Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn
Jon Krohn
The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact.Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy.We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.
Episodes
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May 13, 2022 • 4min
574: Music for Deep Work
Discover top instrumental music recommendations for enhancing focus during deep work sessions, including electronic ambient music albums and a website for creating a continuous deep focus playlist.
May 10, 2022 • 1h 7min
573: Automating ML Model Deployment
Dr. Doris Xin, CEO of Linea, discusses automating ML model deployment, reducing deployment to Python code, efficiency with DAGs, future of autoML, CEO insights, hiring practices, and data science future. Topics include streamlining deployment process, capturing development workflows, reducing wasted computation, human collaboration in ML, and tools for data scientists.
May 6, 2022 • 3min
572: Daily Habit #9: Avoiding Messages Until a Set Time Each Day
The podcast discusses the benefits of avoiding messages until a set time each day to enhance productivity. Jon shares his personal experience and the positive impact this habit has on deeply focusing on important daily tasks.
May 3, 2022 • 58min
571: Collaborative, No-Code Machine Learning
Tim Kraska, Einblick co-founder and MIT associate professor, discusses no-code collaboration tools for data science, including Einblick's progressive approximation engine and the impact of no-code tools on productivity. They also talk about the role of research universities like MIT in supporting long-term research, how ML applied to databases improves efficiency, and the likelihood of real-time collaboration environments becoming more widespread.
Apr 29, 2022 • 6min
570: DALL-E 2: Stunning Photorealism from Any Text Prompt
Jon, an A.I. model breakthrough expert, discusses OpenAI's DALL-E 2 model, showcasing its ability to generate stunning photorealistic images from text prompts. The model has advanced features like higher resolution, realism, and the ability to accept images as input for tasks like image editing and creating variations of original images.
Apr 26, 2022 • 45min
569: A.I. For Crushing Humans at Poker and Board Games
Dr. Noam Brown, Meta AI Research Scientist, discusses his award-winning no-limit poker-playing algorithms, game theory integration, real-world AI implications, and choosing big tech research over academia. He explores AI advancements in poker and diplomacy, applying AI techniques to self-driving cars, and recommendations for aspiring poker AI developers.
Apr 22, 2022 • 5min
568: PaLM: Google's Breakthrough Natural Language Model
Learn about Google's groundbreaking natural language model PaLM, which has half a trillion parameters, excelling in multilingual tasks, question-answering, common-sense reasoning, joke comprehension, and programming questions
Apr 19, 2022 • 1h 18min
567: Open-Access Publishing
Dr. Amy Brand from MIT Press discusses open-access publishing and addressing STEM inequalities. Topics include impact of MIT Press, publishing for broader audiences, award-winning documentary 'Picture A Scientist,' changing STEM for minorities, open-source models, natural language processing, author metadata, and inclusivity in STEM fields.
Apr 15, 2022 • 4min
566: The Best Time to Plant a Tree
Reflecting on the Chinese proverb, the podcast challenges listeners to start pursuing their long-term goals now. Emphasizing the importance of taking action in the present, it discusses how small steps today can lead to significant results in the future.
Apr 12, 2022 • 2h 5min
565: AGI: The Apocalypse Machine
Guest Jeremie Harris discusses AI Safety and risks of AGI, potential for AGI to destroy or benefit humanity, tips on becoming an AI safety expert, insights on his work at Mercurius, differences in Canadian vs American start-up ecosystems, and the importance of mentorship in data science career development.
