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The AI Fundamentalists

A podcast about the fundamentals of safe and resilient modeling systems behind the AI that impacts our lives and our businesses. 

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Update frequency
every 22 days
Average duration
34 minutes
Episodes
37
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Baseline modeling and its critical role in AI and business performance

Baseline modeling and its critical role in AI and business performance

Baseline modeling is a necessary part of model validation. In our expert opinion, it should be required before model deployment. There are many baseline modeling types and in this episode, we're disc…

00:36:23  |   Wed 17 Apr 2024
Information theory and the complexities of AI model monitoring

Information theory and the complexities of AI model monitoring

In this episode, we explore information theory and the not-so-obvious shortcomings of its popular metrics for model monitoring; and where non-parametric statistical methods can serve as the better op…

00:21:56  |   Tue 26 Mar 2024
The importance of anomaly detection in AI

The importance of anomaly detection in AI

In this episode, the hosts focus on the basics of anomaly detection in machine learning and AI systems, including its importance, and how it is implemented. They also touch on the topic of large lang…

00:35:48  |   Wed 06 Mar 2024
What is consciousness, and does AI have it?

What is consciousness, and does AI have it?

We're taking a slight detour from modeling best practices to explore questions about AI and consciousness. 

With special guest Michael Herman, co-founder of Monitaur and TestDriven.io, the team discus…

00:32:55  |   Tue 13 Feb 2024
Upskilling for AI: Roles, organizations, and new mindsets

Upskilling for AI: Roles, organizations, and new mindsets

Data scientists, researchers, engineers, marketers, and risk leaders find themselves at a crossroads to expand their skills or risk obsolescence. The hosts discuss how a growth mindset and "the funda…

00:41:23  |   Thu 25 Jan 2024
Non-parametric statistics

Non-parametric statistics

Get ready for 2024 and a brand new episode! We discuss non-parametric statistics in data analysis and AI modeling. Learn more about applications in user research methods, as well as the importance of…

00:32:49  |   Wed 10 Jan 2024
AI regulation, data privacy, and ethics - 2023 summarized

AI regulation, data privacy, and ethics - 2023 summarized

It's the end of 2023 and our first season. The hosts reflect on what's happened with the fundamentals of AI regulation, data privacy, and ethics. Spoiler alert: a lot! And we're excited to share our …

00:31:27  |   Tue 19 Dec 2023
Managing bias in the actuarial sciences with Joshua Pyle, FCAS

Managing bias in the actuarial sciences with Joshua Pyle, FCAS

Joshua Pyle joins us in a discussion about managing bias in the actuarial sciences. Together with Andrew's and Sid's perspectives from  both the economic and data science fields, they deliver an inte…

00:43:41  |   Thu 07 Dec 2023
Model Validation: Performance

Model Validation: Performance

Episode 9. Continuing our series run about model validation. In this episode, the hosts focus on aspects of performance, why we need to do statistics correctly, and not use metrics without understand…

00:43:56  |   Sat 04 Nov 2023
Model validation: Robustness and resilience

Model validation: Robustness and resilience

Episode 8. This is the first in a series of episodes dedicated to model validation. Today, we focus on model robustness and resilience. From complex financial systems to why your gym might be overcro…

00:36:23  |   Wed 11 Oct 2023
Digital twins in AI systems

Digital twins in AI systems

Episode 7.  To use or not to use? That is the question about digital twins that the fundamentalists explore. Many solutions continue to be proposed for making AI systems safer, but can digital twins …

00:23:48  |   Wed 20 Sep 2023
Fundamentals of systems engineering

Fundamentals of systems engineering

Episode 6. What does systems engineering have to do with AI fundamentals? In this episode, the team discusses what data and computer science as professions can learn from systems engineering, and how…

00:28:12  |   Wed 23 Aug 2023
Synthetic Data in AI

Synthetic Data in AI

Episode 5. This episode about synthetic data is very real. The fundamentalists uncover the pros and cons of synthetic data; as well as reliable use cases and the best techniques for safe and effectiv…

00:31:46  |   Tue 08 Aug 2023
Modeling with Christoph Molnar

Modeling with Christoph Molnar

Episode 4. The AI Fundamentalists welcome Christoph Molnar to discuss the characteristics of a modeling mindset in a rapidly innovating world. He is the author of multiple data science books includin…

00:27:02  |   Tue 25 Jul 2023
Why data matters | The right data for the right objective with AI

Why data matters | The right data for the right objective with AI

Episode 3.  Get ready because we're bringing stats back! An AI model can only learn from the data it has seen. And business problems can’t be solved without the right data. The Fundamentalists break …

00:36:37  |   Tue 27 Jun 2023
Truth-based AI: LLMs and knowledge graphs - back to basics

Truth-based AI: LLMs and knowledge graphs - back to basics

Truth-based AI: Large language models (LLMs) and knowledge graphs - The AI Fundamentalists, Episode 2


Show Notes

  • What’s NOT new and what is new in the world of LLMs. 3:10
    •  Getting back to the basics of …
00:30:56  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Why AI Fundamentals? | AI rigor in engineering | Generative AI isn't new | Data quality matters in machine learning

Why AI Fundamentals? | AI rigor in engineering | Generative AI isn't new | Data quality matters in machine learning

The AI Fundamentalists - Ep1 

Summary

  • Welcome to the first episode. 0:03
    • Welcome to the first episode of the AI Fundamentalists podcast.
    • Introducing the hosts.
  • Introducing Sid and Andrew. 1:23
    • Introducing …
00:26:03  |   Thu 11 May 2023
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