ODSC's Ai X Podcast

Mar 12 2025 60 ep. 49 mins 15
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With Ai X Podcast, Open Data Science Conference (ODSC) brings its vast experience in building community and its knowledge of the data science and AI fields to the podcast platform. The interests and challenges of the data science community are wide ranging. To reflect this Ai X Podcast will offer a similarly wide range of content, from one-on-one interviews with leading experts, to career talks, to educational interviews, to profiles of AI Startup Founders. Join us every two weeks to discover what’s going on in the data science community. Find more ODSC lightning interviews, webinars, live trainings, certifications, bootcamps here – aiplus.training/ Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to expand your knowledge and stay ahead of the curve.

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The AI-Powered Analyst: Skills You Need to Stay Relevant

Mar 12 2025 55 mins  
In this episode of ODSC’s Ai X Podcast, The AI-Powered Analyst: Skills You Need to Stay Relevant, we explore how AI is revolutionizing analytics, decision-making, and career paths.Our expert guests bring insights from both industry and academia: 🔹 Dr. Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic, is the Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation & Technology at Boston College, oversees graduate prog

How to Make More Reliable Predictions in Machine Learning with Brian Lucena

Mar 06 2025 46 mins  
In this episode, we sit down with Brian Lucena, Principal at Numeristical, and an experienced educator, consultant, and open-source contributor. Brian has advised companies of all sizes on applying modern machine learning techniques and is the creator of popular Python packages like StructureBoost, ML-Insights, and SplineCalib. He has also taught at UC-Berkeley, Brown University, a

A Look at the Modern Data Science Practitioner in 2025 with Marck Vaisman

Feb 20 2025 42 mins  
In this episode of ODSC’s Ai X Podcast, we sit down with Marck Viceman, a Cloud Architect and Data Science practitioner at Microsoft. Marck is also an Adjunct Professor at George Washington and Georgetown University and a Co-Founder of Data Community DC.Over the course of this episode, we take a deep dive into what constitutes as a “data scientist” in 2025, what skills are co

Hype vs. Reality: How DeepSeek R1 Is Reshaping AI – Insights from Sinan Ozdemir

Feb 13 2025 54 mins  
In this episode of ODSC’s AiX Podcast, we sit down with Sinan Ozdemir, mathematician, AI expert, and founder ofLoopGenius, to break down the hype vs. reality surrounding DeepSeek R1. In just a few short weeks, this open-source reasoning model has upended expectations—rivaling OpenAI’s O1, triggering stock market reactions, and sparking a wave of rapid AI releases from industr

Beyond Transformers: The Next Wave of AI Architectures and LLM Engineering with Maxime Labonne

Feb 07 2025 57 mins  
In this episode, we sit down with Maxime Labonne, Head of Post-Training and Senior Staff Machine Learning Scientist at Liquid AI, to explore the evolving landscape of LLM engineering, Liquid AI, next-generation foundation models, automated benchmarking, model optimization and the shift beyond Transformer architectures. Key TakeawaysLLM Engineering is Evolving Rapidly- Success in LL

Mitigating AI Risk in Practice with Guardrails AI with Shreya Rajpal

Jan 29 2025 31 mins  
In this episode of ODSC’s AiX Podcast, we’re joined by Shreya Rajpal, the co-founder and CEO of GuardrailsAI. Prior to this, she was the Founding Engineer of Predibase and a Senior Machine Learning Engineer of the Special Projects Group at Apple. Guardrails AI is an open-source platform developed to ensure increased safety, reliability, and robustness of large language models i

AI Engineering_ Building Applications with Foundation Models with Chip Huyen

Jan 23 2025 54 mins  
In this episode, we’re thrilled to host Chip Huyen, author of AI Engineering: Building Applications with Foundation Models. Chip is a renowned AI engineer, entrepreneur, and educator whose insights have helped shape the field of applied AI. As a frequent speaker at ODSC, Chip has established herself as a crowd favorite, delivering deeply technical yet accessible talks that resona

Navigating AI Leadership: From Individual Contributor to Scaling Teams and Driving Innovation with Cal Al-Dhubaib

Jan 16 2025 47 mins  
In this episode of the ODSC AIx Podcast, we sit down with Cal Al-Dhubaib, Head of AI and Data Science at Further. A data scientist, entrepreneur, and advocate for responsible AI, Cal shares his journey from individual contributor to leader, offering unique insights into:Scaling AI teamsNavigating AI governance and risk managementBalancing technical expertise with strategic oversigh

2025 Large Language Model Playbook: SLMs, Model Flexibility, and Deployment Best Practices with Ivan Lee

Jan 10 2025 47 mins  
Today's interview is with Ivan Lee, CEO and founder of Datasaur. In this episode, Ivan dives into the 2025 Large Language Model Playbook, discussing Small Language Models (SLMs), model flexibility, and deployment strategies. He shares actionable insights on balancing costs, scalability, and adaptability while highlighting the ROI equation for AI investments. Ivan also explores the

2024 AI's Take on AI: Summarizing 30+ ODSC AI X Podcasts from 2024

Jan 09 2025 35 mins  
In this special year-end episode, our AI hosts revisit the standout moments from our 2024 podcast series, synthesizing over 40 episodes with the help of Google's NotebookLM. From troubleshooting large language models (LLMs) to exploring cutting-edge applications in chip design, finance, and robotics, we cover the biggest ideas and breakthroughs shaping the future of AI. Discussions