Гости подкаста — специалисты в разных сферах AI. С ними мы обсуждаем профессию AI Researcher, карьерный рост и собеседования, а также исследования в разных областях, от фундаментального AI до медицины и квантовых компьютеров.
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Most learning is superficial and fades quickly. This podcast will equip you to move to learning that is durable because it is deep. Deep learning lasts because it respects the way the brain works. Inquiring minds want to know "how" and "why"—not just what!
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PolyAI's CEO/co-founder Nikola Mrkšić and team invite guests to candidly discuss trends and tech in AI, voice throughout the enterprise, and nailing the customer experience.
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Long-form technical deep dives with Andrej Karpathy and Justin Johnson
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Welcome to The Deep Learning Crowd Podcast. We talk about individual journey's in the world of AI and discuss topics around Deep Learning. We discover first hand from our guests about some of the most interesting applications their companies are using right now.
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Find me on Github/Twitter/Kaggle @SamDeepLearning. Find me on LinkedIn @SamPutnam. This Podcast is supported by Enterprise Deep Learning | Cambridge/Boston | New York City | Hanover, NH | http://www.EnterpriseDeepLearning.com. Contact: [email protected], 802-299-1240, P.O. Box 863, Hanover, NH, USA, 03755. We move deep learning to production. I teach the worldwide Deploying Deep Learning Masterclass at http://www.DeepLearningConf.com in NYC regularly and am a Deep Learning Consultant ser ...
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Most AI research today is done by elite universities and corporate labs. The pursuit of science and creativity should be a viable project for any person, from any walk of life, who is excited by that feeling of mystery and building something that grows. chloe is an end to end neural network chatbot written in PyTorch based on the transformer. Accomplishing goals through conversation is a task we can relate to, chatbots are an ideal agent through which to connect new research to our current u ...
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Образование и наука в математике и AI с Андреем Райгородским
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1:54:07Долгожданный подкаст с наблюдателем Deep Learning School Андреем Райгородским! Говорим про последние дела Андрея Михайловича, математический центр на Кавказе, физтех, миссию донесения красоты математики, катарсисы и то, как и через что закладывать фундамент для качественного образования. Ведь "если останутся только приложения — красота умрет".…
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071: Differentiation in a generative AI era
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20:14Send us a text Damien and Nikola discuss the brave initiatives taken by executives in the field of generative AI, their successes, and challenges. Nikola Mrkšić, CEO and co-founder of PolyAI, shares insights on differentiation in the generative AI space, the viability of build vs. buy decisions, and the importance of proof of concept in AI projects…
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I summarize my 10 principles of learning. These principles respect the way God designed the brain to learn. That framework moves from questions that pique our curiosity and motivate exploration of the concrete. This exploration is a search for patterns which the brain constructs as a web of interconnected concepts (which are abstractions). Through …
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070: The journey from digital-first to AI-first, and how to do it right
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24:03Send us a text Damien and Nikola discuss the implications of AI-first approaches in industries, with a focus on how companies like Duolingo and Klarna are navigating the AI transformation. We explore the concept of an intelligent enterprise operating system and debate whether traditional companies can adapt quickly enough. Additionally, we examine …
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The myth of learning styles is a hindrance to deep and durable learning. It plays right into the myth of learning as mere retrieval. While we have individual preferences about the sensory channels we like information to be delivered over, the nature of the thing to be learned determines how it is best learned.…
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069: Announcing Agent Studio, the world's only voice-first conversational AI platform
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19:53Send us a text In this buzzy episode, Damien hosts PolyAI's Senior Vice President of Product, Devidas Desai, to announce the launch of Agent Studio, the world's only voice-first omnichannel CX platform for AI agents. Devidas provides an in-depth look into what Agent Studio is and discusses how the platform has been rigorously tested with live enter…
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068: DOGE bites federal phone lines. Are Elon & Co. shutting down toll-free?
