Send us a text We go inside Mediahuis to see how a small GenAI team is transforming newsroom workflows without losing editorial judgment. From RAG search to headline suggestions and text‑to‑video assists, this episode shares what works, what doesn’t, and how adoption spreads across brands. You’ll hear about: Ten priority use cases shipped across the groupHeadline and summary suggestions that boost clarity and speedRAG‑powered search turning archives into instant contextText‑to‑video tools that free up local video teamsThe hurdles of adoption, quality, and scaling prototypes into productionTheir playbook blends engineering discipline with editorial empathy: use rules where you can, prompt carefully when you must, and always keep journalists in the loop. We also cover policies, guardrails, AI literacy, and how to survive model churn with reusable templates and grounded tests. The result: a practical path to AI in media — protecting judgment, raising quality, and scaling tools without losing each brand’s voice. 🎧 If this sparks ideas for your newsroom or product team, follow the show, share with a colleague, and leave a quick review with your favorite takeaway.

Send us a text In this episode of Data Topics, Ben speaks with Kim Smets, VP Data & AI at Telenet, about his journey from early machine learning work to leading enterprise-wide AI transformation at Telenet. Kim shares how he built a central data & AI team, shifted from fragmented reporting to product thinking, and embedded governance that actually works. They discuss the importance of simplicity, storytelling, and sustainable practices in making AI easy, relevant, and famous across the business. From GenAI exploration to real-world deployment, this episode is packed with practical insights on scaling AI with purpose.

Send us a text What happens when AI hype collides with enterprise reality? Tim Leers, Global Generative & Agentic AI Lead at Dataroots, pulls back the curtain on what's actually working—and what's not—in enterprise AI deployment today.

We begin by examining why companies like Klarna publicly announced replacing customer service teams with AI, only to quietly backtrack months later when quality suffered. This pattern of inflated expectations followed by reality checks has become common, creating what Tim calls "AI theater" – impressive demos with minimal business impact.

The conversation tackles the often misunderstood concept of "agentic AI." Rather than viewing it as a specific technology, Tim frames agency as fundamentally about delegated authority – the ability to trust AI systems with meaningful responsibilities. However, this delegation requires contextual intelligence—providing the right data at the right time—which most organizations struggle to implement effectively.

"Models are commodities, data is your moat," Tim explains, arguing that proprietary business context will remain the key differentiator even as AI models continue advancing. This perspective challenges the conventional wisdom that focuses primarily on model capabilities rather than data infrastructure.

Perhaps most valuably, Tim outlines three pillars for successful enterprise AI: contextual intelligence, continuous improvement (designing systems that evolve with changing business contexts), and human-AI collaboration. This framework shifts focus from technology deployment to sustainable business value creation.

The discussion concludes with eight practical lessons for organizations implementing generative AI, from avoiding the temptation to build proprietary models to recognizing that teaching employees to prompt effectively isn't sufficient for enterprise-wide adoption. Each lesson reinforces a central theme: successful AI implementation requires designing for change rather than building rigid systems that quickly become obsolete.

Whether you're a technical leader evaluating vendor claims or a business executive trying to separate AI reality from fantasy, this episode provides the practical guidance needed to move beyond the hype cycle toward meaningful implementation.

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. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style! In this episode, host Murilo is joined by returning guest Paolo, Data Management Team Lead at dataroots, for a deep dive into the often-overlooked but rapidly evolving domain of unstructured data quality. Tune in for a field guide to navigating documents, images, and embeddings without losing your sanity. What we unpack: Data management basics: Metadata, ownership, and why Excel isn’t everything.Structured vs unstructured data: How the wild west of PDFs, images, and audio is redefining quality.Data quality challenges for LLMs: From apples and pears to rogue chatbots with “legally binding” hallucinations.Practical checks for document hygiene: Versioning, ownership, embedding similarity, and tagging strategies.Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): When ChatGPT meets your HR policies and things get weird.Monitoring and governance: Building systems that flag rot before your chatbot gives out 2017 vacation rules.Tooling and gaps: Where open source is doing well—and where we’re still duct-taping workflows.Real-world inspirations: A look at how QuantumBlack (McKinsey) is tackling similar issues with their AI for DQ framework.

