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Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn985: The Four Types of Memory Every AI Agent Needs, with Richmond AlakeOracle’s Director of AI Developer Experience Richmond Alake returns to the show to talk to Jon Krohn about agent memory; the network of systems, models, databases and LLMs that enable AI agents to learn and adapt over time. Listen to the episode to hear about Richmond’s “100 Days of Agent Memory” initiative, retrieval-augmented generation’s (RAG) limitations with AI agents, the layers of the AI agent stack, and what makes the Oracle AI database so useful to developers.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/985
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2026-04-211h 04
Chain of Thought | AI Agents, Infrastructure & EngineeringAgent Memory: The Last Battleground in the AI Stack | Richmond Alake, OracleRichmond Alake is Director of AI Developer Experience at Oracle and one of the most concrete voices on agent memory right now. His AI Engineer World's Fair talk on architecting agent memory crossed 100,000 views, he built the open-source MemoRIS library, and he co-created a course with Andrew Ng.In this conversation, Richmond walks through memory engineering as a distinct discipline from prompt engineering and context engineering, demos a memory-aware financial services agent that runs vector, graph, spatial, and relational search in a single query, and explains the principle that separates production-grade memory systems from prototypes: don't delete...
2026-04-0259 min
The AI Native Dev - from Copilot today to AI Native Software Development tomorrowWhy Your Agent Needs Memory, Not Just ContextNot onboarding your agent is on you.Richmond Alake, Director of AI Developer Experience at Oracle, joins Simon Maple to make the case that most agent failures come down to one thing: memory. Not the model, not the infrastructure. Memory.On the docket:why skills are just SOPs your organisation already has written downthe job title that is replacing prompt engineersfile systems vs databases for agent memory (and why one gets you hacked)the memory trick that makes agents feel actually intelligentwhy the agent loop and training loop are about to become one
2026-03-0344 min
Making Data SimpleDatabases That Think: Building AI-Ready Systems with MongoDB’s Richmond Alake {Replay}Send us Fan MailThis week, we’re rewinding one of our most talked-about episodes! Richmond Alake, Developer Advocate at MongoDB, joins us to explore how databases power the future of AI. From RAG best practices to the truth behind AGI hype, Richmond breaks down what it takes to build systems that scale — and think.Show Notes02:05 Meet Rich Alake 03:57 A Developer Advocate at MongoDB 05:57 Passions and Fate! 08:52 AI Hype 13:14 Oh No… AGI Again 17:30 What Makes an AI Database? 20:42 Use Cases 25:41 RAG Best Practices 27:40 The Role of Databases 30:05 Why MongoDB Does It Better 32:43 Wh...
2025-10-0841 minMaking Data SimpleDatabases That Think: Building AI-Ready Systems with MongoDB’s Richmond Alake {Replay}Send us Fan MailThis week, we’re rewinding one of our most talked-about episodes! Richmond Alake, Developer Advocate at MongoDB, joins us to explore how databases power the future of AI. From RAG best practices to the truth behind AGI hype, Richmond breaks down what it takes to build systems that scale — and think.Show Notes02:05 Meet Rich Alake 03:57 A Developer Advocate at MongoDB 05:57 Passions and Fate! 08:52 AI Hype 13:14 Oh No… AGI Again 17:30 What Makes an AI Database? 20:42 Use Cases 25:41 RAG Best Practices 27:40 The Role of Databases 30:05 Why MongoDB Does It Better 32:43 Wh...
2025-10-0841 min
A Beginner's Guide to AIWhy MongoDB Speaks AI’s Language – Richmond Alake Makes Vector Databases Easy // REPOSTWhat does AI have to do with MongoDB—and why does it matter for the future of work, creativity, and our very idea of “productivity”? In this episode, Richmond Alake from MongoDB joins us for a wide-ranging, insightful conversation on everything from the basics of machine learning to the future of vector databases and agentic AI systems. Richmond explains how large language models think in structured formats like JSON (just like developers!)—and why that makes MongoDB uniquely positioned for the age of generative AI.📧📧📧Tune in to get my thoughts and all episodes, don't forget to ...
