Best Amir Scott Podcasts (2025)

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What Every Destination Photographer Needs to Hear Right Now with Ana Pastoria 43:10

3d ago43:10

43:10

Join the Imagen Community on Facebook to continue the discussions between episodes. Ever wondered how a destination wedding photographer does it all—jet-setting, shooting, and still finding time for naps and puppy cuddles? This episode of Workflows spills the (greasy) bacon on backup strategies, keeping your sanity (and creativity), and the real-li…

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LLMs for Equities Feature Forecasting at Two Sigma with Ben Wellington - #736 59:31

3d ago59:31

59:31

Today, we're joined by Ben Wellington, deputy head of feature forecasting at Two Sigma. We dig into the team’s end-to-end approach to leveraging AI in equities feature forecasting, covering how they identify and create features, collect and quantify historical data, and build predictive models to forecast market behavior and asset prices for tradin…

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Zero-Shot Auto-Labeling: The End of Annotation for Computer Vision with Jason Corso - #735 56:45

10d ago56:45

56:45

Today, we're joined by Jason Corso, co-founder of Voxel51 and professor at the University of Michigan, to explore automated labeling in computer vision. Jason introduces FiftyOne, an open-source platform for visualizing datasets, analyzing models, and improving data quality. We focus on Voxel51’s recent research report, “Zero-shot auto-labeling riv…

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458: ROG Xbox Ally. Nuff Said 1:22:58

10d ago1:22:58

1:22:58

The crew thinks the showstopper was the ROG Xbox Ally X while the trolls think the show-killer was the ROG Xbox Ally. Ehhhhhh! Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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Grokking, Generalization Collapse, and the Dynamics of Training Deep Neural Networks with Charles Martin - #734 1:25:21

16d ago1:25:21

1:25:21

Today, we're joined by Charles Martin, founder of Calculation Consulting, to discuss Weight Watcher, an open-source tool for analyzing and improving Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) based on principles from theoretical physics. We explore the foundations of the Heavy-Tailed Self-Regularization (HTSR) theory that underpins it, which combines random matri…

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457: Blank Panther Game Canceled 1:35:01

17d ago1:35:01

1:35:01

The crew accept getting one Black Panther game is a fine place to be while the trolls think you can’t spell Dead without EA giving you the D. Unggghh! Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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The Power of Connection & Relationships in Photography with Dario Dusio 43:28

19d ago43:28

43:28

Join the Imagen Community on Facebook to continue the discussions between episodes. In this exciting episode of Workflows, host Scott Wyden Kivowitz sits down with the vibrant Dario Dusio, a passionate wedding photographer from Northern Italy who brings energy and emotion to every event he captures. Dario Dusio has spent more than ten years in the …

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Google I/O 2025 Special Edition - #733 26:21

23d ago26:21

26:21

Today, I’m excited to share a special crossover edition of the podcast recorded live from Google I/O 2025! In this episode, I join Shawn Wang aka Swyx from the Latent Space Podcast, to interview Logan Kilpatrick and Shrestha Basu Mallick, PMs at Google DeepMind working on AI Studio and the Gemini API, along with Kwindla Kramer, CEO of Daily and cre…

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456: Raising Pitchforks at Randy Pitchford 1:32:51

25d ago1:32:51

1:32:51

The crew thinks consumers will take an $80 Borderlands 4 in stride while the trolls think not enough has been made about the thumb drive. Ungghh! Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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RAG Risks: Why Retrieval-Augmented LLMs are Not Safer with Sebastian Gehrmann - #732 57:09

30d ago57:09

57:09

Today, we're joined by Sebastian Gehrmann, head of responsible AI in the Office of the CTO at Bloomberg, to discuss AI safety in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems and generative AI in high-stakes domains like financial services. We explore how RAG, contrary to some expectations, can inadvertently degrade model safety. We cover examples o…

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455: Was GTA 6 Trailer 2 Really In-Engine? 1:42:04

1M ago1:42:04

1:42:04

The crew scoured GTA 6 trailer 2 for every easter egg while the trolls are forecasting Rockstar will lay an egg. Errrrrr.. Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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From Set to Studio How to Rock Your Brand Photography Business with Erica + Jon Hayes 41:19