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. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don’t), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you’re a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let’s get into the heart of data, unplugged style! This week, we dive into: The creative future with AI: is generative AI helping or hurting creators? Environmental concerns of AI: the hidden costs of AI’s growing capabilities—how much energy do these models actually consume, and is it worth it?AI copyright controversies: Mark Zuckerberg’s LLaMA model faces criticism for using copyrighted materials like content from the notorious LibGen database.Trump vs. AI regulation: The former president repeals Biden’s AI executive order, creating a Wild West approach to AI development in the U.S. How will this impact innovation and global competition?Search reimagined with Perplexity AI: A new era of search blending conversational AI and personalized data unification. Could this be the future of information retrieval?Apple Intelligence on pause: Apple's AI-generated news alerts face a bumpy road. For more laughs, check out the dedicated subreddit AppleIntelligenceFail.Rhai scripting for Rust: Empowering Rust developers with an intuitive embedded scripting language to make extensibility a breeze.Poisoned text for scrapers: Exploring creative ways to protect web content from unauthorized scraping by AI systems.The rise of the AI Data Engineer: Is this a new role in data science, or are we just rebranding existing skills?

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 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, Yannick joins the conversation for a lively year-end retrospective on the state of AI, data, and technology in 2024. Whether you're knee-deep in neural networks or just data-curious, this episode offers plenty to ponder. Grab your coffee, sit back, and explore: AI’s meteoric rise in 2024: How GenAI went from hype to tangible business tools and what’s ahead for 2025.Strategic AI adoption: Challenges and best practices for embedding AI into workflows and decision-making processes.Real-time data: From dynamic pricing to e-commerce triggers, we explore gaps and future trends in event-driven infrastructure.The ethics and compliance puzzle: A dive into the EU AI Act, data privacy, and the evolving landscape of ethical AI usage.Developer tools and trends: Productivity boosters like Copilot and the rise of tools like PDM and Ubi in the Python ecosystem.With reflections on everything from Lakehouse data platforms to open-source debates, this episode is the perfect blend of geeky insights and forward-looking predictions. Pull up a chair, relax, and let’s dive into the world of data, unplugged style!

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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. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don’t), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you’re a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let’s get into the heart of data, unplugged style! In this episode, we are joined by special guest Nico for a lively and wide-ranging tech chat. Grab your headphones and prepare for: Strava’s ‘Athlete Intelligence’ feature: A humorous dive into how workout apps are getting smarter—and a little sassier.Frontend frameworks: HTMX is a tough choice: A candid discussion on using React versus emerging alternatives like HTMX and when to keep things lightweight.Octoverse 2024 trends and language wars: Python takes the lead over JavaScript as the top GitHub language, and we dissect why Go, TypeScript, and Rust are getting love too.GenAI meets Minecraft: Imagine procedurally generated worlds and dreamlike coherence breaks—Minecraft-style. How GenAI could redefine gameplay narratives and NPC behavior.OpenAI’s O1 model leak: Insights on the recent leak, what’s new, and its implications for the future of AI.Tiger Beetle’s transactional databases and testing tales: Nico walks us through Tiger Style, deterministic simulation testing, and why it’s a game changer for distributed databases.Automated testing for LLMOps: A quick overview of automated testing for large language models and its role in modern AI workflows.DeepLearning.ai’s short courses: Quick, impactful learning to level up your AI skills.

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. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style! In this episode, we cover: ChatGPT Search: Exploring OpenAI's new web-browsing capability, and how it transforms everything from everyday searches to complex problem-solving.ChatGPT is a Good Rubber Duck: Discover how ChatGPT makes for an excellent companion for debugging and brainstorming, offering more than a few laughs along the way.What’s New in Python 3.13: From the new free-threaded mode to the just-in-time (JIT) compiler, we break down the major (and some lesser-known) changes, with additional context from this breakdown and Reddit insights.UV is Fast on its Feet: How the development of new tools impacts the Python packaging ecosystem, with a side discussion on Poetry and the complexities of Python lockfiles.Meta’s Llama Training Takes Center Stage: Meta ramps up its AI game, pouring vast resources into training the Llama model. We ponder the long-term impact and their ambitions in the AI space.OpenAI’s Swarm: A new experimental framework for multi-agent orchestration, enabling AI agents to collaborate and complete tasks—what it means for the future of AI interactions.PGrag for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): We explore Neon's integration for building end-to-end RAG pipelines directly in Postgres, bridging vector databases, text embedding, and more.OSI’s Open Source AI License: The Open Source Initiative releases an AI-specific license to bring much-needed clarity and standards to open-source models.We also venture into generative AI, the future of AR (including Apple Vision and potential contact lenses), and a brief look at V0 by Vercel, a tool that auto-generates web components with AI prompts.

