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Data RadicalsWhy AI Builders Need a Metadata Goldmine with Chris Aberger, VP at AlationThe future of business intelligence is being rewritten. Have you ever wondered how AI will unlock the power of unstructured data?In this episode of Data Radicals, host Satyen Sangani is joined by Chris Aberger, newly-minted VP at Alation to discuss building AI-powered data workflows.A startup pioneer, Chris explores the importance of metadata in enhancing AI applications within organizations, the significance of quick iterations, and the evolving role of AI engineers.“ That two-step realization is what's causing a lot of this activity that we're seeing in the market, which is, I know I ne...2025-06-1847 min
Founded & FundedNumbers Station Founders on Applying Foundation Models to Data WranglingThis week, Madrona Managing Director Tim Porter talks to Numbers Station Co-founders Chris Aberger and Ines Chami. We announced our investment in Numbers Station’s $17.5M Series A in March and are very excited about the work they’re doing with foundation models, which is very different than what has been making headlines this year. It isn’t content or image generation – Numbers Station is bringing the transformational power of AI inside of those foundation models to the data-wrangling problems we’ve all felt! You can't analyze data if the data is not prepared and transformed, which in the past has b...2023-05-3135 min
The Analytics Engineering PodcastWhat Can Generative AI Do for Data People? (W/ Sarah Nagy + Chris Aberger)Sarah and Chris are both at the forefront of bringing the promise of gen AI to our actual work as data people—which is a unique challenge! Precise truth is critical for business questions in a way that it’s not for a consumer search query. Sarah Nagy is the CEO of Seek AI, a startup that aims to use natural language processing to change how professionals work with data. Chris Aberger currently leads Numbers Station AI, a startup focused on data-intensive workflow automation. In this conversation with Tristan and Julia, they dive into...2023-02-2448 min