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The Phront Room - Practical AIBasics of Large Language ModelsLarge Language Models: Building Blocks & Challenges Hosted by Nathan RigoniIn this episode we dive into the heart of today’s AI—large language models (LLMs). What makes these gigantic text‑predictors tick, and why do they sometimes hallucinate or run into bias? We’ll explore how LLMs are trained, what “next‑token prediction” really means, and the tricks (chain‑of‑thought prompting, reinforcement learning) that turn a raw predictor into a problem‑solving assistant. Can a model that has never seen a question truly reason to an answer, or is it just clever memorization? What you will learn The...
2026-01-2715 min
The Phront Room - Practical AIAI in Rocket Science and SpaceAI in Space: How AI Is Transforming NASA’s Engineering Hosted by Nathan Rigoni | Guest: Thomas Brooks – Aerospace Engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Advanced Concepts OfficeIn this episode of The Phront Room we dive into the ways artificial intelligence is reshaping space exploration—from automating routine meetings to enabling autonomous robots that can explore distant worlds without human latency. Thomas Brooks shares real‑world examples from his work on spacecraft conceptual design, thermal systems, and the emerging “agentic coding” tools that are already helping engineers write code, generate designs, and even write entire websites. What if a rover could decide its own path on...
2026-01-241h 16The Phront Room - Practical AIAI in EducationAI in Education Hosted by Nathan Rigoni | Guest: Travis Bailey – Veteran middle‑school teacher in Huntsville, AL, with 15 years of classroom experience, exploring how AI is reshaping teaching and learning. Teachers say the biggest change in recent years isn’t the curriculum—it’s the students. From post‑COVID digital classrooms to AI‑driven lesson planning, educators are wrestling with a new reality. What will happen to the role of teachers when AI can instantly generate quizzes, give real‑time feedback, and even act as a one‑on‑one tutor for every student? What you will learn How AI tools like...
2026-01-2339 min
The Phront Room - Practical AIBasics of Audio Processing (TTS & STT)Audio Processing Basics – Hosted by Nathan Rigoni In this episode of The Phront Room we dive into the world of sound, breaking down how raw audio waves become the speech‑to‑text and text‑to‑speech systems we use every day. From the historic phonograph to modern wake‑word assistants, we explore the science behind capturing pressure changes in air and turning them into meaningful symbols. What if you could teach a tiny model on a smartwatch to hear a single “help” call inside a burning building? What you will learn How sound is represented as a t...
2026-01-1812 min
The Phront Room - Practical AIBasics of Image ProcessingBasics of Image Processing Hosted by Nathan RigoniEver wondered how a computer can “see” a picture and even generate new videos from a single frame? In this episode of The Phront Room we break down the fundamentals of image processing—from pixels and RGB channels to convolutional neural networks that turn raw visual data into actionable AI insights. By the end you’ll understand how machines compress, filter, and reconstruct images, and why these techniques power everyday tools like Instagram’s background‑removal and next‑frame video prediction.What you will learn How an image is represen...
2026-01-1812 min
The Phront Room - Practical AIPaper Review: Byte Latent Transformer:Patches Scale Better Than TokensAI in Tokenization: Byte‑Latent Transformers, H‑Net & Bolmo Hosted by Nathan Rigoni | Guest: Jordan Conragan – Research Engineer at 11 Labs (formerly a Lockheed Martin colleague)How can we make language models treat every byte of text as efficiently as a byte‑level transformer, and what does that mean for the future of AI‑driven computation? Could dynamic patching and entropy‑based chunking finally solve the tokenization bottleneck that limits model size, speed, and math reasoning?What you will learn The motivation behind Byte‑Latent Transformers and why plain byte‑to‑token mapping explodes sequence lengths. How entropy‑driven patc...
2026-01-1347 minThe Phront Room - Practical AIAI in DentistryAI in Dentistry: Transforming Practice and Expanding CareHosted by Nathan Rigoni | Guest: Ben Kellum – dentist, founder of Transcend Dental Implants and co‑director of the Restore Dental nonprofit. https://transcenddentalimplants.com/https://restore-dental.org/In this episode of The Phront Room open.spotify.com we explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the dental industry—from automating the design of patient‑specific teeth to streamlining office administration and making high‑quality care more affordable. What if a patient could see a realistic, AI‑generated preview of their new smile in minutes, instead of waiting days for a technician to craft a model? What you will learn
2026-01-101h 16
The Phront Room - Practical AINLP - ApplicationsAI in NLP: From Word2Vec to Modern Language Models Hosted by Nathan RigoniArtificial intelligence has turned the simple act of “reading a document” into a powerful engine for insight—but how did we get from counting words to building whole knowledge bases? What if you could ask a computer to “find every contract clause that mentions liability” and get an instant, accurate list without scrolling through pages of text? What you will learn How early NLP models like Word2Vec turned tokenized words into vectors that capture meaning. The linguistic principles behind tokenization and con...
