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Art and Science of AIS2-E10: Building the “self-driving car” of digital advertising: how to drive profit with AI in advertisingNikhil and Piyush discuss the evolution of digital advertising and the transformative role of AI. We explore the shift from traditional advertising to the sophisticated AI-driven campaigns of today, and how AI has enabled companies like Airbnb to turn advertising from a cost center into a profit making machine. We discuss the importance of measurement and profitability, and how AI is automating sophisticated targeting and bidding strategies to help businesses grow profitably.
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00:00: Introduction to digital advertising
06:19: The evolution of advertising: from traditional to digital
29:56: How Airbnb turned ad...
2024-10-311h 16
Art and Science of AIS2-E9: Google AI announcements and legal challengesIn this episode Nikhil and Piyush discuss Google's recent AI announcements from the Google Pixel event and the recent antitrust ruling in the US declaring Google to be a monopolist. We discuss new AI capabilities in Google Pixel such as Gemini Live, multimodal AI, and the challenges of integrating LLMs into AI assistants. We then discuss the Google antitrust ruling and its implications for Google and Apple. The conversation also touches on the power dynamics of big tech companies, the future potential of AI to expand human sensory consciousness and the implications for AGI!
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2024-08-2752 min
Art and Science of AIS2-E8: Mastering AI for Marketing | Rukma Sen, Google AI Product Marketing ManagerNikhil and Piyush welcome their first guest, Rukma Sen, an AI Product Marketing Manager at Google. Rukma shares her unique insights into how AI is transforming marketing strategies and operations, offering a detailed look at how she coaches AI tools to boost productivity and creativity in her role. From designing custom AI workflows to using cutting-edge tools, Rukma discusses the art and science of integrating AI into her job. We discuss Rukma's content creation workflow using a content creator bot together with a content evaluator bot, how she coaches the LLMs to improve their output and how they form...
2024-08-2057 min
Art and Science of AIS2-E7: AI news in August '24: Meta AI advances, Apple Intelligence and EU setbacks, and OpenAI's SearchGPTIn this episode, Nikhil and Piyush delve into the latest happenings in the world of AI focusing on Apple Intelligence, Meta AI, and OpenAI's SearchGPT. We discuss the recent delays in Apple Intelligence, the growing trend of companies over-promising and under-delivering on AI features, and the impact of European Union regulations on tech giants. We explore Meta’s significant advancements in open-source AI with LLAMA 3.1, Meta's strategy of commoditizing AI, and the implications of this shift for the industry. We also discuss the launch of OpenAI's Search GPT and its potential impact on the search industry.
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2024-08-071h 00
Art and Science of AIS2-E6: Will the AI revolution lead to mass unemployment?In this episode, Nikhil and Piyush discuss the fear of AI leading to mass unemployment. We consider historical precedents such as the Industrial Revolution and the advent of Personal Computers to understand how past technological revolutions led to both job loss as well as new job creation. We consider whether this time is truly different with the AI revolution, the societal implications of these changes, and the importance of jobs as not only a source of economic value, but also as a key source of meaning in the modern world.
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2024-07-2432 min
Art and Science of AIS2-E5: Understanding the AI Value Chain: From GPUs to ApplicationsIn this episode, Piyush and Nikhil explore the AI value chain. We explore the different components that go into delivering an AI application from start to finish, including the compute layer, the foundational model layer, and the application layer. Drawing analogies to traditional supply chains, we discuss how companies like NVIDIA, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, etc. fit into this ecosystem. Tune in to understand the intricacies of AI development and the roles various players have in this rapidly evolving field.
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00:00: Introducing the concept of a Value Chain
08:37: The Value Chain of...
2024-07-111h 05
Art and Science of AIS2-E4: Beyond ChatGPT Mastery: How to automate the boring stuff with AI and APIsIn this episode we discuss how to go beyond mastering ChatGPT to automating your tasks using AI APIs. We introduce the concept of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and how they can be used to automate tasks to help you free up your time and scale up your productivity. Nikhil gives a live demo of an AI automation tool he built to help automate repetitive parts of Piyush's workflow as a sales executive, where he has to manually conduct research on each new client to prepare for sales meetings. The automation transforms a labor-intensive process into a seamless workflow, which...
2024-07-011h 04
Art and Science of AIS2-E3: Mastering ChatGPT: From Zero to HeroThis episode covers practical applications of AI in everyday life, from simple email drafting to sophisticated company research. We discuss different prompting techniques such as few-shot prompting and chain of thought prompting to improve the quality and accuracy of AI-generated responses. We also discuss custom instructions, custom GPTs, and explore the powerful potential of AI in automating repetitive tasks. Tune in to discover how you can harness the power of AI to enhance productivity and streamline your workflows.
