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Data Science With Sam
by Soumava Dey
This is an educational podcast focused on bringing academia and industry experts together in a common forum and initiate discussion geared towards data science, artificial intelligence, actuarial science and scientific research. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host(s) or guest(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of any organization. The podcast is intended to provide general educational information and entertainment purposes only.
Episodes
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EP 48: From Pilots to Productivity: What It Actually Takes to Make AI Work in the Enterprise
Jim Spignardo is the Director of Cloud Strategy and AI Enablement at ProArch, a global IT services and consulting firm. With 25 years in IT spanning network engineering, cloud, cybersecurity, and strategic consulting, Jim advises executive teams on modernisation, operational resilience, and...
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EP 47: The AI Pioneer Who Decided Privacy Matters More Than Hype
If you ever had a document you wished you could just ask questions to - without it leaving your computer, wouldn't be pretty good from data privacy perspective? In this episode, Sam sits down with Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer - Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, co-founder…
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EP 46: Fix the Foundation First: Why Your Data Strategy Is Failing Before the AI Gets Involved
Most companies have spent years buying tools, running pilots, and building dashboards - and they still can't answer the questions leadership needs answered. The problem isn't the technology. It's that no one fixed the foundation first. Ilan Man is the Founder and CEO of Paradox Machines, a data…
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EP 45: Why AI Agents Break in Production: The Missing Harness in Your Data Stack
An independent evaluation of Snowflake's Cortex Analyst found 6 in 10 AI-generated queries were wrong — but they all compiled and ran without a single error. That's not a model problem. That's a missing harness problem. Pradnesh Patil is the Co-Founder and CEO of Altimate AI — a platform bringing...
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EP 44: Human-Centered Credit - Building Explainable AI for Lending in an Agentic World
We are letting AI make life-changing financial decisions without requiring it to explain itself. The CFPB says 'insufficient information' is no longer an acceptable reason to deny a loan. The EU AI Act classifies credit scoring as high-risk. And more than half the US workforce - gig workers,...
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EP 43: The Outsider's Advantage: How Diverse Perspectives Unlock Enterprise AI Success
McKinsey says 88% of organizations are using AI. Only 6% are getting real value. Sumaiya Shrabony argues the gap isn't technical - it's trust. And the people best equipped to see that barrier are almost never in the room when AI rollout strategy gets written. Sumaiya is Technical Program Manager...
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EP 42: When AI Meets Robotics: Building Machines That Care
In this episode, Sam sat down with guest Dr. Mohammad explore what it actually takes to build emotional intelligence into a physical machine - from the technical layers of facial expression recognition and voice intonation analysis to the user experience decisions that matter most when your users...
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EP 41: The Reward Signal: The Missing Ingredient in Every AI System You’ve Built
74% of organizations hope to grow revenue through AI. Only 20% are actually doing it. That gap isn't a technology gap — it's a design gap. And today's guest has a name for what's missing: the reward signal. Alexander Liss is a Data and AI Scientist based in Denver, Colorado, with a 30-year career...
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EP 40: Governance First: The Architecture Framework That Makes AI Auditable, Defensible, and 99% Cheaper
Most AI governance is a policy document that nobody enforces. And in high-stakes environments - legal, healthcare, finance - that gap between policy and architecture is where disasters happen. In this episode, Dan Driver, founder of Driver AI Agency, walks through exactly how he built CaseReady...
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EP 39: Why the Future of AI Belongs to Divergent Thinkers
What if ADHD - penalised in classrooms and boardrooms for decades - is actually the competitive advantage in an AI-driven world? Palantir CEO Alex Karp said the future belongs to neurodivergent thinkers. The podcast guest Mark Stiltner has been living proof of that for years. Mark is Senior...
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EP 38: The Local AI Stack Nobody Talks About (But Should)
You want to run AI locally. You have questions: What hardware do I actually need? Which framework should I use? How much will this cost? What's the realistic performance? In this episode, Sam brings back Trent Rossiter, founder of Logical Data Solutions, for a practical walkthrough of building a...