2025-09-0238 min
Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn878: In Case You Missed It in March 2025AI stacks, AGI, training neural networks, and AI authenticity: Jon Krohn rounds up his interviews from March with this episode of “In Case You Missed It”. In his favorite clips from the month, he speaks to Andriy Burkov (Episode 867), Natalie Monbiot (Episode 873), Richmond Alake (Episode 871) and Varun Godbole (Episode 869). Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/878Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
2025-04-1130 min
Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn871: NoSQL Is Ideal for AI Applications, with MongoDB’s Richmond AlakeAgentic AI, AI success strategies, and why flexibility will be so important to keep up with the AI market: Jon Krohn talks to Richmond Alake about the NoSQL database MongoDB, including why it’s a great addition to your toolkit for developing (agentic) AI applications, with a look under the hood at its native vector database. Richmond also talks about why he expects multi-agent AI architectures to go mainstream in 2025. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/871This episode is brought to you by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA and by...
2025-03-181h 13
Talk of the WeekAI/ML, MongoDB in DevOps and More with Richmond AlakeShow notes: AI/ML, MongoDB in DevOps and More with Richmond Alake
2025-03-0433 min
TestGuild Devops Toolchain PodcastAI/ML, MongoDB in DevOps and More with Richmond AlakeIn this episode of the DevOps Toolchain Podcast, host Joe Colantonio sits down with Richmond Alake, a developer advocate at MongoDB and an AI/ML practitioner with a strong background in computer vision, robotics, and machine learning. With years of experience in software development, Richmond has authored over 200 technical articles and taught numerous AI/ML courses. Together, they dive into the evolving landscape of AI, machine learning, and multimodal AI, discussing how MongoDB shapes the future of AI-powered applications. Richmond shares insights on how vector embeddings, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic systems transform data storage and retrieval...
2025-02-2133 minMaking Data SimpleA Database for AI with Rich Alake, Developer Advocate at MongoDBSend us Fan MailRichmond Alake, Developer Advocate at MongoDB, is an AI/ML practitioner with an academic background in computer vision, robotics, and machine learning. If databases that scale for AI are your thing, this one is for you.02:05 Meet Rich Alake03:57 A Developer Advocate at MongoDB05:57 Passions and Fate!08:52 AI Hype13:14 Oh No. AGI Again…17:30 What Makes and AI Database?20:42 Use Cases25:41 RAG Best Practices27:40 The Role of Database30:05 Why is MongoDB Better At?32:43 What's Next36:13 Advice on Contious Learning38:44 Where to F...
2024-12-1841 minMaking Data SimpleA Database for AI with Rich Alake, Developer Advocate at MongoDBSend us Fan MailRichmond Alake, Developer Advocate at MongoDB, is an AI/ML practitioner with an academic background in computer vision, robotics, and machine learning. If databases that scale for AI are your thing, this one is for you.02:05 Meet Rich Alake03:57 A Developer Advocate at MongoDB05:57 Passions and Fate!08:52 AI Hype13:14 Oh No. AGI Again…17:30 What Makes and AI Database?20:42 Use Cases25:41 RAG Best Practices27:40 The Role of Database30:05 Why is MongoDB Better At?32:43 What's Next36:13 Advice on Contious Learning38:44 Where to F...
2024-12-1841 min
The AI OptimistAI's 2025 Currency: 6 Entrepreneurs Choosing Trust Over $1B DreamsWhile the tech industry chases AI billions with promises of artificial general intelligence and superintelligent machines, a different story is unfolding in the startup layer.Entrepreneurs who focus on how people use technology are finding immediate success - not by selling AI dreams, but by solving real problems today.Richmond Alake, part of MongoDB’s culture of entrepreneurism in employees says:"You have to move fast, learn quickly, fail - and you're allowed to fail. The key is learning from those failures."This approach describes a new br...
2024-12-0631 min
Adventures in Machine LearningEvaluating and Building AI Systems - ML 166Michael Berk dives deep into the adventures of AI and machine learning with our special guest, Richmond Alake, a staff developer advocate at MongoDB. Richmond's journey from web development to AI was driven by a quest for excitement and new challenges. In this episode, he shares how he transitioned into the AI field, his passion for using writing as a learning tool, and the importance of continuous learning in evolving tech landscapes.They explore the intricacies of building and evaluating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, the benefits of MongoDB's versatile database functionalities, and the pressing challenges in machine...
