Max Sklar on Exploring AI, Data Science, and Local Search
In today’s episode, the hosts Frank La Vigne and Andy Leonard are joined by the expert in location data and machine learning, Max Sklar. Max shares insights from his decade-long tenure at Foursquare, delving into the company’s evolution, gamification features, the challenges faced in the local search space, and his early interest in location data.…
*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…