The Data Exchange

1 week ago | thedataexchange.media | Ben Lorica

Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS. Lin Qiao, CEO of Fireworks AI, dives into the practical challenges AI developers face, from UX/DX hurdles to complex systems engineering. Discover key trends like the convergence of open-source and proprietary models, the rise of agentic workflows, and strategies for optimizing quality, speed, and cost.

2 weeks ago | thedataexchange.media | Ben Lorica

Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS. Hamel Husain is the founder of Parlance Labs. He discusses how successful AI implementation requires fundamental data science skills often overlooked in current educational resources that focus too heavily on tools and frameworks.

3 weeks ago | thedataexchange.media | Ben Lorica

Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS. Steve Yegge is an evangelist at Sourcegraph, a startups that is industrializing software development with AI agents. This episode explores the paradigm shift in software development with the rise of “vibe coding” and AI agents, moving beyond traditional code completion.

1 month ago | thedataexchange.media | Ben Lorica

Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS. Every year, I rely on the Stanford HAI AI Index Report to cut through the noise and understand the real state of artificial intelligence. The 2025 edition continues this vital work, offering rigorously validated data on AI’s expanding influence across society, the economy, and governance. To delve deeper, I recently sat down with the report’s editor-in-chief, Nestor Maslej, Research Manager at HAI.

1 month ago | thedataexchange.media | Ben Lorica

Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Overcast • Pocket Casts • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS. Workera founder, Kian Katanforoosh, discusses how skills verification has evolved into a critical market focused on both assessment and professional development. The conversation explores how AI has transformed skills assessment, enabling more responsive tools that adapt to rapidly changing skill requirements across industries.