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EP 37: Neurons: Future of AI Processing
What if the next generation of computers wasn't made of silicon — but of living human neurons? Not simulated neurons, not artificial neural networks inspired by biology, but actual brain cells grown in a lab, connected to electrodes, and used to process information. That's not science fiction...
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EP 36: NVIDIA GTC 2026: Everything That Matters - Recapped
Jensen Huang took the stage at SAP Center in San Jose on March 16th and announced that NVIDIA now expects one trillion dollars in chip orders through 2027 — double the forecast from just one year ago. Sam breaks down the five biggest stories from GTC 2026 in under 10 minutes. In this episode: the...
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EP 35: Who Actually Controls AI? The Governance Gap Explained
There's no international treaty governing AI, no agreed definition of "safe AI," and nobody with actual authority over frontier model deployment. A handful of CEOs make decisions with civilizational implications while governance structures lag years behind. This episode examines who's responsible...
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EP 34: DeepSeek R1 vs GPT-4: The $6M Model That Changed AI Economics
In January 2025, Chinese AI lab DeepSeek released DeepSeek R1—a model matching GPT-4 class performance at a fraction of the training cost. It wiped $600 billion off NVIDIA's market cap in a single day. Twelve months later, the ripple effects are still reshaping the AI industry. This episode cuts...
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EP 33: Agents Everywhere: What Agentic AI Actually Means for Your Job
Everyone's talking about agentic AI, but there's a gap between the hype ("AI will do your job for you") and the reality, which is more nuanced and frankly more interesting. The word "agentic" has officially crossed from technical jargon into buzzword territory—simultaneously everywhere and…
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EP 32: AI Discovers Drugs: The 2026 Clinical Trial Moment for AI in Biotech
For years, AI in drug discovery has been a promise—billions invested, hundreds of papers published, dozens of startups founded, but actual drugs coming out the other end? Not yet. This is changing in 2026. Several AI-discovered drug candidates are now entering mid-to-late stage clinical trials....
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EP 31: Google's $30M Bet: The AI Impact Summit India and the Global South
Every major AI summit has been held in San Francisco, London, or Washington — until now. In this episode, Sam breaks down what happened when Google CEO Sundar Pichai flew to New Delhi to open India's AI Impact Summit, and why it sent a clear geopolitical signal about the future of AI's global...
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EP 30: OpenClaw: The Open-Source AI Agent That Got Its Creator Hired by OpenAI
Exploring the rise of OpenClaw, a viral open-source AI project, its capabilities, security risks, and industry impact. Learn how community-driven AI is transforming automation and the importance of security in AI development. Key Topics Covered OpenClaw's development and viral growth Security…
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EP 29: The Pentagon Showdown: OpenAI vs Anthropic and the Soul of AI
An in-depth analysis of the recent AI controversy involving Anthropic, OpenAI, and the US government, exploring the implications for AI ethics, warfare, and industry dynamics. Key Topics Covered: Anthropic's contract with the US Department of Defense Red lines for AI in military use OpenAI's…
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EP 28: The AI Revolution: Redefining Healthcare Financing
In this episode, Sam Dey interviews Sharmeen, founder of Lyyvora, a platform revolutionizing AI-driven healthcare financing for independent clinics, particularly women-owned practices. They discuss the challenges these clinics face in accessing capital, the innovative human-centered approach...
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EP 27: AI and the Creative Arts: Innovation or Appropriation?
Can a machine create art? Should it? And if it does, who owns it? In this episode, I sit down with Andres—creative technologist, founder of Red Mage, and advocate for equitable AI—to tackle one of the most controversial conversations in tech right now: AI's role in creative industries. What we...
