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 p ...
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This is a Loric class in Tibetan given by Geshe Lobsang Dakpa
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A Lorica is a prayer recited for protection in which the petitioner invokes the power of God as a safeguard against evil. lōrīca originally meant “armor” or “breastplate.” The title is taken from St. Patrick’s Breastplate, his much loved prayer written in 433 A.D.
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Vasant Dhar is a Professor at the Stern School of Business and the Center for Data Science at NYU. He’s one of the creators of the Damodaran Bot, an AI-powered system designed to emulate the valuation analysis and investment insights of renowned finance professor Aswath Damodaran. This episode explores the transformative impact of AI in finance, co…
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Vaibhav Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of Boundary. In this episode, we explore BAML, an open source domain-specific language designed to streamline interactions with large language models (LLMs). Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcas…
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In this conversation with Tim Persons, AI Leader at PwC, we explore the current landscape of generative AI adoption, examining how enterprises are navigating budget trends, moving from experimentation to full-scale deployment, and addressing cultural challenges along the way. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.…
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Monthly Roundup: Ray Compiled Graphs, Llama 3.2 and Multimodal AI, and Structured Data for RAG
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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 -…
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Matt Welsh is a technical leader at Aryn AI, an AI-powered ETL system for RAG frameworks, LLM-based applications, and vector databases. In this episode, we explore how AI is revolutionizing programming and software development. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pock…
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Mars Lan, Co-Founder & CTO at Metaphor1, an AI-powered social platform that enhances data governance by empowering all employees, not just data teams, to easily collaborate, search, and share insights through an intuitive, AI-driven interface. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify •…
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Yishay Carmiel is the CEO of Meaning, a startup building real-time generative AI systems focused on voice 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 -…
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Aurimas Griciūnas is the Chief Product Officer of Neptune.AI, a startup building experiment tracking tools for foundation model training. 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…
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Monthly Roundup: AI Regulations, GenAI for Analysts, Inference Services, and Military Applications
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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 -…
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Petros Zerfos and Hima Patel of IBM Research are part of the team behind Data Prep Kit, an open-source toolkit that helps process and prepare raw text and code data at scale for use in large language model applications. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts…
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Dr. Andrew Ng is a globally recognized AI leader, founder of DeepLearning.AI and Landing AI, General Partner at AI Fund, Chairman and Co-Founder of Coursera, and Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • …
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Jay Dawani is CEO and founder of Lemurian Labs, a pioneering startup building a software stack for developing advanced AI systems, focusing on pushing the boundaries of computational capabilities and model performance. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts …
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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 -…
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Evangelos Simoudis is Managing Director at Synapse Partners, a firm that assists corporations in implementing AI solutions, and invests in startups developing applications that exploit data using AI. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podc…
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So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, dece…
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“Henceforth ye shall be fishers of men”These are the Lord’s words to the Apostles, and to everyone who would follow him when they are called. “Go out to the nations, and shine as a lamp on a hill; drawing men out of the darkness and depths.” And yet, we often fish the night away and greet morning empty-handed. The net tears and breaks and we are le…
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Shuveb Hussain is co-founder of Unstract, a no-code platform that uses large language models to extract structured data from unstructured documents, allowing users to build API endpoints and ETL pipelines to automate document processing workflows. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spoti…
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The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Behold the great mystery - the Herdsman who will not suffer even one of his flock to be lost, but will himself go into the brambles and thorns to retrieve them. Yea, though I walk the depths of the valley of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Fr. Patrick discusses spiritual warfare, the powe…
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“I am the way, the truth, and the life” saith the Lord of Hosts, “except ye eat my flesh, and drink my blood, yet have no life in you.” Is it not said that we are as we eat? Is it not true that the matter we consume is the same matter of which we are comprised? .…is it really so surprising that the God of body and spirit should save us with the sam…
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Supernatural Provision, prosperity, wealth, abundance. All of these have been promised by many in the name of our reading today. Some have even promised direct material gain from it. Riches, a new car, a full tank of gas, a pantry full of incredible delicacies. Will we really be given anything we ask for? Are there no limits to this promise? Ought …
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Christ is Risen! Alleluia! The Lord is risen from the dead, and has trampled death underfoot. How is it that we still experience sickness and sorrow? What last holdout must death have that we must pass through it to reach the Lord? Fr. Patrick talks about peace and joy reigning in the midst of sorrows. And finding Our King as he reigns among his en…
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Christ is Risen! Alleluia! If any have toiled from the first hour,let them receive their due reward;And if any delayed until the ninth hour,let him not hesitate; but let him come too.And he who arrived only at the eleventh hour,let him not be afraid by reason of his delay.For the Lord is gracious and receives the last even as the first.He gives res…
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Lo the Blessed Cross is displayedWhere the Lord in the flesh was suspendedAnd by his blood from his woundsCleansed and redeemed his Elect.