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16:46Send us a text Damien and Nikola are back to discuss the impact of removing toll-free numbers for government services, focusing on the DOGE/Social Security Administration's briefly considered decision. They explore the potential operational and cost-saving implications of voice AI in government services, the challenges of optimizing such large syst…
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The cognitive power tools of the well-taught beginner create increasingly useful knowledge as the learner's skill level increases through practice that challenges plateaus. This episode makes the case that learning should always be embedded in a way of thinking; thinking like a biologist, a historian, an economist, a mathematician, etc. Learners sh…
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067: Sonnet 3.7 + Orion, AWS goes agentic & the US Patent Office sets rules
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20:30Send us a text Nikola and Damien chew the fat about developments from AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI, comparing their new models: Claude 3.7 and GPT-4.5 Orion, and where they place in the consumer and enterprise markets. We also touch on OAI's specialized agents for hire, Amazon's new agentic AI division and the recent stance of the US Patent Offic…
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"Drill and kill," the mindless and seemingly endless repetition of facts, kills motivation to learn. "Repetition aids learning" is only true with carefully crafted variety in the repetition. "Extended practice" is a better way to approach the need for the brain to wrestle with ideas in an intriguing journey to understanding. This episode will help …
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066: The anatomy of telephony, part 3 - Predictions
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17:14Send us a text In the closing episode of Deep Learning's deep dive on telephony, Nikola and Oisin discuss innovative ideas in telephony, especially the concept of using a universal AI ringtone to replace lengthy warnings and terms during calls. They debate the efficacy of this idea and its potential global impact on user experience. They also touch…
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065: The anatomy of telephony, part 2 - Evolution
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22:06Send us a text The second episode of a three-part miniseries sees Deep Learning with PolyAI continue exploring the intricate world of telephony and VoIP! Nikola welcomes back Oisin Glenn, VP of Solutions Consulting, to chat about the historical development, current technologies, and the complexities of modern telephony. They discuss everything from…
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Constructing Ideas or Collecting Information?
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24:14How can you help your child move from being absorbed with taking in information in the classroom to a fixation on understanding ideas? This is key to durable learning that is extensible; learning that you can build on and apply to solving real world problems. This episode operationalizes the creation of robust networks of powerful ideas.…
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064: The anatomy of telephony, part 1 - Origins
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23:06Send us a text Nikola welcomes Oisin Glynn, VP of Solution Consulting, to discuss the fascinating history and evolution of modern telephony. Going back to the inception of telephone systems, from their early manual connections to the adoption of the PSTN and the advent of private branch exchanges (PBX), the conversation touches on the impact of the…
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063: Surprising findings from PolyAI's recent CS trends report
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25:02Send us a text ** Check out the report that inspired the episode ** Damien welcomes PolyAI's senior director of brand, Kylie Whitehead, to discuss the findings from two comprehensive surveys highlighting trends in customer experience (CX) and contact center leadership. Learn about the evolving roles of CX leaders and the increasing influence of AI,…
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Many parents and children view their inability to memorize as their greatest educational weakness. Learning is more than remembering, but it is not less. Today's episode centers on the reality that durable memory is the byproduct of thinking about ideas. Using mnemonics and other gimmicks to bypass the need for thinking is doomed to fail and is bor…
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062: AI's Sputnik moment? DeepSeek R1 has entered the chat(GPT).
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18:47Send us a text Bonus breaking news episode of the Deep Learning with PolyAI podcast! Hosts Damien and Nikola chat about the recent release of DeepSeek's open-source R1 model, which has sparked widespread reaction across the tech world. The R1 model, created with limited resources, has matched or exceeded benchmarks of leading models from OpenAI and…
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Most schools design curriculum around a fact forward approach. Facts are always in the foreground while ideas lurk in the background and generally make only cameo appearances. This is exactly wrong. The role of facts is to support ideas. Facts are organized by ideas and not the reverse. It is ideas that have consequences. While there may be "inconv…
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061: An early look at OpenAI's Operator
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19:50Send us a text Kylie takes the helm for this episode of Deep Learning with Poly AI, where she and PolyAI CEO Nikola Mrkšić chat(no GPT) about OpenAI's latest innovation: the Operator agent. From the concept of AI performing tasks such as ordering groceries, booking travel, and making restaurant reservations, to live demos of agentic requests, Kylie…
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Соревнования по машинному обучению: взгляд со стороны участника и организатора
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1:21:24Это подкаст, который мы записали в рамках нашего сотрудничества с ecom.tech. И гости этого выпуска — Шарафетдинов Ринат и Евгений Финогеев. Давайте узнаем про то, как набраться сил поучаствовать в своем первом хакатоне с одной стороны, а с другой разберемся в том, зачем такие соревнования нужны компаниям-заказчикам и организаторам. На подкасте мы, …
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060: A deep dive into the UK's AI Opportunities Action Plan
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22:30Send us a text Damien and Nikola (CEO & Co-Founder of PolyAI) talk about the recently announced AI Opportunities Action Plan. The conversation highlights the UK’s historical contributions to AI, the challenges it faces due to American tech dominance, and the strategic moves to build a competitive AI ecosystem. They touch on the importance of infras…
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Children are all born learners—at least until they go to school. Many children and their parents are frustrated and mystified by the setbacks that are experienced at school and it doesn't need to be this way! This is the first episode of an entire season dealing with why your child may not like school and what to do about it. The season is structur…
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059: AI in 2024: A really big year in review.