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EP 26: The Future of Healthcare - AI, Data and Human Touch
Can AI revolutionize cancer treatment? Dr. Sriman Swarup, a practicing oncologist and data scientist at OncoNexus, joins us to discuss where AI is making real impact in oncology today—and where it's falling short. We explore data quality challenges, building trust with patients and physicians…
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EP 25: AI Revolution in Marketing: From Traditional to Transformational
In this episode of DataScienceWithSam, host Sam sits down with Egbavwa Pela, CEO of InsightsRx.ai, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the marketing landscape. We dive deep into Egbavwa's journey from traditional media and marketing into the AI space, discussing the…
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EP 24: Redefining Data Science in the Generative AI Era
Join host Sam as he explores how generative AI is reshaping data science with Claire Longo, a seasoned data scientist and AI researcher. From the shift from feature engineering to prompt engineering, to the evolution of data cleaning and the importance of statistical thinking in the age of LLMs,...
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EP 23: AI in Marketing Strategies
In this episode, we sit down with Joya Scarlata, Director of Digital Marketing at Interra Information Technologies (InterraIT), where she has been leading transformative B2B marketing initiatives for nearly 12 years. Joya brings a unique perspective to AI in marketing, combining her background in...
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EP 22: Governing AI with Purpose and Inclusion
In this thought-provoking episode, we explore the critical intersection of AI governance, ethics, and representation with leaders from the Asian Women Advancing AI (AWAAI). Our guests break down the fundamentals of AI governance, explaining why proper oversight is essential in our rapidly…
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EP 21: AI Transformation: Beyond the Hype
Most companies are getting AI transformation spectacularly wrong. In this eye-opening episode, we sit down with data and AI thought leader Nan Li to uncover why adoption—not technology—remains the #1 barrier to AI success. Forget the buzzwords and empty promises. This is a no-nonsense…
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EP 20: Understanding AI Agents: From Basics to Future Potential
In this episode, the guest breaks down the fundamentals of AI agents in an accessible way for non-technical audiences. From understanding what makes AI agents different from traditional AI systems to exploring their potential future applications, this episode offers a comprehensive introduction…
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EP 19: Navigating the Future of Workplace Health and Benefits with AI
AI has evolved from being just a buzzword to becoming an integral part of our workplace wellness programs. But with great power comes great responsibility, and that's exactly what was unpacked in this episode. This episode features an esteemed guest from the healthcare sector who shared her...
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EP 18: Insurance Transformed: An Actuary’s take on AI
Is the rising popularity of AI impacting the insurance business or its fundamental practices? Listen to this special episode covering an actuary's unique perspective on how AI may or may not impact core insurance businesses and actuarial practices. The discussion touches upon how the insurance...
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EP 17: AI’s Impact on Creativity: A Consumer’s Perspective
This inspiring episode featuring an AI evangelist who's embracing the AI revolution in remarkable ways. From crafting custom Toastmasters songs to enhancing alumni club communications, our guest shares their journey of discovering generative AI tools in enhancing his creative content creation…
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EP 16: Data Decoded: Navigating the AI Revolution
Dive deep into the transformative world of AI and data analytics with "Data Decoded: Navigating the AI Revolution". In this informative episode, the guest Vishal unravels the complex landscape of AI/ML driven by data which are reshaping businesses, careers, and technology. From practical...
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EP 15: Unveiling Data Scientist’s role in the Generative AI era
Generative AI has taken technology world by storm since the inception of ChatGPT in late 2022. As we keep progressing towards a world that will continuously get benefitted by this new technical advent, it's imperative to understand how data scientist, a title which was identified as "The sexiest...
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EP 14: What is Observability?
This episode brings forth a new technology concept "Observability" as the guest speaker shared his perspectives on the following questions: What Observability means in the context of modern software development and system monitoring? How does Observability differ from traditional monitoring and...