1M ago41:19

41:19

Join the Imagen Community on Facebook to continue the discussions between episodes. Unlock the secrets to enhancing your photography business with top tips from Erica and Jon Hayes! Whether you’re trying to streamline your pre-production or fine-tune your pricing model, this episode of Workflows offers invaluable insights. Erica + Jon are a husband…

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From Prompts to Policies: How RL Builds Better AI Agents with Mahesh Sathiamoorthy - #731 1:01:25

1M ago1:01:25

1:01:25

Today, we're joined by Mahesh Sathiamoorthy, co-founder and CEO of Bespoke Labs, to discuss how reinforcement learning (RL) is reshaping the way we build custom agents on top of foundation models. Mahesh highlights the crucial role of data curation, evaluation, and error analysis in model performance, and explains why RL offers a more robust altern…

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How OpenAI Builds AI Agents That Think and Act with Josh Tobin - #730 1:07:27

1M ago1:07:27

1:07:27

Today, we're joined by Josh Tobin, member of technical staff at OpenAI, to discuss the company’s approach to building AI agents. We cover OpenAI's three agentic offerings—Deep Research for comprehensive web research, Operator for website navigation, and Codex CLI for local code execution. We explore OpenAI’s shift from simple LLM workflows to reaso…

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454: GTA 6 Delayed 1:19:35

2M ago1:19:35

1:19:35

The crew think it’s a good idea to delay GTA 6 for a smooth launch while the trolls think it’s a good idea to delay GTA 6 to get it functioning on the Series S. Unnnnngggghhh! Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected]…

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Adapting to Corporate Events & Lessons from a Former Wedding Photographer with Chip Dizárd 31:22

2M ago31:22

31:22

Join the Imagen Community on Facebook to continue the discussions between episodes. In this episode of Workflows, Scott Wyden Kivowitz welcomes Chip Dizárd, an accomplished photographer known for his seamless transition from wedding to corporate photography, including exciting ventures like shooting at the White House. Chip Dizárd is a photographer…

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

2M ago56:18

56:18

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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453: Ghost of Yotei Release Date Announced 1:30:57

2M ago1:30:57

1:30:57

The crew’s pumped for a classic tale of vengeance in Ghost of Yotei while the trolls find the premise stale and cliche. Unnngggh… Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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Generative Benchmarking with Kelly Hong - #728 54:17

2M ago54:17

54:17

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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Emotional High School Senior Photo & Video Sessions with Mary Vance 40:00

2M ago40:00

40:00

Join the Imagen Community on Facebook to continue the discussions between episodes. Scott Wyden Kivowitz sits down with Mary Vance, a passionate photographer specializing in high school senior portraits, renowned for her comprehensive approach to inclusivity and storytelling. Mary Vance is a lifestyle photographer and videographer who specializes i…

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452: Joy-Con Concerns 1:18:31

2M ago1:18:31

1:18:31

The crew raised their hype for Joy-Con mouse functionality while the trolls raised their concerns for Joy-Con sans Hall Effect joystick. Unnnngggnnnnhh Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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

2M ago1:34:06

1:34:06

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

2M ago51:45

51:45

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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451: Nintendo Switch's Glow Up 1:21:44

2M ago1:21:44

1:21:44

The crew thinks Nintendo Switch 2 will put the haters to shame while the trolls think $80 games will put the industry down the drain. Unggghhh… Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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The Importance of Saying No and Prioritizing Your Schedule with Ben Lau 42:46

3M ago42:46

42:46

Join the Imagen Community on Facebook to continue the discussions between episodes. In this episode Scott Wyden Kivowitz welcomes Ben Lau, an experienced photographer and multi-brand business owner. Ben shares the unique challenges and advantages of managing family, multiple wedding photography brands, and the integration of AI tools into his workf…

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

3M ago1:09:07

1:09:07

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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Introducing: Wayne Brady's What If?! with Jonathan Mangum 0:56

3M ago0:56

0:56

Wayne Brady and Jonathan Mangum are improv nerds! They’ve made stuff up for shows like “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and “Let’s Make A Deal”, and now they’re bringing that same energy to the podcast world with WHAT IF?! On the podcast, Wayne and Jonathan invite smart, funny, and engaging guests from the worlds of comedy, science, & pop culture to have…