2026-01-0912 min
The Phront Room - Practical AINLP - TokenizationTokenization: The Building Blocks of Natural Language Processing Hosted by Nathan Rigoni (no guest)In this first half of the NLP mini‑series, Nathan breaks down how computers turn raw text into numbers that machines can manipulate. He explains the evolution from naïve “split‑by‑space” word indexing to modern sub‑word tokenization, shows why tokens are both the engine and the bottleneck of today’s large language models, and highlights the numeric and linguistic challenges that still limit AI performance. How can we redesign tokenization so models can understand numbers and rare words without exploding in size? Wha...
2026-01-0914 min
The Phront Room - Practical AIHidden States and Latent SpacesIn this episode we break down the concepts of hidden states and latent spaces in neural networks. Pulling back the curtain to reveal AI's Wizard.Company Website: www.phronesis-analytics.comEmail: Nathan.Rigoni@phronesis-analytics.com
2026-01-0514 min
The Phront Room - Practical AISupervised Learning and Reinforcement LearningIn this episode we break down the concept and application of supervised learning and reinforcement learning. These two concepts are at the heart of AI training in todays technology.Company Website: www.phronesis-analytics.comEmail: Nathan.Rigoni@phronesis-analytics.com
2026-01-0512 min
The Phront Room - Practical AIAI ML and OverfittingIn this episode we explain the basic concept of AI and ML along with the first major hurdle that AI ML faced, Overfitting. This series is intended to break down the basic concepts of AI as a reference for more complicated topics that are discussed in current AI.Company Website: www.phronesis-analytics.comEmail: Nathan.Rigoni@phronesis-analytics.com
2026-01-0512 min
The Phront Room - Practical AIPaper Review: Emergence of Hidden Capabilities - Exploring Learning Dynamics in Concept SpaceIn this episode we review one of my favorite apapers and talk about how it bridges the space between artificial and just plain intelligence. We explore what we can learn not only about AI but how we can expand our own understanding of how we learn and how we can classify "what is intelligent". Below is a link to the paper as well as a link to our company website and our email. Paper: https://arxiv.org/html/2406.19370v1Company Website: www.phronesis-analytics.comEmail: Nathan.Rigoni@phronesis-analytics.com
2025-12-3022 minThe Phront Room - Practical AIAI in ManufacturingIn this episode we interview Nathaniel Slaten a Huntsville local who works as a project manager in the manufacturing industry. He tells us his perspective and insights into how AI is changing his industry.
2025-12-081h 10
No Stupid Questions183. Does Free Will Exist, and Does It Matter?Does anyone have any real agency? What do McDonald’s and Oxford University have in common? And why did Angela give up on philosophy? SOURCESSam Harris, neuroscientist, philosopher, author, and podcast host.Brian Galla, associate professor of health and human development at University of Pittsburgh.Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology at Stanford University.Harry Emerson Fosdick, founding minister of Riverside Church in New York City.Martin E. P. Seligman, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.Brian Kershisnik, American painter. Plato, ancient Greek philosopher. RESOURCESFree Will, by Sam Harris (2012).Determined: A Science of Life...
2024-02-1841 min
ESPORTES TOTAL NOTÍCIASESPORTES TOTAL NOTÍCIAS - 11.07.2022*PAUTA ESPORTES TOTAL NOTÍCIAS 11/07/2022*
*1º BLOCO*
GIRO DO BRASILEIRÃO
- Corinthians vence Flamengo com gol contra de Rodinei
- Líder Palmeiras empata com o lanterna Fortaleza em jogo com apagão
- Fred faz seu último jogo
- Atlético MG x São Paulo empatam em 0 a 0
- Cruzeiro perde para o Guarani e Vasco tira a diferença pro líder
*2º BLOCO*
- Charles Leclerc vence o GP da Áustria
- Torcedoras sofrem assédio nos arredores do Red Bull Ring
- Enzo Fittipal...
2022-07-121h 35
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01- Joe Fares - Close To Me (Exeland Remix) [Gert Records]
02- Pavel Koreshkov - Island Silence (Extended Mix) [Neostatics Vision]
03- Aleksey Ekimov - Beyond The Clouds (Extended Mix) [Suanda Progressive].
04- Ula - Euphoria (Original Mix) [Submission Recordings]
05- INVIRON - The Cycle Of Life (Extended Mix) [Invironment]
06- Prime Punk, Alexander Popov, Ruslan Radriges - The Dome (Alexander Popov & Ruslan Radriges Remix) [Interplay Records]
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