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00:00: Introduction
08:02: Getting Started with AI and Identifying Tasks and Workflows
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2024-06-251h 12
Art and Science of AIS2-E2: Apple Intelligence: AI assistants are dead, long live AI assistants!Your one-stop-shop for all things Apple Intelligence! In this episode, we discuss the Apple Intelligence announcements from WWDC 2024. We discuss new AI capabilities in Apple’s apps and in Siri, the all-new AI assistant that can perform actions across multiple apps. We deep-dive into the architecture of Apple Intelligence, with a focus on privacy, and we discuss the implications of Apple Intelligence for users, developers, and the overall AI ecosystem.
2024-06-171h 19
Art and Science of AIS2-E1: Are we in an AI bubble in 2024? Hype vs. hallucinationsIn this episode we discuss the hype around AI and the challenges in achieving its full potential in 2024. The last 10% of solving problems with AI has proven to be difficult due to LLM hallucinations and reliability challenges. We discuss how this problem can be addressed by grounding LLMs with a knowledge base via the paradigm of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). We discuss the different approaches to working with language models, including training from scratch, fine-tuning, and using RAG, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs in the AI space.
Takeaways
Generative AI may be the...
2024-06-1752 min
Art and Science of AIS2-E0: Introducing season 2: Nikhil and PiyushWelcome to season 2 of Art and Science of AI! In this episode we reflect on our journey since season 1 last year. We discuss the impact of understanding AI on Piyush’s career in ad sales at Google. It enabled him to reimagine his job as selling AI rather than just selling ads. We also discuss the increasing importance of AI for Nikhil’s work as a Product Manager at Meta, and reflect on whether “AI is eating the world”!
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- Art and Science of AI: https://ArtScienceAI.substack.com
- Nikhil Ma...
2024-06-1119 min
Art and Science of AIS1-E5: AI's iPhone moment in 2023In this episode we consider whether AI is having its "iPhone moment" as proclaimed by Nvidia’s CEO. The launch of the iPhone revolutionized the ways in which people interact with business and society, paving the way for innovative new businesses and social experiences such as Uber and Instagram. Will the rise of AI assistants and agents lead to a similar revolution? We discuss the evolution of AI, the dominance of big tech companies, and opportunities for entrepreneurs in this rapidly changing landscape.
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00:00: Preview and intro
01:25: AI’s iPhone moment...
2024-06-1037 min
Art and Science of AIS1-E4: From ChatGPT to AI agents and applicationsIn this episode we discuss the limitations of ChatGPT such as its lack of up-to-date knowledge, lack of private / domain specific knowledge, and lack of tool use abilities. We then discuss innovative new solutions to these problems such as vector database retrieval, ChatGPT plugins, and AI agents with access to external tools that can orchestrate complex tasks and workflows autonomously. What are the implications for business and society? We also touch upon some criticisms of OpenAI’s convoluted governance structure and lack of transparency into their model training and data sources.
2024-06-0932 min
Art and Science of AIS1-E3: Generative AI, Large Language Models and ChatGPTIn this episode we delve into the world of generative AI with a focus on language modeling. We explore how text is transformed into semantically meaningful data through the use of vector embeddings, providing an in-depth look at the mechanics behind AI models like Open AI’s GPT-3. Discover the complexities of semantic relationships in language, the role of mathematical concepts in AI, and the advancements that make generative AI both powerful and conversational.
2024-06-0927 min
Art and Science of AIS1-E2: Beyond classical ML: Neural networks and deep learningIn this episode we go beyond classical machine learning into the fascinating world of neural networks. We discuss how neural networks, inspired by the human brain, revolutionize our ability to process unstructured data like images and text. Using a detailed example of handwriting digit recognition, we break down how neural networks learn patterns, make predictions, and transform raw data into valuable insights. Tune in to explore the magic of hidden layers, the significance of activation functions, and the trade-offs between model power and interpretability in modern AI systems.
2024-06-0927 min
Art and Science of AIS1-E1: What is AI? From calculators to Machine LearningIn this episode, we dive into the fundamentals of AI, starting with its basic definition and exploring how it has evolved over time. We discuss the differences between two approaches to AI — rule based systems and machine learning — using examples such as classification for spam filtering and linear regression for house price prediction. We dive deeper into classical machine learning, introducing the concepts of model architecture, features, parameters, objective functions, and training algorithms. We conclude by considering some of the limitations of classical machine learning, and the rise of neural networks.
2024-06-0930 min
Art and Science of AIS1-E0: Introducing season 1: Nikhil and PiyushIn this introductory episode of Art and Science of AI we discuss our background, expertise, and motivation for embarking on this journey to demystify AI! Piyush shares his fascination with seemingly magical AI technologies like ChatGPT and MidJourney, and his desire to understand the underlying mechanics. Nikhil shares his background in AI, and his plan for demystifying ChatGPT in this season: starting with the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), we will demystify key concepts such as neural networks, deep learning, and Large Language Models (LLMs). We will also explore the exciting potential of ChatGPT and...
2024-06-0812 min