Posts by Frank La Vigne
Steve Orrin on the Importance of Hardware in AI Development
On this episode of Data Driven, the focus is on hardware from AI optimized chips to edge computing. Frank and Andy interview Steven Orrin, the CTO of Intel Federal. Intel has developed new CPU instructions to accelerate AI workloads, and FPGAs allow for faster development in custom applications with specific needs. The speaker emphasizes the…
*DataPoint* Accelerating AI with Python-native Ray and the Importance of Open Source in AI
On this episode of Data Driven, we explore the topic of distributed computing frameworks for AI and ML workloads. Frank discusses the advancements of Ray, a new technology based on Python language, with performance enhancements that could range from 10-12 times faster to thousands of times faster in extreme cases. We delve into the power…
Saket Saurabh on Automating Data Engineering
Celebrating 6 years of Data Driven and a New Magazine
Welcome to the grand premiere of Season 7 of the Data Driven Podcast! In this inaugural episode of our seventh season, Andy and Frank interview each other, announce their new project, and more! Now, let us start season 7 with the promise that our season 7 will be better than Game Of Thrones’ Season 7.…
Albert Castellana on Generative AI Agents
On this episode of the Data Driven podcast, Frank and Andy interview Albert Castellana, Co-Founder and CEO at Yeager AI. Yeager as in Chuck Yeager and AI as in generative AI. Stay tuned for a fascinating discussion on the nature of NLP models, entrepreneurship, and good Barcelona coffee. Links https://yeager.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/acastellana/ https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhyFiles PS. I know…