Jonathan Frankle is the Chief AI Scientist at Databricks ($43B), which he joined through the acquisition of MosaicML in July 2023. Databricks has over 12,000 customers on the cutting edge of AI; Jonathan works to anticipate their needs and offer solutions even as the tech is rapidly evolving. [0:00] Intro [0:52] Incentives and Team Motivation at Databricks [2:40] The Evolution of AI Models: Transformers vs. LSTMs [5:27] Mosaic and Databricks: A Strategic Merger [7:31] Guidance on AI Model Training and Fine-Tuning [11:11] Building Effective AI Evaluations [16:02] Domain-Specific AI Models and Their Importance [19:37] The Future of AI: Challenges and Opportunities [25:07] Ethical Considerations and Human-AI Interaction [29:13] Customer Collaboration and AI Implementation [30:45] Navigating AI Tools and Techniques [35:41] The Role of Open Source Models [36:46] AI Infrastructure and Partnerships [48:27] Academia's Role in AI Research [52:09] Ethics and Policy in AI [57:47] Quickfire With your co-hosts: @jacobeffron - Partner at Redpoint, Former PM Flatiron Health @patrickachase - Partner at Redpoint, Former ML Engineer LinkedIn @ericabrescia - Former COO Github, Founder Bitnami (acq’d by VMWare) @jordan_segall - Partner at Redpoint
