Best Large Language Models Community Podcasts (2025)

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CTIBench: Evaluating LLMs in Cyber Threat Intelligence with Nidhi Rastogi - #729 56:18

4h ago56:18

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Today, we're joined by Nidhi Rastogi, assistant professor at Rochester Institute of Technology to discuss Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), focusing on her recent project CTIBench—a benchmark for evaluating LLMs on real-world CTI tasks. Nidhi explains the evolution of AI in cybersecurity, from rule-based systems to LLMs that accelerate analysis by p…

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Defining Moment: Healing the Little Brain 10:24

7h ago10:24

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Elizabeth Pimentel, PT, MA, recalls a memorable patient and her struggles to make peace with the patient’s untimely death. Access the article on the APTA Magazine webpage for photos and to learn more about this episode’s speaker.By American Physical Therapy Association

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Generative Benchmarking with Kelly Hong - #728 54:17

7d ago54:17

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In this episode, Kelly Hong, a researcher at Chroma, joins us to discuss "Generative Benchmarking," a novel approach to evaluating retrieval systems, like RAG applications, using synthetic data. Kelly explains how traditional benchmarks like MTEB fail to represent real-world query patterns and how embedding models that perform well on public benchm…

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PTJ Author Interview: Projected Physical Therapist Shortages Through 2037 24:44

7d ago24:44

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In March, the American Physical Therapy Association published a workforce forecast in PTJ that used original survey data to project shortages in physical therapists through 2037. Listen as Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with authors Timothy Dall, MS, and Tara Manal, PT, DPT, FAPTA, about the different data sources used for the…

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How to Avoid PT Burnout, Find Community, and Get Involved in Advocacy 35:32

14d ago35:32

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In this episode, entrepreneur and APTA member Odell Miller, PT, DPT, interviews APTA Vice President of Strategic Affairs Drew Contreras, PT, DPT. They talk about starting a business, how new technologies are rapidly changing the profession, and ways PTs can take care of themselves to avoid burnout. During the episode, Contreras referenced ChoosePT.…

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Exploring the Biology of LLMs with Circuit Tracing with Emmanuel Ameisen - #727 1:34:06

16d ago1:34:06

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In this episode, Emmanuel Ameisen, a research engineer at Anthropic, returns to discuss two recent papers: "Circuit Tracing: Revealing Language Model Computational Graphs" and "On the Biology of a Large Language Model." Emmanuel explains how his team developed mechanistic interpretability methods to understand the internal workings of Claude by rep…

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OpenAI Raises $40B Apple Boosts Vision Pro with AI 1:20:00

21d ago1:20:00

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Send us a text 🎙️ Welcome to AI With Friends – your weekly launchpad into the world of Artificial Intelligence! Hosted by Marlon Avery, a pioneer in GenAI innovation, alongside Adrian Green, VP of Engineering at LiveNation, and Sekou Doumbouya, Senior Staff Cloud Systems Engineer, this show is your go-to source for all things AI. Our hosts bring di…

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PTJ Author Interview: Evaluating the Potential of Large Language Models 20:15

21d ago20:15

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Interested in how large language models compare against clinicians? Listen as Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Yael Arbel, PT, MHA, Yoav Gimmon, PT, PhD, and Liora Shmueli, PhD, about their recently published study, which tested the performance of ChatGPT and Google Gemini against 30 physical therapists and 30 physical ther…

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Teaching LLMs to Self-Reflect with Reinforcement Learning with Maohao Shen - #726 51:45

22d ago51:45

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Today, we're joined by Maohao Shen, PhD student at MIT to discuss his paper, “Satori: Reinforcement Learning with Chain-of-Action-Thought Enhances LLM Reasoning via Autoregressive Search.” We dig into how Satori leverages reinforcement learning to improve language model reasoning—enabling model self-reflection, self-correction, and exploration of a…

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From 0 to $40M in 5 Months: Bolt.new Story with Eric Simons 41:33

27d ago41:33

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Eric Simons discusses the meteoric rise of Bolt.new, an AI-powered web app builder that went from zero to $40 million ARR in just five months. He shares insights on how they built an AI agent capable of creating full-stack web applications from simple prompts, the challenges of rapid growth, and the future of AI in software development. From nearly…