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

3M ago50:32

50:32

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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How to Sell More Wall Portraits with a Proven In-Person Strategy with Luci Dumas 41:23

3M ago41:23

41:23

Join the Imagen Community on Facebook to continue the discussions between episodes. In this episode of The Workflows Photography Podcast, Scott Wyden Kivowitz sits down with Luci Dumas, renowned for her expertise in selling wall portraits and mentoring photographers. Luci Dumas, an award-winning PPA Master Craftsman Photographer, has built a thrivi…

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450: Split Fiction Gets Unanimous Approval 1:18:34

3M ago1:18:34

1:18:34

The crew looks forward to BlizzCon’s 2026 return while the trolls look forward to Blizzard’s return to form. Unngghh… Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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

3M ago58:38

58:38

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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449: Monster Hunter Wilds Crushes Records 1:27:59

3M ago1:27:59

1:27:59

The crew celebrates Monster Hunter Wilds successful launch while the trolls review bomb it instead of updating their drivers. Ungghhh! Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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

3M ago42:11

42:11

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

4M ago49:29

49:29

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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Maximizing Photography Sales Through Authentic Connections & Time Management with Brady Puryear 49:45

4M ago49:45

49:45

Join the Imagen Community on Facebook to continue the discussions between episodes. In this episode of Workflows, Scott Wyden Kivowitz sits down with the insightful Brady Puryear, owner of Blacksmith Print Co. With over 11 years of experience in the business, Brady's expertise in photography sales and client engagement shines through. Brady Puryear…

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448: Days Gone Remaster Hype? 1:36:37

4M ago1:36:37

1:36:37

The crew is excited for Days Gone Remastered while the trolls are also excited despite not buying the game nor thinking it’s worth more than $10. Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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

4M ago1:07:05

1:07:05

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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Discover the Bold Future of Photography with Nirit & Amir from Pic-Time 36:38

4M ago36:38

36:38

Join the Imagen Community on Facebook to continue the discussions between episodes. In this episode of Workflows, Scott Wyden Kivowitz is joined by Nirit and Amir Karby from Pic-Time, who are revolutionizing the way photographers manage their workflow with AI-powered tools. Nirit and Amir Karby share their experiences and insights into the evolving…

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

4M ago52:30

52:30

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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447: Overwatch 2 Wants All The Smoke 1:32:08

4M ago1:32:08

1:32:08

The crew cheers evolutionary changes coming to Overwatch 2 while the trolls jeer evolutionary changes that should have been there at launch. UnnnGGGGH! Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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

4M ago1:44:59

1:44:59

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

5M ago1:16:30

1:16:30

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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446: Playstation Offers Forza New Horizons 1:38:58

5M ago1:38:58

1:38:58

The crew welcomes Forza to the Playstation ecosystem while the trolls welcome another L to the deadbox ecosystem. Unngghhh! Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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Ace Your Photography Workflow During Downtime with Chloe Ramirez 30:49

5M ago30:49

30:49

Join the Imagen Community on Facebook to continue the discussions between episodes. Are you ready to streamline your photography workflow and enhance your brand's visual identity? The season 4 opener The Workflows Photography Podcast has actionable insights and expert advice for photographers at all levels. Chloe Ramirez is an award-winning Califor…

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

5M ago51:33

51:33

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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445: When XBOX Wins, We All Win 1:30:52

5M ago1:30:52

1:30:52

The crew commends Microsoft for delivering a great XBOX Developer Direct while the trolls mock Microsoft for delivering great games to their favorite platform. Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected]…

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

5M ago57:37

57:37

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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444: Nintendo Switch 2 Revealed! 1:25:27

5M ago1:25:27

1:25:27

The crew gets hyped after Nintendo Switch 2’s reveal while the trolls get crunk after the cancellation of 2 live service Playstation games. Unnggghhh! Tweet Us: x.com/MYCONTROLISSUES | Skeet Us: bsky.app/profile/controlissuespod.bsky.social | Comment\Question\Mail Bag: [email protected] Control Issues

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

5M ago58:08

58:08

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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