2024-09-191h 03
Software Process and Measurement CastAI, ML, and Lifelong Learning - A Great Combination, A Conversation With Richmond AlakeThe SPaMCAST 825 features our conversation with Richmond Alake. During our conversation, we discussed AI, Machine Learning, and most importantly why being a lifelong learner is important (really important). Need more? We also will discuss what comes next now that AI Chat has been done. Richmond's bio: Richmond Alake is an AI/ML Practitioner with an academic background in computer vision, robotics, and machine learning. He has worked in software development and machine learning roles since 2016. Richmond has also taught online AI/ML/Data courses and written over 200 technical articles with over 1 million views. He is passionate about using technology to...
2024-08-2541 min
Software Process and Measurement CastYou Can Never Cross The Same River Twice, Essays and Conversations with Jon M QuigleyThe SPaMCAST 824 compares the Great Avon Lake Tornado and power outage with the purported death of Agile. Cap that off with many in the industry doubling down on Agile purity to put the blush back on the rose. My upcoming high school reunion suggests you can never cross the same river twice but crossing any river is a challenge.. Also Jon M Quigley and I talk about who is the most important person on a team. This is a counterpoint to my recent conversation with Jeremy Berriault on SPaMCAST 822. They agree but it…depends. Master Work Intake! Mastering Work Intake by...
2024-08-1825 min
Lights On Data ShowExploring the Future of Generative AI Form FactorsIn this episode of the Lights on Data show, hosts George and Diana welcome Richmond Alake, a developer advocate at MongoDB with expertise in AI, ML, and computer vision. Richmond shares his views on the future of generative AI (Gen AI) form factors, discussing current trends like LLM-powered chatbots and future possibilities such as agentic systems, voice inputs, and always-on AI applications.
The discussion also delves into concerns and strategies to mitigate risks associated with AI, particularly in critical industries like healthcare and finance. Richmond emphasizes the need for creative solutions and thought leadership in navigating the...
2024-08-1625 min
A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 374: Richmond AlakeAbout Richmond
Richmond Alake is an AI/ML Practitioner with an academic background in computer vision, robotics, and machine learning. He has worked in software development and machine learning roles since 2016. Richmond has also taught online AI/ML/Data courses and written over 200 technical articles with over 1 million views. He is passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems.
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AI/ML
MongoDB
Compute
Data
Models
Opensource Language Models
LLM applications
Prompt Engineering
RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) architecture
Credible Sources are important
BAP – Becoming A Person
Connect with Ric...
2024-07-1936 min
The AI OptimistThe AI Entrepreneurs with Jobs! No Garage StartupsSince the early days of the Internet (and long before), the romantic image of the entrepreneur as a visionary individual, working in a garage, fueled by passion and top ramen. These change the world kind of characters are easy to remember, from Steve Jobs to Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin, to Mark Zuckerberg working out of his dorm to invent Facebook.Get a few people together, break some rules, and create things no one could dream of, because dreaming isn’t allowed when you have a job working in a big company.Now...
2024-07-0517 min
How AI Is Built#014 Building Predictable Agents through Prompting, Compression, and Memory StrategiesIn this conversation, Nicolay and Richmond Alake discuss various topics related to building AI agents and using MongoDB in the AI space. They cover the use of agents and multi-agents, the challenges of controlling agent behavior, and the importance of prompt compression.When you are building agents. Build them iteratively. Start with simple LLM calls before moving to multi-agent systems.Main Takeaways:Prompt Compression: Using techniques like prompt compression can significantly reduce the cost of running LLM-based applications by reducing the number of tokens sent to the model. This becomes crucial when scaling to...
2024-06-2732 min
The AI OptimistDIY AI Agent Roadmap (Easy Guide)"Start with the customer. What are they telling you in the agent space that they want or is missing?" Richmond AlakeIn the early days of AI, Agents come with a bit of hype and a ton of promise, if you begin with simple steps.This DIY AI Agent Roadmap walks you through the before, during, and after of creating 2 simple AI Agents.And if you’d like a free test drive of MongoDB, Richmond shares this:Richmond Alake, Developer Advocate at MongoDB for Startups, shows us how he’s cr...