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Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Orthopaedic 11:43

28d ago11:43

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A brief introduction from the president of the academy. Corry Brinken, PT, DPT, interviewed APTA Orthopaedic President Bob Rowe, PT, DPT, DMT, MHS, at APTA CSM 2024 in Boston. Learn how Rowe says students can best prepare for a career in orthopedics. Visit the APTA Orthopaedic website to learn more about the academy. Watch a video of this interview…

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AI with Friends | S2E5: | Navigating AI’s Frontier! 1:45:52

28d ago1:45:52

1:45:52

Send us a text 🎙️ Welcome to AI With Friends – your weekly launchpad into the world of Artificial Intelligence! Hosted by Marlon Avery, a pioneer in GenAI innovation, alongside Adrian Green, VP of Engineering at LiveNation, and Sekou Doumbouya, Senior Staff Cloud Systems Engineer, this show is your go-to source for all things AI. Our hosts bring di…

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Waymo's Foundation Model for Autonomous Driving with Drago Anguelov - #725 1:09:07

30d ago1:09:07

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Today, we're joined by Drago Anguelov, head of AI foundations at Waymo, for a deep dive into the role of foundation models in autonomous driving. Drago shares how Waymo is leveraging large-scale machine learning, including vision-language models and generative AI techniques to improve perception, planning, and simulation for its self-driving vehicl…

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AI With Friends | S2:E4 | AI Innovation Power Shift 1:23:29

1M ago1:23:29

1:23:29

Send us a text 🎙️ Welcome to AI With Friends – your weekly launchpad into the world of Artificial Intelligence! Hosted by Marlon Avery, a pioneer in GenAI innovation, alongside Adrian Green, VP of Engineering at LiveNation, and Sekou Doumbouya, Senior Staff Cloud Systems Engineer, this show is your go-to source for all things AI. Our hosts bring di…

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APTA Advocacy Update, March 2025: Celebrating Wins and Fighting for More Reforms 30:25

1M ago30:25

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In this episode, we check in on both state and federal advocacy efforts to prioritize patients' access to physical therapy and support PTs and PTAs throughout their careers. We look back on key wins from 2024, while also looking ahead to what the rest of 2025 might have in store. To learn more, join the APTA Advocacy Network and read more on apta.o…

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Dynamic Token Merging for Efficient Byte-level Language Models with Julie Kallini - #724 50:32

1M ago50:32

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Today, we're joined by Julie Kallini, PhD student at Stanford University to discuss her recent papers, “MrT5: Dynamic Token Merging for Efficient Byte-level Language Models” and “Mission: Impossible Language Models.” For the MrT5 paper, we explore the importance and failings of tokenization in large language models—including inefficient compression…

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Saving Pharma Companies Billions with AI l Patrick Leung from Faro Health 48:04

1M ago48:04

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In this episode of High Agency, Patrick Leung from Faro Health explains how they're using AI to revolutionize clinical trial design by both generating regulatory documents and extracting insights from thousands of existing trials. Patrick emphasises the essential collaboration between clinical experts and AI engineers when building reliable systems…

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PTJ Author Interview: Algorithm-Based Treatment in the Emergency Department 26:42

1M ago26:42

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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Amee Seitz, PT, DPT, PhD, and Kyle Strickland, PT, DPT, about their recently published perspective, which presents a modified emergency department treatment-based classification system for low back pain with three case examples. Listen as the authors discu…

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Scaling Up Test-Time Compute with Latent Reasoning with Jonas Geiping - #723 58:38

1M ago58:38

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Today, we're joined by Jonas Geiping, research group leader at Ellis Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems to discuss his recent paper, “Scaling up Test-Time Compute with Latent Reasoning: A Recurrent Depth Approach.” This paper proposes a novel language model architecture which uses recurrent depth to enable “thinking in l…

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Defining Moment: From PT to Patient 8:55

2M ago8:55

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Emily Berthelette, PT, DPT, examines what it's been like on the patient side of PT services. Access the article on the APTA Magazine webpage for photos and to learn more about this episode’s speaker.By American Physical Therapy Association