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EP 13: Soccer Analytics Through the Lens of Coaching
This episode strikes up some insightful conversations about the usefulness of analytics in soccer/football. The guest speaker Bruno Baltazar, a soccer/football coach and the host of "Houston Dynamic Dynamo" podcast, shared his perspectives on the following relevant questions during the session:...
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EP 12: Insightful Conversation with a Football ⚽️ Analytics Professional
This episode unveils an emerging trend of analytics practices in football/soccer industry. The guest speaker Ana De Souza talks about her journey from economics to sports sector. She also shares her perspectives about how analytics/data science techniques coupled with innovative technology…
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EP 11: Growing Technology Footprints in Insurance Sector
This podcast geared towards an effort to explore new technology toolkits that helping insurance professionals in their risk management and operational risk practices. The guest speaker provides an overview of a new technology called "Spark", a cloud-based logic engine, which has a lot of…
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EP 10: A thought-provoking chat with an actuary and TEDx speaker
This podcast session features a seasoned Actuary who shared his perspectives on various topics related to Actuarial science and the respective profession. Guest speaker: Charles Johnson, FSA, CEO at Actuarial Development Institute and TEDx speaker. Follow him on LinkedIn to learn more about...
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EP 9: ChatGPT and Education Systems
ChatGPT continues to show its potential of becoming a revolutionary multi-purpose artificial intelligence tool that can benefit society. On the contrary, there has been a growing concern about misutilization of this tool that can cause detrimental effect on school education systems. NY public...
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EP 8: Implementation of AI in scientific research
This coffee chat session features a research scholar from academia who shared his perspectives and experience on how AI/ML plays a crucial role in scientific research in conjunction with the applicability of deep learning in profiling 🧬 expression analysis and other studies in molecular biology...
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EP 7: Data Science & MLOps
Latest coffee chat session on Data Science features Aaron Blythe, Data Scientist and Solution Architect at Google. During this discussion, Aaron talked about various topics such as 1) essential toolkit to become a Data Scientist, 2) fundamental difference between a Data Scientist and a ML…
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EP 6: Data Science & AI Talk
This coffee chat session features an academia personnel, who shared her fascinating journey from industry to academics during the talk, and it also covers a brief overview her ongoing research work geared towards artificial intelligence and deep learning. Guest speaker: Polina Nemkova, Research...
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EP 5: Implementation of data science in Cybersecurity
Due to the rising threats of cyberattacks and data breaches across different industries, the importance of cybersecurity has become more prevalent in recent years. Have you thought about how data science can help in alleviating this issue ??? Watch this vlog as it uncovers some key insights about...
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EP 4: A.I. talk with a Rocket Scientist from NASA
This coffee chat features a special guest Kofi Burney, Rocket Scientist and Deputy Chief Information Officer at NASA. 📍 During this intriguing chat Kofi shared her journey as a rocket scientist and also provided some great tips that will be beneficial for aspiring students/professionals who are...
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EP 3: Demystifying the Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome, a feeling of inadequacy and incompetency, impacting working professionals and students in this current era. This episode makes an attempt to break down the intricacies of imposter syndrome and what measures can be taken to alleviate this mental issue.
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EP 2: Data & Actuarial Science
This coffee chat session features a seasoned Actuary who shared her viewpoints on the importance of data and data management in Actuarial risk assessment study. Guest speaker: Mary Pat Campbell, FSA, MAAA Follow her blog to learn more about Actuarial Science and statistics/mathematics:...
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EP1: Data & Science
This podcast features two research scholars from scientific community who shared their perspectives on how data plays a crucial role in research area. Guest speakers: Efrosini Tsouko, PhD from Baylor College of Medicine Mausam Kalita, PhD from Stanford University By listening to this video you…
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This is an educational podcast focused on bringing academia and industry experts together in a common forum and initiate discussion geared towards data science, artificial intelligence, actuarial science and scientific research.
DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host(s) or guest(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of any organization. The podcast is intended to provide general educational information and entertainment purposes only.
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