Send us a text Welcome to the cozy corner of the tech world where ones and zeros mingle with casual chit-chat. Datatopics Unplugged is your go-to spot for relaxed discussions around tech, news, data, and society. This week, we’re bringing you a special episode straight from RootsConf, our annual internal knowledge-sharing extravaganza! Hosts Murilo and Bart sit down with Tim and Ben, data strategy experts, for a lively chat about the state of generative AI as it transitions from a buzzword to a business tool. Highlights from this episode: Generative AI adoption: Are companies finally moving beyond pilot purgatory?The environmental cost of AI: Can emerging techniques reduce its heavy energy footprint?Bridging the knowledge gap: What’s missing for widespread AI adoption in organizations?Future trends: How generative AI might reshape personalization and business processes in 2025.Plus, we dive into the Gartner Hype Cycle and its relevance in understanding AI’s journey from innovation to disillusionment and beyond. Get ready to dive deep into AI’s evolving role and its impact on industries, sustainability, and society. Hit play and join the discussion!

Send us a text Welcome to another engaging episode of Datatopics Unplugged, the podcast where tech and relaxation intersect. Today, we're excited to host two special guests, Paolo and Tim, who bring their unique perspectives to our cozy corner. Guests of Today Paolo: An enthusiast of fantasy and sci-fi reading, Paolo is on a personal mission to reduce his coffee consumption. He has a unique way of measuring his height, at 0.89 Sams tall. With over two and a half years of experience as a data engineer at dataroots, Paolo contributes a rich professional perspective. His hobbies extend to playing field hockey and a preference for the warmer summer season.Tim: Occasionally known as Dr. Dunkenstein, Tim brings a mix of humor and insight. He measures his height at 0.87 Sams tall. As the Head of Bizdev, he prefers to steer clear of grand titles, revealing his views on hierarchical structures and monarchies.Topics Biz Corner: Kyutai: We delve into France's answer to OpenAI with Paolo Leonard, exploring the implications and future of Kyutai: https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/17/kyutai-is-an-french-ai-research-lab-with-a-330-million-budget-that-will-make-everything-open-source/GPT-NL: A discussion led by Bart Smeets on the Netherlands' own open language model and its potential impact: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366558412/Netherlands-starts-building-its-own-AI-language-modelTech Corner: Data Quality Insights: A blog post by Paolo on data quality vs. data validation. We'll explore when and why data quality is essential, and evaluate tools like dbt, soda, deequ, and great_expectations: https://dataroots.io/blog/state-of-data-quality-october-2023Soda Data Contracts: An overview of the newly released OSS Data Contract Engine by Soda. https://docs.soda.io/soda/data-contracts.htmlFood for Thought Corner: Hare - A 100-Year Programming Language: Bart starts a discussion on the ambition of Hare to remain relevant for a century: https://harelang.org/blog/2023-11-08-100-year-language/.Join us for this mix of expert insights and light-hearted moments. Whether you're deeply embedded in the tech world or just dipping your toes in, this episode promises to be both informative and entertaining!

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Send us a text Datatopics is a podcast presented by Kevin Missoorten to talk about the fuzzy and misunderstood concepts in the world of data, analytics, and AI and get to the bottom of things.

In this episode, together with guests Berg and Tim, we dive deep into the fascinating world of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The AI applications we see today are often referred to as “narrow AI” (ANI), basically excellent at performing one task and one task only. AGI or Strong AI, refers to the hypothetical intelligence of a machine that exhibits the ability to understand, learn, and apply knowledge in a way comparable to a human being.  But how do we define “comparable to a human being”? Which human being? Are there other definitions? How do topics like alignment and singularity come into the picture? How can we contribute to making sure when we reach this state, we are able to harness this capability? Do we need a moratorium? 

Tune in to DataTopics to hear our discussion on these topics and more!

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Send us a text Datatopics is a podcast presented by Kevin Missoorten to talk about the fuzzy and misunderstood concepts in the world of data, analytics, and AI and get to the bottom of things.

We are back with a new episode, exploring the fascinating and rapidly evolving field of generative AI. In this episode, your host Kevin is joined by three experts in the field: Murilo, Tim, and Vitale, to discuss the future of generative AI and its potential impact on our world. The conversation delves into the ethical considerations, the challenges that need to be overcome for it to reach its full potential, and the impact it will have on people's lives. Kevin and his guests also explore the exciting possibilities that generative AI presents, such as its potential to transform the way we work and live our lives. Join Kevin, Murilo, Tim, and Vitale for a thought-provoking discussion about the future of generative AI and its implications for society.

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Send us a text Datatopics is a podcast presented by Kevin Missoorten to talk about the fuzzy and misunderstood concepts in the world of data, analytics, and AI and get to the bottom of things. In this third and final episode of a mini-series on AI Ethics, we focus on Explainable AI (X-AI) as a means of understanding what the model considers. The conversation covers topics such as: What is explainable AI, how does it work and how mature is it?Does explainability come at a cost, in terms of performance or otherwise?The benefits of understanding AI models, and the realization they are not limited to ethics and compliance!In this episode, Tim & I exchange ideas with the esteemed José Antonio Oramas Mogrovejo and Ali Anwar from UAntwerp Datatopics is brought to you by Dataroots Music: The Gentlemen - DivKidThe thumbnail is generated by Midjourney

Send us a text Datatopics is a podcast presented by Kevin Missoorten to talk about the fuzzy and misunderstood concepts in the world of data, analytics, and AI. In this second episode of a mini-series on AI Ethics, we zoom in on the role of regulation and legislation to ensure AI remains ethical, addressing complex questions such as: What is the role of legislation with regard to AI Ethics? Aren’t we going to make things more complex and slow down development?Is legislation not lagging behind? And how do we reconcile all the regional variations?The unexpected benefits of creating a “technical person” as a new form of "legal person".In this episode, Virginie, Tim, Rob Heyman and I tackle these and many more questions with the expert in the room Jan de Bruyne!

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Send us a text Datatopics is a podcast presented by Kevin Missoorten to talk about the fuzzy and misunderstood concepts in the world of data, analytics and AI and get to the bottom of things. In this first episode of a mini-series on AI Ethics, we try to pin down why ethics is such a HOT topic in AI and what is required to make an AI solution "Ethical".

These and many more questions are tackled in this episode with our very own Virginie & Tim and super guests Rob Heyman and Jan de Bruyne!

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