2023: A year of great movement and change. Technological developments have rocketed generative AI’s capabilities into the stratosphere of possibilities for future approaches to work, health, and play. Host Jon Krohn recognizes the benefits we have seen over the past year, discusses the important role we all have in ensuring ethics remains at the core of AI development and use, and he ends the year with a musical surprise for his listeners!

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Chatbots, large language models and generative AI: Founder of Quickchat AI Piotr Grudzień believes the key to any successful AI platform is to ensure it can be tailored to a company’s specific needs. He speaks to host Jon Krohn about helping clients generate realistic and satisfying conversations that help their customer base find what they need quickly.

This episode is brought to you by Gurobi, the Decision Intelligence Leader,  and by CloudWolf, the Cloud Skills platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

In this episode you will learn:
• About Quickchat AI and how it works [02:46]
• How to successfully set up a conversational AI [23:58]
• What “temperature” is in the context of AI [38:38]
• How the LLM landscape has changed in recent years [40:24]
• The future of generative AI [57:43]
• The advantages of an AI accelerator [1:09:38]

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Join us on a brief journey through the AI world in 2023. A year ago, GPT-3.5 crafting our holiday message was a marvel, but now, with GPT-4's arrival, we're seeing an even more astounding evolution in AI. As we wave goodbye to the trend of generative AI, the Super Data Science Podcast team is bringing a personal touch back. Tune in for our heartfelt Happy Holidays message and a big thank you to all our listeners for your unwavering support.

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Data visualization remains at the forefront as Dr. Alberto Cairo from the University of Miami guides us beyond numerical figures, exploring the art of weaving compelling narratives through data. In his book, "The Art of Insight," he reveals the varied motivations driving visualization experts and highlights the serene, meditative process inherent in crafting visualizations. Emphasizing the fusion of scientific principles and personal style for effective data communication, Dr. Cairo also discusses with Jon the impending impact of AI on both interactive and static graphics.

This episode is brought to you by Gurobi, the Decision Intelligence Leader, by Intel and HPE Ezmeral Software Solutions, and by CloudWolf, the Cloud Skills platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.

In this episode you will learn:
• Alberto's book, The Art of Insight [04:07]
• How to transform data into engaging visuals [07:06]
• What it takes to enter in a meditation-like flow state when creating visualizations [11:21]
• How balancing the science of visualization with one’s personal style [29:29]
• The importance of Smart Brevity for great data visualizations [37:32]
• How data visualization can drive social change [42:31]
• How diversity in designers enriches the field [52:07]
• The future of data visualizations [59:10]

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Sam Altman’s exit and rehiring, AGI, and OpenAI’s Q*: In this week’s Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn peeks behind the curtains of OpenAI, where development of the world’s first model that can solve complex, nonlinear logical problems, Q*, might be well underway. This episode casts light on the rumors behind OpenAI’s Q*, what its emergence could mean for the future of AI, and the controversies already surrounding an agent that has not yet reached the market.

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AI Protein design, machine learning and cancer care, and pharmaceuticals: At Exazyme, CEO and Co-Founder Ingmar Schuster uses AI to design proteins. He speaks with Jon Krohn about their wider applications in pharmaceuticals and chemistry, how Kernel methods make the design of synthetic biological catalysts more efficient, and when to use shallow machine learning over deep learning.

This episode is brought to you by Gurobi, the Decision Intelligence Leader. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.

In this episode you will learn:
• On designing proteins with AI [03:14]
• Designing proteins at Exazyme [08:22]
• About the kernel methods [18:10]
• The importance of human-led approaches in protein research [35:44]
• Europe’s focus on AI regulation [43:45]
• Deep vs shallow in AI [59:35]
• How a background in academia helps with entrepreneurship [1:09:17]

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Bioengineering and Generative AI converge under the visionary leadership of Dr. Pierre Salvy at Cambrium GmbH, propelling material science into uncharted territories. He sits down with Jon Krohn live at Merantix A.I. Campus in Berlin to discuss how he's transforming material design, exemplified by his swift development of NovaColl, a vegan collagen crafted within two years.

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scikit-learn co-founder Gaël Varoquaux and Jon Krohn are live at the historic Sorbonne in Paris, where they discuss the evolution of scikit-learn. From its origins as a memory-efficient Python implementation of support vector machines to its present-day status as a pivotal resource in machine learning, Gaël paints a vivid picture of its remarkable growth. Join us for a glimpse into scikit-learn's evolution, the realm of open-source collaboration, and the transformative power of data-driven insights in today's dynamic data landscape.

This episode is brought to you by Gurobi, the Decision Intelligence Leader, by Data Universe, the out-of-this-world data conference, and by CloudWolf, the Cloud Skills platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.

In this episode you will learn:
• The early beginnings and growth of scikit-learn [05:34]
• Development principles of scikit-learn [18:05]
• How to apply scikit-learn to your ML problem [21:16]
• Resource-efficiency and scikit-learn development [25:32]
• How to contribute to an open-source project like scikit-learn yourself [38:21]
• The future of scikit-learn [51:13]
• Gaël on the social-impact data projects in his Soda lab [1:02:33]
• Why domain expertise and statistical rigor are more important than ever [1:11:24]

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AI certification and EU regulation: Jan Zawadzki, CTO and CO Managing Director of Certif.ai, talks to Jon Krohn about the future of certification for AI startups and keeping within rigorous international regulations.

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Artificial General Intelligence, AlphaGo, and Google DeepMind: Jon Krohn speaks to Mehdi Ghissassi, Director of Product Management at Google DeepMind, about the ethics and social impact of AI, keeping up with AI releases with safety in mind, and other pressing AI problems that keep him awake at night. In this episode, Mehdi and Jon also take a broader look at the current AI landscape, the opportunities for AI investors and startups, and what AI product managers need to get ahead.

This episode is brought to you by Gurobi, the Decision Intelligence Leader,  and by CloudWolf, the Cloud Skills platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.

In this episode you will learn:
• How DeepMind seeks to ‘solve intelligence’ [05:14]
• The impact of AGI’s capabilities on medicine [16:37]
• How the general public might come to apply future AI systems [28:09]
• How working on product development for Africa has shaped Mehdi’s perspective on AI’s potential and challenges [37:17]
• How to stay on top of rapid changes in AI [39:17]
• What investors look for in AI startups [59:16]
• Tips for product managers [1:03:34]

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