Inside Uber’s AI Revolution - Everything about how they use AI/ML

Kai Wang joins the MLOps Community podcast LIVE to share how Uber built and scaled its ML platform, Michelangelo. From mission-critical models to tools for both beginners and experts, he walks us through Uber’s AI playbook—and teases plans to open-source parts of it.// BioKai Wang is the product lead of the AI platform team at Uber, overseeing Uber's internal end-to-end ML platform called Michelangelo that powers 100% Uber's business-critical ML use cases.// Related LinksUber GenAI: https://www.uber.com/blog/from-predictive-to-generative-ai/#uber #podcast #ai #machinelearning ~~~~~~~~ ✌️Connect With Us ✌️ ~~~~~~~Catch all episodes, blogs, newsletters, and more: https://go.mlops.community/TYExploreMLOps Swag/Merch: [https://shop.mlops.community/]Connect with Demetrios on LinkedIn: /dpbrinkmConnect with Kai on LinkedIn: /kai-wang-67457318/Timestamps:[00:00] Rethinking AI Beyond ChatGPT[04:01] How Devs Pick Their Tools[08:25] Measuring Dev Speed Smartly[10:14] Predictive Models at Uber[13:11] When ML Strategy Shifts[15:56] Smarter Uber Eats with AI[19:29] Summarizing Feedback with ML[23:27] GenAI That Users Notice[27:19] Inference at Scale: Michelangelo[32:26] Building Uber’s AI Studio[33:50] Faster AI Agents, Less Pain[39:21] Evaluating Models at Uber[42:22] Why Uber Open-Sourced Machanjo[44:32] What Fuels Uber’s AI Team