Episodes

Model Serving at Databricks - ML 109
Mar 26, 2023
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Episode
109
Today we deep dive into the mind of two brilliant Databricks software engineers. Their primary project was building the model serving feature, but expect to learn about ML side projects, traits of successful software engineers, and much more!

Where ML and DevOps Meet - ML 108
Mar 17, 2023
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Episode
108
Hosts of the Adventures in DevOps podcast, Jillian Rowe and Jonathan Hall, join Ben and Michael on this week's episode crossover. They talk about the intersection of ML and DevOps. They dive into the concepts and differences between ML and DevOps. Additionally, they talk about how ML ideas may be applied to DevOps principles and vice versa.

How Does ChatGPT Work? - ML 107
Mar 10, 2023
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107
ChatGPT is the most robust free chatbot. It can answer questions, write code, and summarize text. Today we will talk about the creation of ChatGPT, its implications for society, and how the model actually works.

Machine Learning for Movie Scripts - ML 106
Mar 03, 2023
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106
Today we look at an applied use case for ML: parsing movie scripts. Expect to learn about bringing ML to new industries, the future of Large Language Models (LLM), and automation in the movie industry.

ChatGPT and the Divine - ML 105
Feb 23, 2023
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Episode
105
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Today, Michael and Ben talk about the broad implications of ChatGPT and similar algorithms. Expect to learn about...

Deep Learning for Tabular and Time Series Data - ML 104
Feb 16, 2023
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104
Today we speak with a staff data scientist at Walmart who specializes in forecasting. He has built an open-source tool that allows you to leverage tabular data in PyTorch. He also has written a book on time series forecasting with deep learning.

Notebooks vs. IDEs With Fabian Jakobs - ML 103
Feb 09, 2023
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103
How do you develop ML code? Do you use notebooks or do you use IDEs? In this episode, we get some practical advice from both Ben and our guest on leveraging software principles to write better code in both an IDE and notebook environment. We'll also learn about a cool new Databricks feature that will help you run ML code from an IDE.

How To Think About Optimization - ML 102
Feb 03, 2023
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102
In this week's episode, we meet with Micheal McCourt, the head of engineering at SigOpt. He is an industry expert on optimization algorithms, so expect to learn about constraint-active search, SigOpt's new open-source optimizer, and how to run an engineering team.

Protecting Your ML From Phishing And Hackers - ML 101
Jan 27, 2023
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Episode
101
Have you ever wondered how to secure a cloud deployment? Well, today we talk to the president at a cloud security company about personal security, detecting malicious actors, startup trends, and much more!

The Disruptive Power of Artificial Intelligence - ML 100
Jan 19, 2023
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Episode
100
Have you ever wondered about the most promising industries in Machine Learning? Today we will learn from Avi Goldfarb, the chair of AI at the University of Toronto, about...
-The most promising AI industries
-Potential problems with powerful AI
-The economics behind innovation

A History Of ML And How Low Code Tooling Accelerates Solution Development - ML 099
Jan 05, 2023
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Episode
099
In this episode, Ben talks with Rosaria Silipo, a Software Engineer and Developer Relations advocate at Knime. They discuss the benefits of low-code ML, delve into the history of ML development work as it has changed over the past few decades, and discuss a few stories about the importance of pursuing simplicity in implementations.

Moving from Dev Notebooks to Production Code - ML 098
Dec 22, 2022
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098
In this week's episode we meet with Mike Arov, committer to the MLOps tool framework lineapy. From the benefits of notebooks as development tooling for Data Science work to the complex refactoring needed to convert them to production-capable code bases, our conversation dives deep into the generally under-represented bridge tooling of code base conversions.

How to Edit and Contribute to Existing Code Base - ML 097
Dec 15, 2022
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Episode
097
Let's be honest. We've all copy and pasted code from the internet.
There are many great code sources and in this episode we discuss how to leverage existing code. We'll explain how to understand a code base and some best practices for contribution.

MLflow 2.0 And How Large-Scale Projects Are Managed In The Open Source - ML 096
Dec 01, 2022
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Episode
096
Corey Zumar talks about the new release of MLflow, 2.0, and what the new major features that are included in the release. Bilal and Corey then discuss managing feature implementation priorities, and selling large-scale project ideas to internal customers, end-users, executives, and the dev team. The discussion also centers around generalizing feature requests to implementations that will work for the masses and how to effectively do prototype releases for incremental agile development for complex projects.

How To Recession Proof Your Job - BONUS
Nov 24, 2022
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BONUS
Are you looking at all the layoffs and uncertainty going on and wondering if your company is the next to cut back?
Or, maybe you're a freelancer or entrepreneur who is trying to figure out how to deliver more value to gain or retain customers?
Mani Vaya joins Charles Max Wood to discuss the one thing that both of them use to more than double their productivity on a daily basis.
Mani has read 1,000's of productivity books over the last several years and has formulated a methodology for getting more done, but found that he lacked the discipline to follow through on his plans.
The he found the one thing that kept him on track and made him so productive that he is now getting all of his work done and was able to live the life he wants.
Chuck also weighs in on how Mani's technique has worked for him and allows him to spend more time with his wife and kids, run a podcast network, and a nearly full time contract.
Join the episode to learn how Chuck and Mani get into a regular flow state with their work and consistently deliver at work.

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