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Ribbit RibbitAI on the Air: Jul 23's Fresh Picks from ArXivToday's AI scoop: 314 new papers on ArXiv with 51 key highlights. For more details, visit https://ribbitribbit.co/podcast00:27 - arxiv:2507.16038 Stanford University, OpenAI, Noetik Inc.00:51 - arxiv:2507.15887 Tübingen AI Center, University of Tübingen, Princeton University...01:13 - arxiv:2507.16252 Stanford University, Amazon, University of Texas at Austin...01:34 - arxiv:2507.16217 University of Arizona, Google Cloud AI Research, Google DeepMind01:56 - arxiv:2507.16795 Harvard University, Northeastern University, Anthropic02:20 - arxiv:2507.16075 Google Cloud AI Research, Google Cloud02:44 - arxiv:2507.16007 Google DeepMind03:09 - arxiv:2507.16679 Johns Hopkins University, Microsoft Re...2025-07-2320 min
Mock ITAge of Human-Centered AI: Ethical AI/ML & How Do We Grow to Trust It?Travis Oliphant is an impactful programmer and data scientist. He is the CEO of OpenTeams & Quansight, the founder of Anaconda, and the creator of NumPy, SciPy, and Numba. On this episode of Mock IT, he joins Marie and guest host Wilson to chat about trustworthy and ethical artificial intelligence (#AI) and machine learning (#ML).
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+ Watch Episode: https://youtu.be/jL6AdYeDTaA 2023-01-111h 00Mock ITKeeping Humans in the Loop: AI, ML, & Data Chats with a Sr. Data ScientistBeyond chatbots, virtual assistants, and the evolution of GPS systems, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and the tools behind making it all work are shaping the present and future world. It may feel like these technologies are in the infant stage, and perhaps they are, but #AI and #ML solutions are here to stay. Senior Data Scientist Wilson Rodden sat down with podcast hosts Liz and Marie to chat about how humans are kept in the loop of AI/ML, the common misconceptions behind the technology, and if it's really as dangerous as some people think.
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Women to Watch Media® with Sue RoccoEunice Ajim, Ajim CapitalEunice Ajim, a Cameroonian-American Tech Entrepreneur, Investor and the Founder of Ajim Capital, shared the story behind her title with us on November 16, 2022.Ajim Capital is a venture capital firm based in the US that invests in early-stage technology startup companies in Africa. We believe that African entrepreneurs have the power to create valuable businesses using technology that compete on a global scale while massively changing the lives of Africans.Eunice is an executive with experience ranging from start-up funding and management to leading a $10M+ tech startup. She has a track record of leading b...2022-11-161h 04
Live The African Dream by Ajim Capital9: How I Migrated From Cameroon to the US and then Launching Ajim Capital | Eunice AjimGrowing up in Cameroon, Eunice didn’t imagine she would end up as an entrepreneur or a founder of a VC firm. But as a young teenager in Central Africa, she had an innate entrepreneurship drive, a skill set that would become vital to surviving in corporate America and her career.
Ajim, who migrated to the U.S as an International student in 2011, is not a stranger to the struggles of starting and running a tech startup and navigating the complexities of a competitive and dynamic tech scene.
After graduating in 2016, she settled in Texas, whe...2022-09-2230 min
ContributorScarf with Avi PressEric Anderson (@ericmander) interviews Avi Press (@avi_press) about Scarf, the distribution platform for open-source software that facilitates analytics and commercialization. Scarf offers a set of tools that allows founders and maintainers to understand adoption of their products, including Scarf Gateway, which provides a central access point to containers and packages. From there, open-source developers can connect with the people that rely on their work.
In this episode we discuss:
Why you can’t rely on Github as a source of comprehensive data about open-source software
Tracing a user’s journey interacting with a project across mult...2022-06-0828 min
ContributorScarf with Avi PressEric Anderson (@ericmander) interviews Avi Press (@avi_press) about Scarf, the distribution platform for open-source software that facilitates analytics and commercialization. Scarf offers a set of tools that allows founders and maintainers to understand adoption of their products, including Scarf Gateway, which provides a central access point to containers and packages. From there, open-source developers can connect with the people that rely on their work.