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24:40Send us a text In this episode of 'Deep Learning with PolyAI,' Damien and Nikola reflect on the significant trends in AI throughout 2024, including the rise of generative AI, the stabilization of models, and increased enterprise adoption. They also discuss the importance of customer experience and data management in AI applications. As they look fo…
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058: The rise of CAIOs and AI competency centers
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25:43Send us a text Orgs establishing AI competency centers or hiring Chief AI Officers are heavy in 2025 predictions. Sit beside the fire with Damien and Nikola Mrkšić, CEO and co-founder of PolyAI, in this enlightening episode of Deep Learning with PolyAI, as we tap into the emergence of Chief AI Officers (CAIOs) in organizations, their responsibiliti…
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Детекция сгенерированных текстов и и трудности жизни AI реcерчера с Лаидой Кушнаревой
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1:36:22Гость выпуска — Лаида Кушнарева, выпускница мехмата МГУ, старший академический консультант в компании Хуавей и автор телеграмм канала "Техножрица". Обсудили с Лаидой: Путь Лаиды в рисерче; Задачу fake text detection: почему она сложная, что там интересного, как сейчас обстоят дела, и что насчет будущего этой задачи; Устройство процесса ревью и прин…
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057: What the #$%& is agentic AI anyway?
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21:23Send us a text Time to decode the buzzterm du jour - in this episode of Deep Learning, Damien and Nikola discuss the emerging (or is it?) concept of agentic AI, and how AI systems that act autonomously and perform complex tasks could transform individual and corporate life. From planning vacations to automating business processes, we talk about the…
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056: The customer service conundrum, as indicated by a bunch of survey data.
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23:06Send us a text In this episode of 'Deep Learning with PolyAI,' host Damien and guest Kylie Whitehead, Senior Director of Brand and Marketing at PolyAI, discuss the evolving expectations of consumers when it comes to customer service, especially in the context of automation. Drawing from key industry survey results, they explore how organizations ca…
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Worldview is the key grid through which we filter and formulate ideas, yet it is not systematically developed in most educational programs. This is particularly likely on the university level. Make no mistake—a worldview is being developed anyway, but likely full of flaws and non sequiturs.Av Michael Gray
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055: PolyAI's VOX Horizons annual conference recap
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26:10Send us a text ** Catch a replay of VOX here: https://poly.ai/vox-2024/ ** Damien and PolyAI CEO Nikola Mrkšić as they rewind to Thursday, November 14th, covering the evolution and challenges of automatic speech recognition in voice AI and automation for contact centers, emerging trends in CX and customer satisfaction, and tips on boosting ops with…
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No one wants to kill the joy of learning in a young child, but that's likely with the majority of preschool and elementary pedagogies. This podcast helps you sort through the educational philosophy underlying some major options.Av Michael Gray
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054: CX horror stories and AI armor for contact center agents
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23:31Send us a text Damien and Nikola talk rising aggression towards contact center agents and the protective role of AI automation. Highlighting alarming stats like 65% of people abandoning brands after one bad experience and a 90% increase in customer service abuse during peak seasons, they address the issue and how AI can deflect initial customer rag…
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Attempting to read the Bible through each year is a source of frustration and guilt to many as they repeatedly fall behind their reading schedule. Is this yearly ritual a spiritual discipline that advances discipleship or does it substitute a false sense of breadth for real depth?Av Michael Gray
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053: Generative AI's Power Paradox. Can it prevent its own energy crisis?
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19:35Send us a text In this episode of Deep Learning with PolyAI, join Damien and Nikola as they kibbitz over the immense energy demands of modern data centers powering advanced AI models. They explore how tech giants like Microsoft and Google are turning to nuclear energy, including the potential of fusion power, to meet these needs. From comparing the…
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The church is not immune to polarity that all too often leads to contention and division—the opposite of biblical unity. This study in Ephesians aims to transform your understanding of the nature of biblical unity and its priority in the life of each Christian.Av Michael Gray
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052: Speech Synthesis - The anatomy of a voice assistant #4
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28:46Send us a text In this concluding episode of the 'Anatomy of a Voice Assistant' series, CTO Shawn Wen discusses the intricacies of speech synthesis in voice assistants, emphasizing the importance of authentic, human-like voices in improving user engagement and containment rates. Kylie and Shawn chat about the evolution of AI voices from the early d…
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Как войти в IT и создать коммьюнити с с Михаилом Васильевым
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1:33:28В этом подкасте мы беседуем с выпускником DLS, который делится своим опытом поиска работы в области машинного обучения. Узнаем о трудностях, с которыми он столкнулся на пути к карьере в ML после 35 лет, и обсудим, как можно начать успешный путь в этой сфере в любом возрасте.