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Imagine while Reasoning in Space: Multimodal Visualization-of-Thought with Chengzu Li - #722 42:11

2M ago42:11

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Today, we're joined by Chengzu Li, PhD student at the University of Cambridge to discuss his recent paper, “Imagine while Reasoning in Space: Multimodal Visualization-of-Thought.” We explore the motivations behind MVoT, its connection to prior work like TopViewRS, and its relation to cognitive science principles such as dual coding theory. We dig i…

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100x Hiring Speed with Superhuman Recruiters l Metaview Co-Founder 53:07

2M ago53:07

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In this episode, Raza is joined by Shahriar Tajbakhsh, the co-founder of Metaview. They discuss how Metaview’s AI scribe automates interview note-taking, how AI agents can surface top candidates from thousands of resumes, and why hiring managers should think of AI as a co-worker, not just a tool. Raza's recomended reading: Creating a LLM-as-a-Judge…

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AI With Friends - Season 2 | Humane’s Fall, Grok 3’s Rise & MSFT Quantum AI 1:44:52

2M ago1:44:52

1:44:52

Send us a text 🎙️ Welcome to AI With Friends – your weekly launchpad into the world of Artificial Intelligence! Hosted by Marlon Avery, a pioneer in GenAI innovation, alongside Adrian Green, VP of Engineering at LiveNation, and Sekou Doumbouya, Senior Staff Cloud Systems Engineer, this show is your go-to source for all things AI. Our hosts bring di…

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Academy Focus: Get to Know American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy 17:29

2M ago17:29

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A brief introduction from the president of the academy. Brett Traeger, PT, DPT, interviewed American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy President Mike Reinold, PT, DPT, ATC, at APTA CSM in Boston. Learn what Reinold has to say about finding your niche as a sports PT and how mentorship plays a big role in their specialty. Visit the American Academy …

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Inside s1: An o1-Style Reasoning Model That Cost Under $50 to Train with Niklas Muennighoff - #721 49:29

2M ago49:29

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Today, we're joined by Niklas Muennighoff, a PhD student at Stanford University, to discuss his paper, “S1: Simple Test-Time Scaling.” We explore the motivations behind S1, as well as how it compares to OpenAI's O1 and DeepSeek's R1 models. We dig into the different approaches to test-time scaling, including parallel and sequential scaling, as well…

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Navigating Career Transitions: From Academia to Product Management with Sohini Sakhar 29:30

2M ago29:30

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Highlights Time at Mathworks (17:27) Being a team leader (18:52) Staying in touch with the technical side (20:04) Advice (27:07) Bio Sohini Sarkar is a Principal Product Manager and a Senior Team Lead at MathWorks. Her career started with earning a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and then working on DOE and EPA projects as a postdoctoral researcher. She…

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Season 2: Welcome Back! 1:23:04

2M ago1:23:04

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Send us a text Welcome to AI With Friends, your weekly launchpad into the world of Artificial Intelligence. Hosted by Marlon Avery, a pioneer in GenAI innovation, alongside Adrian Green, VP of Engineering at LiveNation, and Sekou Doumbouya, Senior Staff Cloud Systems Engineer at Pinterest, this show is your go-to source for all things AI. Our hosts…

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PTJ Author Interview: Influence of Race and Ethnicity on DPT Applications 22:24

2M ago22:24

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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Nicole Tombers, PT, DPT, about her recently published article, which used data from the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service to compare influences on applications to doctor of physical therapy programs between applicants who identified as whi…

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Accelerating AI Training and Inference with AWS Trainium2 with Ron Diamant - #720 1:07:05

2M ago1:07:05

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Today, we're joined by Ron Diamant, chief architect for Trainium at Amazon Web Services, to discuss hardware acceleration for generative AI and the design and role of the recently released Trainium2 chip. We explore the architectural differences between Trainium and GPUs, highlighting its systolic array-based compute design, and how it balances per…

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AI Will Replace Command Lines I Ex-Google Tech Lead and Founder at Warp 47:45