In this episode we discuss:
Why you can’t rely on Github as a source of comprehensive data about open-source software
Tracing a user’s journey interacting with a project across mult...2022-06-0828 min
The Connected Generation with Nike AnaniHow to Invest in African Tech Startups with Eunice AjimEunice Ajim is the Founding Partner at Ajim Capital, an early-stage fund that provides startups in Africa with financing from Pre-seed to Seed. She is a Cameroonian-American Tech Entrepreneur and Investor with experience ranging from start-up funding and management to leading a $10M+ revenue tech startup. She is an angel investor and advisor for African tech startups. She was previously a co-founder of OpenTeams and founder of DataGig. She's also a Founder Institute and SputnikATX alumni, programs that teach all facets of start-up development and growth from concept, to fund-raising, to validation and expansion, all the way to exit.2022-05-1753 min
Open Source For BusinessE26: Tobie Langel, Founder of UnlockOpen on OSS contribution policiesToday I talked with Tobie Langel, the Founder of UnlockOpen.
UnlockOpen helps companies understand and leverage open source to recruit, retain and foster top software engineering talent. In this podcast, Tobie dived deep into open source contribution policy best practices. For those listening, you’re probably thinking - “I already have an open source contribution policy.” But I promise, you will learn a lot from this podcast about how you can make yours better.
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Facebo...2021-11-0533 minOpen Source For BusinessE25: Johannes Tigges, Assistant Secretary at the InnerSource Commons FoundationToday I talked with Johannes Tigges, the Assistant Secretary at InnerSource Commons Foundation.
Johannes provided a lot of insight into what inner source is and how it can benefit organizations. We dived even deeper into something he is an expert in - remote work and how we can learn a lot from open source software communities.
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Lex Fridman Podcast#224 – Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific ProgrammingTravis Oliphant is a data scientist, entrepreneur, and creator of NumPy, SciPy, and Anaconda. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Open Source For BusinessE24: Dawn Foster, Director of Open Source Community Strategy at VMWareToday I talked with Dawn Foster, the Director of Open Source Community Strategy at VMWare.
Dawn and I had a lot of fun talking through the many lessons she’s learned over the past 20 years working with open source communities. For anyone who’s interested in assessing the risks and evaluating open source projects that your company uses, then you must listen to this podcast - I promise you will learn A LOT!
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#DataFemmeOpen Source, Open Teams and the Push for RepresentationThis #DataFemme episode features Open Teams' Dhavide Aruliah and Fatma Tarlaci as they work to restructure diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the data science industry and open source community. What have we learned in the past year?This episode is generously sponsored by Open Teams. Visit openteams.com to find out more! Music: Dreams by Tobu Support the creation of more #DataFemme content at www.patreon.com/datafemme. 2021-08-1157 minOpen Source For BusinessE23: James McLeod, Director of Community at FINOS on open source readinessToday I talked with James McLeod, the Director of Community at FINOS.
James has a lot of experience from both the developer side and the community side of open source. We dive deep into open source communities and enterprise involvement within those communities. Some of the topics we cover include:
What is an open source readiness program and why should enterprises have one in place?
Open source program offices and and the benefits of contributing to open source communities
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In this podcast, we dive deep into what his current role entails as an Open Source Program Strategist at IBM and discuss best practices IBM adopts within their open source program office. Javier is an expert when it comes to open source security, so it was only natural that we went into detail about why so many security vulnerabilities exist within open source and what developers should do about it.
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2021-07-0228 minOpen Source For BusinessE21: Jeffrey Borek, Head of IBM’s Open Source Program OfficeToday I talked with Jeffrey Borek who’s the word-wide Program Director for Open Technology & Developer Advocacy at IBM.
Jeff has worked in open source for the past 20 years and is currently the head of IBM’s open source program office. Needless to say, he has seen firsthand how open source has evolved. In this episode, Jeff covers the four waves of evolution for open source software and talks about open source business models and how IBM is monetizing open source today.
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OpenChain is an initiative run by The Linux Foundation. Listen to this podcast to learn how your company can improve it’s open source compliance processes. Some of the topics that we discuss include:
Patent families and the Open Invention Network which is the world’s largest patent licensing community
The benefits of using OpenChain as a process standard for open source software compliance
And how OpenChain helped companies like WindRiver and Toyota improve their bottom line.
