EPISODE · Aug 3, 2023 · 43 MIN
Eradicating Machine Learning Pain Points with Weights & Biases CEO Lukas Biewald
from No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups · host Conviction
How are ML developer tools helping to advance our capabilities? 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 the impact of LLMs, puts them in context of the evolution of ML engineering over the past decade and a half, and tells the backstory of Weights & Biases' success. He gives advice for aspiring AI company founders, placing emphasis on customer feedback and using insecurity as a vehicle for better customer discovery. Prior to founding Weights & Biases, Lukas attacked 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. Show Links: Lukas Biewald - CEO & Co-founder - Weights & Biases | LinkedIn Weights & Biases Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @l2k 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
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How are ML developer tools helping to advance our capabilities? 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 the impact of LLMs, puts them in context of the evolution of ML engineering over the past decade and a half, and tells the backstory of Weights & Biases' success. He gives advice for aspiring AI company founders, placing emphasis on customer feedback and using insecurity as a vehicle for better customer discovery. Prior to founding Weights & Biases, Lukas attacked 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. Show Links: Lukas Biewald - CEO & Co-founder - Weights & Biases | LinkedIn Weights & Biases Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @l2k 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
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