2M ago47:45

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In this episode, Raza Habib chats with Zach Lloyd, CEO and founder of Warp, about how AI is transforming the developer experience. They explore how Warp is reimagining the command line, the power of AI-driven automation, and what the future holds for coding workflows. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 04:06 - Why the terminal needed reinvention 07:11 …

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π0: A Foundation Model for Robotics with Sergey Levine - #719 52:30

2M ago52:30

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Today, we're joined by Sergey Levine, associate professor at UC Berkeley and co-founder of Physical Intelligence, to discuss π0 (pi-zero), a general-purpose robotic foundation model. We dig into the model architecture, which pairs a vision language model (VLM) with a diffusion-based action expert, and the model training "recipe," emphasizing the ro…

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PTJ Author Interview: Randomized Clinical Trials and Real-World Practice 24:12

3M ago24:12

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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Alexander Garbin, PT, DPT, PhD, and Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, FAPTA, about their recently published companion papers, which evaluated the effectiveness of a progressive multicomponent intervention for older adults in home health settings across th…

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AI Trends 2025: AI Agents and Multi-Agent Systems with Victor Dibia - #718 1:44:59

3M ago1:44:59

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Today we’re joined by Victor Dibia, principal research software engineer at Microsoft Research, to explore the key trends and advancements in AI agents and multi-agent systems shaping 2025 and beyond. In this episode, we discuss the unique abilities that set AI agents apart from traditional software systems–reasoning, acting, communicating, and ada…

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Google Is Dead: How This 144-GPU Startup Is Building Einstein-Level AI Search I Will Bryk | Exa CEO 38:44

3M ago38:44

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Will Bryk, CEO of Exa, sits down with Raza Habib to reveal why traditional search engines are becoming obsolete and how his startup is building an AI-powered search engine for the future. From constructing a massive GPU cluster to predicting AI will surpass human mathematicians by 2026, Will shares fascinating insights about the technological break…

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Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy 10:15

3M ago10:15

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A brief introduction from the president of the academy. Grace Cioffi, PT, DPT, interviewed APTA Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy’s Gillian McLean, PT, DPT, at APTA CSM in Boston. Learn what McLean says makes this specialty unique and how students can get involved in the academy. Visit the APTA Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy’s website …

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Speculative Decoding and Efficient LLM Inference with Chris Lott - #717 1:16:30

3M ago1:16:30

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Today, we're joined by Chris Lott, senior director of engineering at Qualcomm AI Research to discuss accelerating large language model inference. We explore the challenges presented by the LLM encoding and decoding (aka generation) and how these interact with various hardware constraints such as FLOPS, memory footprint and memory bandwidth to limit…

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Ensuring Privacy for Any LLM with Patricia Thaine - #716 51:33

3M ago51:33

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Today, we're joined by Patricia Thaine, co-founder and CEO of Private AI to discuss techniques for ensuring privacy, data minimization, and compliance when using 3rd-party large language models (LLMs) and other AI services. We explore the risks of data leakage from LLMs and embeddings, the complexities of identifying and redacting personal informat…

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$100M raised: How Decagon is building better AI agents I Jesse Zhang 41:45

3M ago41:45

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In this episode, Jesse Zhang joins Raza to discuss building cutting-edge AI agents for customer support. They explore how his early passion for LLMs led to creating a company that’s transforming the way businesses like Rippling, Duolingo, and Webflow interact with customers. Jesse breaks down the challenges of scaling AI systems, the importance of …

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AI Engineering Pitfalls with Chip Huyen - #715 57:37

3M ago57:37

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Today, we're joined by Chip Huyen, independent researcher and writer to discuss her new book, “AI Engineering.” We dig into the definition of AI engineering, its key differences from traditional machine learning engineering, the common pitfalls encountered in engineering AI systems, and strategies to overcome them. We also explore how Chip defines …

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PTJ Honors & Awards Highlight: Author Interview With Andrew Post 17:02

3M ago17:02

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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Andrew Post, PT, DPT, about winning the 2024 APTA Outstanding Research Award, formerly known as the Chattanooga Research Award, for the article “Efficacy of Telehealth for Movement-Evoked Pain in People With Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: A Noninferiority …

