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Eradicating Machine Learning Pain Points with Weights & Biases CEO Lukas Biewald

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Eradicating Machine Learning Pain Points with Weights & Biases CEO Lukas Biewald

FromNo Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups


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Eradicating Machine Learning Pain Points with Weights & Biases CEO Lukas Biewald

FromNo Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Aug 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How are the best in class ML developer tools continuing to push our capabilities to new heights? Lukas Biewald, CEO of Weights & Biases, joins Sarah Guo and Elad Gil this week on No Priors. Lukas explores the impact of ML in various industries like gaming, AgTech, and fintech through his insightful perspective. He discusses open source models and their adoption, the potential hidden costs of running your own model, and the challenges of finding companies that have LLMs in production. He gives advice for aspiring AI company founders, placing emphasis on customer feedback and using insecurities for better customer discovery.

Prior to founding Weights & Biases, Lukas conquered the problem of data collection for model training as the Founder of Figure Eight, which he sold in 2019. He holds an MS in Computer Science and a BS in Mathematics from Stanford University. 

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Show Notes: 
[0:00:00] - Lucas Wald's Journey in AI
[0:08:16] - Startup Evolution and Machine Learning
[0:18:54] - Open Source Models Implications and Adoption
[0:29:54] - ML Impact in Various Industries
[0:40:27] - Advice for AI Company Founders
Released:
Aug 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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At this moment of inflection in technology, co-hosts Elad Gil and Sarah Guo talk to the world's leading AI engineers, researchers and founders about the biggest questions: How far away is AGI? What markets are at risk for disruption? How will commerce, culture, and society change? What’s happening in state-of-the-art in research? “No Priors” is your guide to the AI revolution. Email feedback to [email protected]. Sarah Guo is a startup investor and the founder of Conviction, an investment firm purpose-built to serve intelligent software, or "Software 3.0" companies. She spent nearly a decade incubating and investing at venture firm Greylock Partners. Elad Gil is a serial entrepreneur and a startup investor. He was co-founder of Color Health, Mixer Labs (which was acquired by Twitter). He has invested in over 40 companies now worth $1B or more each, and is also author of the High Growth Handbook.