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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

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38:49

Prompts as Functions: The BAML Revolution in AI...

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2025/04/03

David Hughes, Principal Data & AI Solution Architect at Enterprise Knowledge. Our discussion centers on BAML, a domain-specific language that transforms prompts into structured functions with defined inputs and outputs, enabling developers to create more deterministic and maintainable AI applications. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Support our work by leaving a small tip 💰 https://buymeacoffee.com/gradientflow Subscribe: Apple ·...

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45:42

Building the Operating System for AI Agents

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2025/03/27

Chi Wang is co-creator of AG2, and a Senior Staff Research Scientist, Google DeepMind. This episode explores AG2, an open-source “agent OS” that provides infrastructure for developers to build sophisticated multi-agent AI systems. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon · RSS. Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on...

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38:40

Bridging the AI Agent Prototype-to-Production Chasm

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2025/03/20

Ilan Kadar is co-founder and CEO of Plurai. This episode introduces IntellAgent, an open-source platform designed to address these challenges through synthetic data generation, knowledge graph construction, and reinforcement learning for agent optimization. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Support our work by leaving a small tip 💰 https://buymeacoffee.com/gradientflow Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podca...

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45:45

The Evolution of Reinforcement Fine-Tuning in AI

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2025/03/13

Travis Addair is Co-Founder & CTO at Predibase. In this episode, the discussion centers on transforming pre-trained foundation models into domain-specific assets through advanced customization techniques. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Support our work by leaving a small tip 💰 https://buymeacoffee.com/gradientflow Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon · RSS. Detailed show no...

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39:26

Beyond GPUs: Cerebras’ Wafer-Scale Engine for...

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2025/03/06

Hagay Lupesko is the SVP for AI Inference at Cerebras Systems. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Support our work by leaving a small tip 💰 https://buymeacoffee.com/gradientflow Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon · RSS. Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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47:42

The Future of AI: Regulation, Foundation Models &...

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2025/02/27

This is our semi-regular conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS. Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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24:01

The AI Agent Rundown: 10 Things to Know Now

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2025/02/20

This episode explores the rapidly evolving world of AI agents, covering topics from GUI-based interaction and layered architectures to modular design, safety, and real-world deployment challenges. This episode relies on visuals, to view the visual presentation, go to the Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsmBYBqQMIo Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podc...

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32:27

Why ‘Structure’ Is All You Need: A Deep Dive into...

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2025/02/13

Tom Smoker is the co-founder of WhyHow.ai, a startup that transforms unstructured data into structured knowledge, including knowledge graphs, enabling enterprises to deploy accurate and explainable AI solutions with its open-source graph tooling. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Support our work by leaving a small tip 💰 https://buymeacoffee.com/gradientflow Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict ·...

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38:57

Why Legal Hurdles Are the Biggest Barrier to AI Adoption

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2025/02/06

Andrew Burt is CEO of Luminos AI, a startup that provides AI and legal teams the tools they need to reduce AI liabilities and sign off on AI risks. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Support our work by leaving a small tip 💰 https://buymeacoffee.com/gradientflow Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon · RSS. Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Da...

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47:54

Unlocking Spreadsheet Intelligence with AI

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2025/01/30

Hjalmar Gislason is founder and CEO of Grid, a startup focused on bringing spreadsheets into the AI-first era.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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45:41

Monthly Roundup: Deregulation, Hardware, and...

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2025/01/23

This is our monthly conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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32:26

What AI Teams Need to Know for 2025

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2025/01/16

As AI moves from buzzword status to a core business driver, 2025 will be a turning point for organizations adopting advanced machine learning and generative models. This episode explores pivotal themes—from post-training optimization and agentic AI architectures to emerging regulations and data infrastructure.This episode relies on visuals, to view the visual presentation, go to the Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFeUOZJSwFYSubscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:&nb...

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25:11

AI Unlocked: The Data Bottleneck

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2025/01/09

Generative AI is transforming industries, but its full potential is hampered by a critical bottleneck: data. This episode explores the challenges of processing unstructured data, the shift from SQL-centric to AI-centric systems, and the emerging tools that are bridging the gap between AI models and real-world data.This episode relies on visuals, to view the visual presentation, go to the Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnCA8VcCazYSubscribe to the Gradient Flow Newslette...

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27:43

The Data-Centric Shift in AI: Challenges,...

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2025/01/02

Robert Nishihara is co-founder of Anyscale and co-creator of Ray, the open source project that has emerged as the AI Compute Engine.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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48:51

Monthly Roundup: Semiconductors, Frontier Models, and...

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2024/12/26

This is our monthly conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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36:02

Breaking the Cloud Barrier: How DBOS Transforms...

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2024/12/19

Qian Li and Peter Kraft, co-founders at DBOS, Inc., a startup that’s building a serverless platform for building highly reliable applications. We dive into DBOS, a system built on Postgres that addresses workflow management and application durability.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can b...

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47:27

The Essential Guide to AI Guardrails

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2024/12/12

Shreya Rajpal serves as CEO and co-founder of Guardrails AI , where she also co-created the popular open-source project Guardrails, a Python framework designed to help developers build reliable AI applications.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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43:33

Beyond ETL: How Snow Leopard Connects AI, Agents, and...

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2024/12/05

Deepti Srivastava is the Founder and CEO of Snow Leopard. We dive into Snow Leopard’s innovative approach to data integration, exploring its live data access model that bypasses traditional ETL pipelines to offer real-time data retrieval directly from source systems.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many re...

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37:35

2024 Generative AI in Healthcare Survey Results

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2024/11/28

Happy Thanksgiving 🎊 In this episode David Talby (CTO of John Snow Labs) and I present the results of the 2024 Generative AI in Healthcare Survey. This episode is based on a recent webinar. To follow along with the slide presentation, check out the YouTube version of the podcast.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS.Detailed show notes - wi...

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49:22

Monthly Roundup: BAML, Tencent’s Hunyuan Model, AI &...

The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica ·

2024/11/21

This is our monthly conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS.Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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