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051: Secret Agentforce: Declassified! And more from Dreamforce 2024
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18:11Send us a text Our own Brian Thompson, VP of Product Marketing, joins CEO Nikola to discuss Salesforce's recent AgentForce announcement. This new initiative is presented as a big shift toward autonomous AI agents within large enterprises and while at least one the dyad sees it as a rebrand of Einstein Copilot, others may view it as a step towards m…
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Transformational discipleship is redundant. Discipleship is intrinsically transformation into increasing Christlikeness. This is a case study of Ephesians that speaks with biblical authority to the current polarization within the church.Av Michael Gray
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050: Dialogue design. So hot right now.
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22:45Send us a text 50th episode! Damien welocmes newcomer to the pod Oliver Shoulson, PolyAI's senior dialogue designer, about what dialogue design entails and why it's crucial in the era of advanced language models (LLMs). Oliver explains that dialogue design goes beyond just scripting responses; it's about making AI interactions feel natural to human…
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049: OpenAI o1, Apple Intelligence, and Exowatt... oh my!
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23:54Send us a text Damien and CEO Nikola Mrkšić discuss recent AI headlines, including Klarna's decision to ditch Salesforce and Workday, Apple's new on-device AI approach and the Apple Intelligence hype, Sam Altman's investment in solar storage, and the big enchilada: an early take of OpenAI's new 'Strawberry' o1 reasoning model, highlighting its impr…
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Failure to Launch: Discipleship Endangered
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26:54Discipleship is more than a targeted learning process, but it is not less. Deep and durable learning of scripture results in personal transformation, but most churches follow a flawed process. Join me as I consider the discipleship gap and how to close it.Av Michael Gray
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048: Dissecting the actual impact of the new Council of Europe AI Framework Convention and treaty
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27:36Send us a text Host Damien and PolyAI CEO Nikola Mrkšić discuss the latest in an increasingly vague spate of regulatory actions: this time, the AI Framework Convention treaty from the Council of Europe. The treaty, aiming to balance AI advancements with human rights and democracy, is broken down for its practicality, technological neutrality, and t…
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047: The anatomy of a voice assistant, part 3 - Large language models (LLMs)
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27:46Send us a text It's the third in a series of technical deep dives for building IVAs, and for this episode, it's all about LLMs. Kylie chats with Shawn Wen, co-founder and CTO at PolyAI, who explains why LLMs can accomplish 70% of what’s needed for voice assistants, and more importantly: what's involved in the remaining 30%. The discussion touches o…
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What does wisdom say about beverage alcohol consumption? I cut through the cultural cachet of alcohol and look objectively at its documented effects on the human body.Av Michael Gray
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046: What's with the anti-AI movement among some brands, and will it last?
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25:34Send us a text Damien and Nikola chat about the controversial rise of anti-AI sentiment among brands, especially in the creator industry. They explore recent anti-AI pledges by notable brands like Procreate and Dove, scrutinizing whether these are sincere stances or marketing tactics, deliberating the balance between human artistry and technologica…
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045: Conversations with Kenn So, Generational.pub
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24:10Send us a text Damien interviews Kenn So, an AI researcher, enthusiast and author of the Generational substack. Kenn offers insights in to technical trends and consumer expectations of generative AI, happenings in the AI VC/investor space, challenges facing AI startups, and observations in current and future M&A activity. Plus, we learn about Sherl…
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Daniel L. Smith, Professor of Nutrition Sciences, is a self-professed skeptic about nutritional science. He takes us on a journey through how science works and helps differentiate healthy skepticism (aka critical thinking) from corrupting cynicism.Av Michael Gray/Daniel Smith
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044: Speech Recognition and Spoken Language Understanding (SLU)
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33:23Send us a text In our second technical dive in the the anatomy of a voice assistant, Kylie hosts Shawn Wen, co-founder and CTO of Poly AI, to analyze the complexities of building voice assistants. He highlights the challenges faced in speech recognition, such as dealing with errors, latency, and user experience. Shawn also discusses the inefficienc…
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043: Size Matters - The rise of small language models (SLMs)
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19:51Send us a text Damien and Nikola discuss the evolution and significance of small language models (SLMs) amid the ever-growing landscape of their bigger bretheren, large language models (LLMs). They dissect the predicted rise of SLMs, their applications in privacy-focused and low-power devices, and the implications for enterprises balancing cost, ef…
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042: Breaking Bots - Navigating AI deepfakes during election season and beyond
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18:24Send us a text From political campaigns inundating platforms with AI-generated content to the intricacies of voice AI and deepfake technologies, Damien and Nikola offer practical tips on distinguishing real from fake. Learn how pronunciation differences, odd question prompts, and latency can help you identify AI bots posing as human callers. This e…
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