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Amanda is a key driver of open source in the UK as she coordinates technology, business, and industry. I think this podcast will be useful to anyone who wants to know more about the state of open source in the UK and Europe. Some of the other interesting topics we cover include:
The Open Invention Network which is the largest patent licensing community in the world for open source software
The importance of defensive patent strategies for enterprises
And how contributing...2021-05-1131 minOpen Source For BusinessE18: Carl-Eric Mols, Former Head of Open Source at Sony Mobile on OSS in the automotive industryIn this episode, I chatted with Carl-Eh Mols, the former head of open source at Sony Mobile.
Carl-Eric is currently working for Debricked which offers a new way to manage your open source dependencies. He’s published a lot of research about open source in traditional industries such as the automotive industry which forms the bulk of our conversation today. We also cover topics such as:
How attitudes evolved towards open source within Sony Mobile
The difference between open source in Europe and the US
How traditional industries are getting increasingly connected using open source
Why sm...2021-04-2133 minOpen Source For BusinessE17: Pablo Fuentes & Brendan Collins, founders of Makepath on working with OSS vendorsMakepath is a spatial data science firm that works with all types of organizations in industries ranging from finance, resource management through to retail. Their specialty is bringing open source to the challenges inside the organizations.
This podcast will be really useful to people who want to understand how their enterprise can benefit from working with an open source software vendor. Some of the topics that we discuss include:
How Makepath helps clients to solve burning problems with open source, in addition to connecting them directly with the open source communities their involved in
And what mak...2021-04-0826 min
Developer Advocate StoriesChapter 18: Developer Advocate Stories with Lais Carvalho, OpenTeamsIn this episode, we have talked with Lais Carvalho, Developer Advocate at OpenTeams. Lais has told us a bit about herself, shared the experience of being a Developer Advocate from her point of view, mentioned how she started this journey, and elaborated about what she was doing initially, and what she does now.
2021-04-0709 minDeveloper Advocate StoriesChapter 18: Developer Advocate Stories with Lais Carvalho, OpenTeamsIn this episode, we have talked with Lais Carvalho, Developer Advocate at OpenTeams. Lais has told us a bit about herself, shared the experience of being a Developer Advocate from her point of view, mentioned how she started this journey, and elaborated about what she was doing initially, and what she does now.
2021-04-0709 minOpen Source For BusinessE16: Jeff Luszcz on best OSS compliance models, most common problems & building a compliance cultureIn this episode, I was lucky enough to chat with Jeff Luszcz who started one of the first open-source scanning companies in 2004 called Palamida. He’s since helped hundreds of the largest companies in the world manage their open source software. Jeff currently works as the Director of Open Source at PEAK6.
Jeff is one of the world’s top experts when it comes to open source compliance and licensing AND in this podcast, we talked about some really relevant topics like:
How did open source licenses change as business models evolved over the last few deca...2021-03-2333 minOpen Source For BusinessE15, Part 2: Mekki MacAulay, world’s top open-source strategy expert for enterprises, RedHatThis episode is Part 1 of 2 of a conversation I had with Mekki MacAulay (Mac-Orley), the leader of IBM Canada’s open source strategy consulting practice. Please note that Mekki is speaking in a personal capacity in this episode, not on behalf of IBM.
Mekki is regarded as one of the top open source strategy experts in the world, so if you want to learn about open source strategy, the importance of having one, how you can set one up and measure it’s ROI, then you have to listen to this episode.
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The Forum on Workplace Inclusion PodcastEp 58 Ally for Gender Equity: A Case StudyIn this episode of The Forum Podcast, Miloney Thakrar (Mind the Gender Gap, Inc.) interviews Dhavide Aruliah (OpenTeams, Inc.) to unpack what it means to be an ally for gender equity in the workplace.
In 2018, Dhavide Aruliah began working at a high-growth startup. Within a month of working there, he learns that a former employee was sexually harassed by the company's CEO. After expressing his disappointment with company's inadequate response to the sexual misconduct, Aruliah is abruptly fired three days later.
