Creating Small Molecules for Drug Discovery with Jason Rolfe from Variational AI

Sep 30 2024 29 mins

Building on the trends in language processing, domain-specific foundation models are unlocking new possibilities. In the realm of drug discovery, Jason Rolfe is spearheading innovation at the intersection of AI and pharmaceuticals. As the Co-Founder and CTO of Variational AI, Jason leads a platform designed to generate novel small molecule structures that accelerate drug developmen

Foundation Model Series: Building New Materials for Climate with Jonathan Godwin from Orbital Materials

Sep 23 2024 25 mins

AI is unlocking the future of materials science and today’s guest Jonathan Godwin, co-founder and CEO of Orbital Materials, is at the forefront of this transformation. With a background in AI research and experience leading groundbreaking projects at Google-owned DeepMind, Jonathan is now applying machine learning to develop advanced materials that can drive decarbonization.In th

Foundation Model Series: Understanding Brain Activity with Dimitris Sakellariou from Piramidal

Sep 16 2024 23 mins

What if we could understand brain activity in real-time to better diagnose neurological conditions? In this episode, part of a special mini-series on domain-specific foundation models, I sit down with Dimitris Sakellariou, the founder and CEO of Piramidal, to talk about their groundbreaking work in automating EEG interpretation. Piramidal is focused on democratizing brain health in

Foundation Model Series: Better, Faster, Cheaper Earth Observation with Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño from Clay

Sep 09 2024 35 mins

Can AI be applied to enhance geospatial data for climate, nature and people? This episode kicks off a miniseries about domain-specific foundation models. Following the trends in language processing, domain-specific foundation models are enabling new possibilities for a variety of applications, including Earth observation. During this conversation, I am joined by Bruno Sánchez-Andr

Evolutionary Insights for Drug Discovery with Ashley Zehnder from Fauna Bio

Sep 02 2024 27 mins

In a world where conventional drug discovery methods frequently fall short, today's guest addresses the critical challenge of fighting human diseases by drawing inspiration from nature’s most resilient creatures. Could the secret to overcoming our most stubborn illnesses lie in the extraordinary adaptability of extreme mammals? Veterinarian-scientist Ashley Zehnder, the Co-founde

Better Therapeutics Using Lab-Grown Tissue with Andrei Georgescu from Vivodyne

Aug 26 2024 33 mins

One of the biggest hurdles in medical research is the gap between animal studies and human trials, a disconnect that often leads to failed drug tests and wasted resources. But what if there was a way to bridge that gap and create treatments that are more effective for humans from the start?Today, I am joined by Dr. Andrei Georgescu, Founder and CEO of Vivodyne, a groundbreaking bio