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In this episode, we dive into the world of data storytelling with special guest Angelica Lo Duca, a professor, researcher, and author. Pull up a chair as we explore her journey from programming to teaching, and dive into the principles of turning raw data into compelling stories.

Key topics include:

Angelica’s background: From researcher to professor and published author

Why write a book?: The motivation, process, and why she chooses books over blogs

About the book: Data Storytelling with Altair and Generative AI

Overview of the book: Who it’s for and the key insights it offers

What is data storytelling and how it differs from traditional dashboards and reports

Why Altair? Exploring Altair and Vega-Lite for effective visualizations

Generative AI’s role: How tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E fit into the data storytelling process, and potential risks like bias in AI-generated images

DIKW Pyramid: Moving from raw data to actionable wisdom using the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom framework

Where to buy her books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Angelica-Lo-Duca/author/B0B5BHD5VF https://www.amazon.com/Become-Great-Data-Storyteller-Change/dp/1394283318 https://www.amazon.com/Data-Storytelling-Altair-Angelica-Duca/dp/1633437922/

Snippet: https://livebook.manning.com/book/data-storytelling-with-altair-and-ai/chapter-10/16

Connect with Angelica on Medium for more articles and insights: https://medium.com/@alod83/about

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. In this special one-year anniversary episode, we reminisce about our journey and dive into some intriguing tech stories: WordPress Governance Drama: We discuss recent issues with WordPress. Find out what’s behind the Automattic and WP Engine tension.Astral’s Business Model: Charlie Marsh shares insights into how Astral plans to balance open-source ideals with profitability.Deno 2.0 Release: Deno 2.0 claims to be a “Cargo for JavaScript.” Check out its new features and see how it compares to Node.js.OpenAI’s Soaring Valuation: OpenAI has hit a staggering $150 billion valuation after raising $6.5 billion in new funding.Adobe’s GenAI Policy: Adobe clarified their stance on GenAI, ensuring Firefly is only trained on stock images to support creators.Instructor Library for LLMs: Discover the Instructor library for turning unstructured data into structured outputs with ease.Repo2txt Tool: Convert your GitHub repo into a single text file using Repo2txt for easy analysis.Retro PC Fonts Galore: Explore a treasure trove of vintage fonts with the Ultimate Old-School PC Font Pack.Bop Spotter – Cultural Surveillance: Bop Spotter uses Shazam to capture the music trends and cultural vibes of San Francisco’s Mission District.

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. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don’t), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style! In this episode, we explore: LLMs Gaming the System: Uncover how LLMs are using political sycophancy and tool-using flattery to game the system. Dive deeper: paper, chain of thought prompting & post on x.Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Sue AI Music Generators: They are taking on Suno and Udio for using copyrighted music to train their models. Some ai generated music that is very similar to existing songs: song 1, song 2, song 3. More on GenAI: midjourney creating copyrighted images, and chatGPT reciting email-adresses.AI-Powered Olympic Recaps: NBC’s personalized daily recaps with Al Michaels' voice offer a new way to catch up on the Olympics.Figma’s AI Redesign: Discover Figma’s new AI tools that speed up design and creativity. We debate the tool's value and its application in the design process. Rabbit R1 Security Flaws: Hackers exposed hardcoded API keys in Rabbit R1’s source code, leading to major security issues. Find out more.Pyinstrument for Python: Meet Pyinstrument, the easy-to-use Python profiler that optimizes code performance. Explore it on GitHub.The Ultimate Font - Bart’s dreams come true: Explore the groundbreaking integration of True Type Fonts with AI for dynamic text rendering. Discover more here.Hot Takes on AI Competition: Google claims no one has a moat in AI, sparking debate on open-source models' future. We also explore Ladybird Browser Project, an independently funded browser project aiming to build a cutting-edge browser engine.