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Predicting Responsibly: Claudia Perlich on AI, Bias, and the Art of Data Science 46:02

3M ago46:02

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Predictive Modeling (4:15) Human judgement and processes (14:06) Imperfection in models (21:40) Bio Claudia Perlich is Managing Director and Head of Strategic Data Science for Investment Management at Two Sigma, where she has worked for seven years. In this role, Claudia is responsible for developing innovative alpha strategies at the intersection …

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Evolving MLOps Platforms for Generative AI and Agents with Abhijit Bose - #714 58:08

4M ago58:08

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Today, we're joined by Abhijit Bose, head of enterprise AI and ML platforms at Capital One to discuss the evolution of the company’s approach and insights on Generative AI and platform best practices. In this episode, we dig into the company’s platform-centric approach to AI, and how they’ve been evolving their existing MLOps and data platforms to …

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PTJ Author Interview: Early Physical Therapy Improved Concussion Symptoms 26:17

4M ago26:17

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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, outgoing Associate Editor Lori Quinn, PT, EdD, FAPTA, talks with Kody Campbell, PhD, and Laurie King, PhD, PT, MCR, about their recently published clinical trial, which investigated the influence of physical therapy timing on symptom improvement in 203 adults with a mild traumatic brain injury. The authors discus…

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How GitHub Copilot Became the First LLM-Powered Developer Tool with Ryan Salva 38:53

4M ago38:53

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On this week's episode, former GitHub Copilot lead Ryan Salva breaks down how AI coding tools became ubiquitous almost overnight. They discuss the critical differences between what novice and expert developers expect from AI, why starting with predictive text was both a blessing and a curse, and how the rapid adoption of AI assistance is reshaping …

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What Gives an AI Founder Staying Power I James Theuerkauf, CEO of Syrup Tech I Sara Ittelson, Partner at Accel 43:36

4M ago43:36

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In this week's episode, Raza speaks with James Theuerkauf, CEO of Syrup Tech, and Sara Ittelson, Partner at Accel, to explore the challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs in this transformative era. They discuss building AI-first companies and the lessons learned from scaling in a rapidly evolving space. With practical tips on leveraging data…

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Navigating Curiosity to Leadership in Tech 15:56

4M ago15:56

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Highlights Vulnerability and honesty in leadership (12:07) Finding leaders who are willing to take risks on talent (13:48) Bio Maritza is an engineering manager at Klaviyo, where she leads a team focused on creating tools that help marketers better understand and optimize their campaign and flow performance. She enjoys collaborating with her team t…

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How to build great AI products with Vanta Software Developer Noam Rubin 40:57

4M ago40:57

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In this episode, Noam Rubin, a Software Developer at Vanta reveals how his team uses data-driven strategies to design, test, and improve cutting-edge AI features. Learn how customer insights, rapid prototyping, and iterative development transform raw ideas into tools that make compliance and security easier for businesses everywhere. Chapters: 00:0…

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PTJ Honors & Awards Highlight: Author Interview With Christopher Bise 28:23

4M ago28:23

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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Christopher Bise, PT, DPT, PhD, about winning the 2024 Jack Walker Award for the article “First Provider Seen for an Acute Episode of Low Back Pain Influences Subsequent Health Care Utilization.” They discuss why the article was chosen for the award, the a…

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Why Agents Are Stupid & What We Can Do About It with Dan Jeffries - #713 1:08:49

4M ago1:08:49

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Today, we're joined by Dan Jeffries, founder and CEO of Kentauros AI to discuss the challenges currently faced by those developing advanced AI agents. We dig into how Dan defines agents and distinguishes them from other similar uses of LLM, explore various use cases for them, and dig into ways to create smarter agentic systems. Dan shared his “big …

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EP13: Generative AI's Trillion-Dollar Impact, Meta's Election Misinformation, Anthropic's Protocol 1:22:18

4M ago1:22:18

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Send us a text In this episode of "AI with Friends," hosts Marlon Avery and Adrian Green explore the dynamic world of artificial intelligence, offering insights into its latest developments and challenges. From the economic impact of generative AI to Meta's controversial claims about election misinformation, the duo navigates through a spectrum of …

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