#insideBIGDATApodcast: Can A.I. Take a Joke?

Artificial intelligence, we’ve been told, will destroy humankind. No, wait — it will usher in a new age of human flourishing! Freakonomics Radio guest host Adam Davidson (co-founder of Planet Money) sorts through the big claims about A.I.’s future by exploring its past and present — and whether it has a sense of humor. Enjoy the podcast!

insideBIGDATA Latest News – 9/8/2023

In this regular column, we’ll bring you all the latest industry news centered around our main topics of focus: big data, data science, machine learning, AI, and deep learning. Our industry is constantly accelerating with new products and services being announced everyday. Fortunately, we’re in close touch with vendors from this vast ecosystem, so we’re in a unique position to inform you about all that’s new and exciting. Our massive industry database is growing all the time so stay tuned for the latest news items describing technology that may make you and your organization more competitive.

Starburst Introduces Python DataFrame Support for Complex Data Transformation and Data Application Workloads

Starburst, the data lake analytics platform, today extended their support for the most widely used multi-purpose, high-level programming language, Python with PyStarburst, as well as announced a new integration with the open source Python library, Ibis, built in collaboration with composable data systems builder and Ibis maintainer, Voltron Data. 

insideBIGDATA AI News Briefs – 9/8/2023

Welcome insideBIGDATA AI News Briefs, our timely new feature bringing you the latest industry insights and perspectives surrounding the field of AI including deep learning, large language models, generative AI, and transformers. We’re working tirelessly to dig up the most timely and curious tidbits underlying the day’s most popular technologies. We know this field is advancing rapidly and we want to bring you a regular resource to keep you informed and state-of-the-art.

“Above the Trend Line” – Your Industry Rumor Central for 9/5/2023

Above the Trend Line: your industry rumor central is a recurring feature of insideBIGDATA. In this column, we present a variety of short time-critical news items grouped by category such as M&A activity, people movements, funding news, financial results, industry alignments, customer wins, rumors and general scuttlebutt floating around the big data, data science and machine learning industries including behind-the-scenes anecdotes and curious buzz.

Video Highlights: 3 Minute GenAI App Creation

In this video presentation below, from our friends over at Aible, we create a custom GenAI App using Google PaLM2, VertexAI, and BigQuery, based on the customers own data in a matter of minutes.

Heard on the Street – 8/31/2023

Welcome to insideBIGDATA’s “Heard on the Street” round-up column! In this regular feature, we highlight thought-leadership commentaries from members of the big data ecosystem. Each edition covers the trends of the day with compelling perspectives that can provide important insights to give you a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

insideBIGDATA AI News Briefs – 8/31/2023

Welcome insideBIGDATA AI News Briefs, our timely new feature bringing you the latest industry insights and perspectives surrounding the field of AI including deep learning, large language models, generative AI, and transformers. We’re working tirelessly to dig up the most timely and curious tidbits underlying the day’s most popular technologies. We know this field is advancing rapidly and we want to bring you a regular resource to keep you informed and state-of-the-art. Enjoy!

LinkedIn Releases State of AI @ Work Report

LinkedIn’s Economic Graph Research & Insights (EGRI) team released The Future of Work Report: AI at Work, a new quarterly report featuring current insights on the state of AI and the workforce, as well as analysis on how AI may impact how we work moving forward. Using LinkedIn’s powerful data infrastructure, the team is able to synthesize billions of data points from the company’s Knowledge Graph to uncover key economic trends that inform marquee reports such as this one. 

How ML is Used to Reveal Hidden Savings in Your Cloud Infra 

In this contributed article, Maxim Melamedov, CEO and co-founder of Zesty, explores the cost-savings potential behind leveraging AI/ML in the cloud. By implementing tools capable of real-time decision making and analysis, companies can truly unlock the promise of the cloud.