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. Dive into conversations that flow as smoothly as your morning coffee, where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style! In this episode:

Apple Intelligence is finally here: Apple's latest AI advancements, featuring  GenAI images, privacy-first approach, math notes, and a mention of ChatGPT. Dive into this YouTube clip and ponder, will it work as intended? ChatGPT in a Spreadsheet: Explore the innovative recreation of an entire GPT architecture in a spreadsheet, a nanoGPT designed by @karpathy with about 85,000 parameters. “How a single ChatGPT mistake cost $10,000” - A clickbait title that stirred controversy on Hacker News, with many arguing the error was their fault entirely, not ChatGPT. Read more community reactions on Bear Blog and LinkedIn. The ideal PR is 50 lines long: Discuss the perfect pull request length and its impact on code quality, as detailed by Graphite. Any contribution too small? Delve into the debate on the value of small contributions in the open-source community with Slidev. Adobe overhauls terms of service: Adobe's new terms ensure AI won't be trained on customers’ work, raising important questions about data usage and privacy. Artists fleeing Instagram to protect their work: Artists are moving away from Instagram to prevent their creations from being used to train Meta's AI. Explore more: Reddit, SWGFL, and Cara.

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. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style!

In this episode we are joined by Christophe Beke, where we discuss the following: Meta identifies networks pushing deceptive content likely generated by AI: Unpacking Meta’s discovery of AI-generated deep fakes used in political scams and phishing attacks.Klarna using GenAI to cut marketing costs by $10 million annually: Exploring how Klarna leverages generative AI to save on marketing costs and the broader impact of AI-generated content on branding and creativity.Apple and OpenAI partnership rumors: Speculating on Apple’s potential partnership with OpenAI and what this partnership mean for Siri and user privacy.Even the Raspberry Pi is getting in on AI: Exciting new AI capabilities for the Raspberry Pi and the privacy questions they raise. Plus discussion on windows screenshot tools & more privacy concerns.Nvidia teases next-gen “Rubin” AI chips: Nvidia’s surprising early reveal of their next-gen AI chips—what’s behind the move?Marker: A new tool for converting PDFs to Markdown: Discovering the Marker library and its perks for converting PDFs while keeping valuable metadata.Signal EU Market Exit: The privacy-focused app’s decision to leave the EU market over regulatory challenges and the broader debate on privacy vs. security.Reframing ‘tech debt’: Fresh perspectives on managing technical debt in the fast-paced world of software development.Our newsletter: Don’t miss out! Subscribe to our data and AI newsletter for the latest headlines and insights.

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. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style!

In this episode, we're thrilled to have special guest Mehdi Ouazza  diving into a plethora of hot tech topics: Mehdi Ouazza's Insights into his career, online community and working with DuckDB and MotherDuck.Demystifying DevRel: Definitions and distinctions in the realm of tech influence (dive deeper here).Terraform's Licensing Shift: Reactions to HashiCorp's recent changes and its new IBM collaboration, more details here.Github Copilot Workspace: Exploring the latest in AI-powered coding assistance, comparing with devin.ai and CodySnowflake's Arctic LLM: Discussing the latest enterprise AI capabilities and their real-world applications. Read more about Arctic - what it excels at, and how its performance was measuredMore legal kerfuffle in the GenAI realm: The ongoing legal debates around AI's use in creative industries, highlighted by a dispute over Drake’s use of late rapper Tupac’s AI-generated voice in diss track & the licensing deal between Financial Times and OpenAIFuture of Data Engineering: Examining the integration of LLMs into data engineering tools. Insights on prompt-based feature engineering and Databricks' English SDKAI in Music Creation: A little bonus with an AI generated song about Murilo, created with Suno

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.

Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style!

In this episode, we're joined by special guest Vitale Sparacello, an MLflow Ambassador, to delve into a myriad of topics shaping the current and future landscape of AI and software development: MLflow Deep Dive: Exploring the MLflow Ambassador program, MLflow's role in promoting MLOps practices, and its expansion to support generative AI technologies.Introducing Llama 3: Discussing Meta's newest language model, Llama 3, its capabilities, and the nuanced policy of its distribution, featured on platforms like Groq. Read more here.Emerging AI Tools: Evaluating Open-Parse for advanced text parsing and debating the longevity of PDF documents in the age of advanced AI technologies.OpenTofu vs. Terraform Drama: Analyzing the ongoing legal dispute between Terraform and OpenTofu, with discussions around code ethics and links to OpenTofu's LinkedIn, and their official blog response.The Future of AI Devices: Are smartphones the endgame, or is there a future for specialized AI wearables? Speculating on the evolution of AI devices, focusing on the Human AI Pin review, Rabbit R1 and Dot Computer Go check out the Youtube video after so you don't miss out Murilo in that suit he promised (with a duck tie of course).

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. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style!