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As Christ and his followers spend the week in prayer; the Enemy gathers his men for preparations of their own. The listless wanderers of the night at last set about to a purpose. The practitioners of impiety have suffered what little they can stand, and they will have payment for it. For they have never been known to forgive even the smallest of de…
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“As was his custom” These are the words used by St. Luke the Evangelist to describe the prayer life of Christ. Yesterday we were given an example in Mary, sister of Lazarus, of piety, devotion, and sacrifice. But what of the Lord himself? Today Fr. Patrick discusses the piety and devotion of the Son of God. The perfect manifestation of the Law of G…
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“But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.” The age in which we live seeks to divorce Religion and Spirit. To put a rift between a heartfelt, genuine faith - and any real, tangible acts or expressions of that faith. “Be spiritual, not religious” is a maxim found on many street corners and re…
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“Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me; but I will be occupied in thy commandments. I am small and of no reputation; yet do I not forget thy commandments.” Behold: the Humble and Holy Man. He who fills the hungry with good things, but sends the rich away empty. Who puts down the mighty from their seat, and exalts the…
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Our Lord is on the battlefield, sword in hand; and is making his way to the place of his ultimate victory. Met with the propaganda of his enemies today, he proclaims the certainty of their doom, and sets the terms for those who would ally with him in the great battle. Fr. Patrick discusses faith, unity, and the call to action today. It is not enoug…
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As we march the long and winding road to Jerusalem and Good Friday, surrounded by penitent reminders of what is to come. We are given a curious detour up Mt. Tabor. And though it is not given full celebration until later in the year, we witness the Transfiguration of Our Lord. One last brilliant revelation before the darkest moment that will ever c…
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“The Lord hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength” Lo, the time for battle has come! Into the wilderness our Great Champion has gone before us, and we are to follow. For who is God beside the Lord? Who teaches our hands to make war, and makes bronze bows of our arms. He has set out to destroy all those who would harm his creation.…
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“Cursed is the ground in your labors. In toil you shall eat from it all the days of your life.Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field.” The seed of the Gospel has been scattered in every direction, and it shall land on every heart. But it is up to us to till the ground and prepare to receive it…
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Fairness. Equality. Justice. We call out for these things ceaselessly. We constantly seek after and await the prize we have decided is our due reward. But what happens when the scales are really balanced? When every person is given an equal share of the perfect, loving, overwhelming, generosity of God are we really satisfied? When our brother is re…
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Alfred Spector’s distinguished career includes groundbreaking work in networked computing systems and leadership roles in research at IBM, Google, and Two Sigma Investments. He is currently a visiting scholar at MIT. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • …
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To whom is salvation promised? In whom do the Saints find joy and rest? What does a faithful community look like? “I thank God upon my every remembrance of you.” These are the words which begin St. Paul’s address to the Church at Phillipi. And they are followed by all manner of confident and joyful proclamations from the Great Apostle concerning bo…
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The Lord will surely come, and will not tarry. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will manifest himself to all nations. Why must so much be hidden from us? Truth is often so shrouded in mystery, and buried beneath symbols and types, that we can hardly see it at all. Fr. Patrick takes on the device of parable itself today, and …
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The Day of Candlemas. When at long-awaited last the Ancient of Days returns to his Temple in Jerusalem. He who came down to Moses in a Pillar of Wind and Flame again meets face to face with the keeper of the sacred doors.… As Salvation himself is cradled and presented, the First Age looks upon him with peace. At long last his time has run its cours…
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“If God is good, why is there evil?” “If God is all-knowing, how has an enemy snuck something by him?” These questions have plagued Christians since the very beginning, and can be not only disheartening, but destructive to our faith if we are not careful. Today Fr. Patrick presents the answer the Lord himself gives in the Scriptures; along with som…
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Epiphany IV 2024
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Epiphany III 2024
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Epiphany II 2024
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Feast Of The Nativity 2023
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Episode 211 - Vigil Of The Nativity 2023
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This is our monthly conversation on trending 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 sho…
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Andrew Burt is co-founder of both Luminos.Law and Luminos.ai, entities building tools to help companies mitigate and manage AI risks. We dive into the critical topic of AI incident response, highlighting its unique challenges compared to traditional software incidents. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Su…
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Chang She is CEO and co-founder of LanceDB, an open-source database designed for multimodal AI applications, offering scalable vector search, streaming training data, and interactive exploration of large AI datasets. In this episode we discuss Lance, an open-source columnar data format that tackles the unique challenges posed by modern AI and machi…
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Ajay Kulkarni and Mike Freedman are the co-founders of Timescale, a startup that provides an enhanced version of PostgreSQL optimized for time-series analytics, AI applications, and scalable relational workloads. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • Ante…
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Philip Rathle, CTO of Neo4j, joins the podcast to discuss the rising popularity of graph-enhanced retrieval augmented generation (GraphRAG). He also discusses the potential impact of the new GQL graph query language standard. [Link to the demo that Philip showed.] Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscri…
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Paco Nathan is the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI. This episode is part of our series of monthly roundups and covers: the proposed California Senate Bill 1047 for regulating AI models, including its feasibility and potential unintended consequences. We also discuss the rising popularity of graph retrieval augmented…
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Jiwoo Hong and Noah Lee of KAIST AI are co-authors of ORPO: Monolithic Preference Optimization without Reference Model. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon • RSS. Detailed show notes can be found on The Data Exchange…
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In this episode, Pete Warden introduces his company, Useful Sensors, which focuses on developing AI solutions for consumer electronics and appliances. [This episode originally aired on Generative AI in the Real World, a podcast series I’m hosting for O’Reilly.] Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe:…
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