During this podcast, Miloney Thakrar, Founder & Principal of Mind the Gender Gap, Inc., interviews...2021-03-101h 17Open Source For BusinessE15, Part 1: Mekki MacAulay, world’s top open source strategy expert for enterprisesThis episode is Part 1 of 2 of a conversation I had with Mekki MacAulay (Mac-Orley), the leader of IBM Canada’s open source strategy consulting practice. Please note that Mekki is speaking in a personal capacity in this episode, not on behalf of IBM.
Mekki is regarded as one of the top open-source strategy experts in the world, so if you want to learn about open source strategy, the importance of having one, how you can set one up, and measure its ROI, then you have to listen to this episode.
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Open Source For BusinessE14: Patrick McFadin, VP Developer Relations at DataStax & leading expert of Apache CassandraToday I had a fun and engaging conversation with Patrick McFadin, the VP of Developer Relations at DataStax. Patrick is one of the leading experts of Apache Cassandre which is an open-source database management system. Patrick and I also discussed:
The changing attitudes towards open source from the 90’s to today.
He also gives examples of open source has reset the economics of building software in the past and goes on to explain how Kubernetes is again resetting the economics.
Another interesting topic we discussed is the growing importance of Site Reliability Engineers in the database world.
Li...2021-02-2440 min
Open Source For BusinessE13 - Michael Meskes, value of OSS service providers, best practices working with OSS communitiesIn this episode, I talked with Michael Meskes, the CEO of Credativ. Credativ is an open-source service provider best known for its PostgreSQL expertise.
Michael talked about experiences working with large corporations to help them implement and operate open-source software. Having been a lead maintainer of PostgreSQL for 25 years, Michael shared best practices for enterprises working with open source communities.
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Open Source For BusinessE12 - Peter Wang, CEO of Anaconda on data science, OSS and their communitiesIn this episode, I was fortunate enough to speak with Peter Wang, the CEO of Anaconda. Anaconda is a distribution for the Python and R programming languages for scientific computing. It’s recognized as the heart of the open source data science community.
Peter was an incredibly engaging guest who provided really unique and insightful answers. We managed to cover a lot in this episode, including:
The challenges Anaconda has faced using OSS as part of their business model.
The importance to give back to communities you rely on
Two common misconceptions the business world has abo...2021-01-2550 min
Open Source For BusinessE11 - Matt Yonkovit, Chief Experience Officer at Percona. Matt has 25 years of experience with open source databasesWe had a very fun and engaging chat with Matt Yonkovit who is the Chief Experience Officer at Percona, a service provider for open source databases like MySQL, PostGresQL, MariaDB and RocksDB. In total, Matt's been working with databases and open source for nearly 25 years.
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SustainEpisode 64: Travis Oliphant and Russell Pekrul on NumPy, Anaconda, and giving back with FairOSSPanelists
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Hello and welcome to Sustain! Today, we have two guests from OpenTeams in Austin, Travis Oliphant and Russell Pekrul. Travis is the CEO and Russell is the Program Manager and the Founder and Director of FairOSS. We learn all about what OpenTeams and FairOSS are and how they work. Also, Travis tells us about the non-profit he started called NumFOCUS. Other topics discussed are dependencies and how their values are assigned, NumPy and...2021-01-0939 min
Open Source For BusinessE10 - Stormy Peters, Director of Microsoft’s Open Source Program OfficeIn today’s episode, I was lucky enough to talk with Stormy Peters, the Director of Microsoft’s Open Source Program Office. For more than 20 years, Stormy has been educating companies and communities on how open source is changing the technology industry.
Some of the topics we dive deep into include:
- Microsoft’s best practices for managing an open source program office
- What Stormy has been working on at Microsoft in the last year
- Innersource and the key to growing company-backed open source projects
- How to give...2020-12-1537 min
Open Source For BusinessE09 - Joseph Jacks, Founder of COSS Capital & One of the Most Well-Known Investors in Open SourceIn today’s episode, I spoke with Joseph Jacks, the founder of OSS Capital. OSS Capital is an investment firm specializing in backing and supporting early-stage Commercial Open Source Software founders. Joseph also founded KubeCon, the de facto Kubernetes developer and user conference.
As one of the most well known investors in the open source space, Joseph generously provided deep insight into what he thinks we can expect to see develop in open source in the coming decades.
