The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica
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 podcast is a production of Gradient Flow [https://gradientflow.com/].
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Kostas Paralis, co-founder of Typedef , discusses Fenic, an open-source data frame framework designed specifically for AI applications that treats inference as a first-class operation within the query engine. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify ·
Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis discuss three critical trends shaping the AI industry: the “Great Hollowing Out” where AI automation is eliminating entry-level positions and disrupting talent pipelines, the financial implications of rapid AI hardware depreciation versus traditional accounting practices, and OpenAI’s
Raiza Martin, co-founder of Huxe and former leader of Google’s NotebookLM team, discusses leaving Google at the height of NotebookLM’s success to build an audio-first personal AI companion. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Ca
The discussion with CEO Akshay Agrawal covers how Marimo’s AI integration provides runtime context to LLMs for superior code generation, its adoption across industries from cybersecurity to DevOps, and the technical innovations that make notebooks viable for production environments. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsl
Josh Pantony, CEO of Boosted AI, discusses Alfa, an agentic AI platform that creates persistent AI workers for finance professionals, moving beyond traditional prompt-response AI to proactive, autonomous systems. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotif
Jennifer Prendki explains that while universal quantum computers are a decade away, specialized quantum accelerators are already tackling AI problems in finance and pharma. She argues the biggest hurdle isn’t the hardware but the profound software and infrastructure gap, as fundamental principles like the “no-cloning t