In this episode, titled, "#46 Debunking Devon, Exploring RAG Frameworks, and Tech for a Better World", our special guest Martin Van Mollekot adds a rich layer of insight to our tech stew, covering everything from 3D-printed humanoids to the harmonious blend of AI and music, all while exploring how tech is cultivating a better world. 3D Printing: Martin discusses building a humanoid using resources from Thingiverse.AI Generated Music: Exploring Udio, an AI that not only composes music but adds vocals to match your taste.Devin Debunked: Unpacking the claims of the "First AI Software Engineer" and why it's not quite time to worry about AI taking coding jobs.GPT-4 Over Humans? A critical look at whether AI could replace junior analysts in the current tech landscape.The Data Science Dilemma: Is Data Science Dead? Discussing the evolution and future relevance of data science, with Zapier highlighted for its accessible toolset.RAG Frameworks Galore:. Discover the evolving buffet of RAG frameworks, making data handling smoother – and whether they're up to the hype: Ragflow, Pine Cone, Verba, and R2R. Tech for a Better World: Martin shares his personal story of how computer vision technology can aid farmers in managing their livestock.Hip-Hop and Generative AI: How generative AI is stirring up the music industry & tips from Bart on reproducing hit tracks.The Low-Code Revolution: Martin shares his insights on the rise of low-code/no-code platforms in data management.

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Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style!

In this episode, titled "#45 Tech Check: Amazon's AI, Rust vs. Go vs. C++ and the Intricacies of AI in Coding" we are joined by special guest Lukas Valatka as we peel back the layers of AI's reliability and dive into the coding languages shaping our digital futures:  Amazon's "Just Walk Out" Technology: A deep dive into the challenges and human supervision required behind Amazon's cashier-less shopping.Rust vs. Go vs. C++: Is it time to join the Rust rush? We dive into the language loyalty debate and compare the productivity and features of Rust versus traditional languages like C++ and Go.The API Balancing Act: The trade-offs of updating PyO3's API with user convenience in mind.Generative AI and Refactoring: Weighing the upsides and downsides of AI-driven codebase refactors.Tech Debt and Rust Libraries: Turning tech debt into an asset by internalizing open-source libraries.Cursor - AI-Powered Programming: Exploring the intrusive potential of AI's filesystem access in code editing.AirBnB's Open-Source Gambit: Should we invest interest in Airbnb's Chronon, or is it just another big fish in the open-source sea?

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. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's explore the complex intersections of data, unplugged style! In episode #43, titled "The Privacy Paradox - The Tug of War Between Data Privacy and Safety," our special guest Sofie Van Den Eynden guides us through a labyrinth of data privacy issues that challenge our notions of security, consent, and progress. The DNA Privacy Conundrum: Sofie Van Den Eynden unravels the tensions between the incredible potential of DNA for solving crimes (inspired from Sofie Claerhout's research and historic cases like the Golden State Killer), and the ensuing privacy concerns, exemplified by the 23andMe data breach and the broad implications of such incidents.Privacy on the Road: A deep dive into the ethical implications of employing smart cameras for road safety and the debate on privacy trade-offs, with a glance at policies in Germany and the Netherlands.The Cost of Cyber Safety: How much privacy are we willing to sacrifice for safety? Debating the cost of privacy in the fight against cybercrime. Should transaction data be more accessible to prevent fraud?GenAI and Copyright : We cap off the episode with a discussion on copyright issues in the age of AI, ignited by Kid Rock's interview with Theo Von. 

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. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style! In episode #39, titled "Microsoft, Musk, and Extremely Fast Image Gen using SDXL Lightning," we take a spin through the latest tech tremors and thought nuggets. Oh, and don't forget to give a warm welcome to Alex, our enthusiastic intern stepping into the podcast spotlight! Elon Musk's Legal Drama: Musk takes on OpenAI and Sam Altman over a philosophical fallout.Microsoft's Smart Bet: Investing a cool $16M in Mistral AI sparks curiosity.SDXL Lightning Unveiled: A breakthrough in image generation that might just redefine speed.GPT-Script Evolution: The rise of GPT-Script signals a coding renaissance.pkgx Drama: Unwrapping the GenAI layer over OSS packages stirs the pot.Database Dilemma: Questioning the database abundance echoes a common tech gripe.Sticky Table Headings: A plea to make web table headings sticky finds its voice.Intro music courtesy of fesliyanstudios.com.

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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