Some of the other topics we cover in this podcast are:
Why did OSS Capital choose to f...2020-12-0148 min
Open Source For BusinessE08 - Nithya Ruff, Chair of The Linux Foundation & Head of Comcast’s Open Source Program OfficeIn today’s episode we talk with Nithya Ruff, the Chair of The Linux Foundation and the Head of Comcast’s Open Source Program Office. Nithya is an inspiring leader and was listed as one of the most influential women in open source by CIO Magazine.
Our conversation is very interesting and insight for all businesses that use, contribute to or create open source software. Some of the topics we discuss include:
What is an Open Source Program Office (or OSPO), how do you set one up, measure it’s ROI and ensure its success?
Best practic...2020-11-1655 min
Open Source For BusinessE07 - Paul Chen, Manager of Open Source Enablement & Compliance at SynopsysIn today’s episode we talk with the Manager of Open Source Enablement and Compliance at Synopsys, Paul Chen.
Some of the topics we cover in this podcast include:
How does an open source audit work and what are the best practices for enterprises?
Linux vs Cisco lawsuit involving licensing issues
Different types of licenses and how they work
Security and open source software
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Open Source For BusinessE06 - Hong Phuc Dang, Founder of FOSSASIAIn today’s episode we talk with the co-founder of FOSSASIA, Hong Phuc Dang. FOSSASIA develops open source software and hardware solutions with a global developer community from its base in Asia. They also host a number of Open Technology events each year.
Some of the topics we cover in this podcast include:
What’s the state of open source in Asia?
What is innersource and why should companies care about it?
How to build strong open source communities
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Open Source For BusinessE05 - Wenjing Chu, serves on the Technology Advisory Council at The Linux FoundationIn this episode, we talk with Wenjing Chu who is serving on the Technology Advisory Council at The Linux Foundation. We dive deep into two important initiatives that Wenjing is working on at The Linux Foundation: The Trust Over IP Foundation and LF Edge.
We also cover some other interesting topics such as:
- Industries that have embraced OSS and those that haven’t
- Mistakes companies make using OSS
- Open-sourcing company code
- The future of OSS
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Open Source For BusinessE04: Patrick Masson, General Manager of Open Source Initiative (OSI)In this episode, we have a great conversation with Patrick Masson, the General Manager of Open Source Initiative (OSI). Patrick is an expert at developing and managing highly distributed organizations.
Some of the topics that we discuss in this episode include:
- What is the Open Source Initiative?
- Open source licensing best practices.
- Biggest mistakes companies make when managing open source communities.
- The future of open source software.
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Open Source For BusinessE03: Guy Martin on measuring ROI of OSS contributions & similarities between open standards & OSSIn this episode, we talk with Guy Martin, the Executive Director at OASIS. Guy is a globally recognized open source strategy expert.
Some of the topics that we discuss in this episode include:
- The evolution of community management.
- Factors to consider when choosing which open source projects to use.
- Contributing to open source projects as an enterprise.
- What an Open Source Program Office is and why they’re so important to enterprise.
- How open source and open standards are tw...2020-09-1748 minOpen Source For BusinessE02: Jono Bacon on community management & growth, measuring ROI of OSS contributions by enterprisesIn this episode, we have an engaging and very entertaining discussion with Jono Bacon, the founder of Jono Bacon Consulting. Jono was Director of Community at notable companies such as Github, Canonical, and XPRIZE. He is one of the top (if not the top) experts in the world when it comes to building strong communities.
Some of the topics that we discuss in this episode include:
- The role of a community manager and the importance of community.
- Building and growing strong communities around your open source company projects.
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Open Source For BusinessE01: Gil Yehuda, Senior Director of Open Source at Verizon MediaIn this episode, we have an insightful and entertaining conversation with Gil Yehuda, the Senior Director of Open Source at Verizon Media. Gil is the number one expert in the world when it comes to setting up and managing Open Source Program Office’s (OSPO’s) for enterprises.
Some of the topics that we discuss in this episode include:
- What is an Open Source Program Office and why they’re so important to enterprises.
- Why an open source friendly approach attracts great talent.
- How and why Verizon Media open-s...2020-09-1745 minOpen Source For BusinessTrailerComing soon...Open Teams presents its new podcast featuring interviews with some of the world’s top experts that sit at the intersection of business and open source! Please subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and go to www.openteams.com to get involved in helping enable the future of software!2020-08-0101 min