2024-06-1421 min
Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn685: Tools for Building Real-Time Machine Learning Applications, with Richmond AlakeRichmond Alake, a Machine Learning Architect at Slalom Build, sits down with Jon to share real-time ML insights, tools and career experiences for a high-energy and high impact episode. From his work at Slalom Build to his two AI startups, discover the software choices, ML tools, and front-end development techniques used by a leader in the field.This episode is brought to you by Posit, the open-source data science company, by AWS Inferentia, and by WithFeeling.ai, the company bringing humanity into AI. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.
2023-06-061h 06
Richmond Alake Podcast#14 Eva Esteban | AI, Brain Computer Interface and OpenBCIWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.
This week I’m speaking with Eva Esteban.
Join us for an exciting and informative podcast episode with Eva Esteban, an Embedded Software Engineer at OpenBCI who is on the cutting edge of developing biosensors integrated with VR headsets. Eva shares her wealth of experience working on the development of firmware and software for Galea, a VR headset with biosensor integration that includes EEG, EMG, EDA, PPG, and eye-tracking.
In addition, Eva is an Emerging Tech Mentor at The Knowledge Society, where she guides 13-17-year-old students through projects in the fields of neurotechnology, mix...
2023-03-131h 22
Richmond Alake Podcast# 13 Carly Taylor | Call of Duty, Behavioural Modelling and Machine LearningWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.
This week I’m speaking with Carly Taylor.
Carly is a Machine Learning expert and data scientist that works on arguably one of the biggest gaming products of the decade.
Carly manages a team of engineers working on the security infrastructure of the Call of Duty game.
Carly also shares career advice and data science knowledge on LinkedIn, where she’s amassed over 60,000 followers.
The conversation I have with Carly touches on her non-traditional route into Machine learning, her experience in the industry and d...
2022-11-1652 min
Richmond Alake Podcast#12 Christina Stathopoulos | Networking, Travelling and The Human BrainWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.
This week I'm speaking with Christina Stathopoulos.
Christina is an Analytical Lead at Waze, a company owned by Google.
She's also an educator and professor at IE Business school in Spain, where she teaches MBA students data science and machine learning topics.
Our conversation touches on Christina's educational background, her work history, how she started public speaking and how her views on life and people changed after travelling to over 50 countries.
Towards the end of this episode, Christina delves into the complicated and we...
2022-11-021h 15
Richmond Alake Podcast#11 Ajay Halthor | Education, Content Creation, Data Scientist vs Machine Learning EngineerWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.
This week I’m speaking with Ajay Halthor aka @CodeEmporium.
Ajay is a Machine Learning Engineer, Data Scientist, and Writer.
Ajay has amassed over 70,000 followers on his YouTube Channel Code Emporium where he discusses machine learning topics.
In our conversation, we explore the various ways Ajay has gained AI and Data Science knowledge, and his experiences applying and interviewing for data science roles.
We touch on topics such as technical writing, inspiration, content creation, YouTube and more I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time...
2022-10-181h 18
Richmond Alake Podcast#10 Mikiko Bazeley | Bootcamps, Interviews and Education in AIWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast. This week I’m speaking with Mikiko Bazeley.
@Miki Bazeley - The MLOps Engineer is an MLOps Engineer and content creator. She has a presence on Medium, writing about Data Science and Machine learning. She also has a growing YouTube channel where she discusses all things MLOps in her live streams. In our conversation, we explore Mikiko’s introduction to the data science world, her experience at bootcamps, interview experiences and her progressive journey in the machine learning and data science field.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a tim...
2022-10-051h 00
Richmond Alake Podcast#9 Bex Tuychiev | Writing, Studying and ConsistencyWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast. This week I’m speaking with Bex Tuychiev.
Bex is an AI and machine learning technical writer with almost 10,000 followers on Medium.
When we spoke, he studied Business intelligence and analytics at the University level. At the same time, he’s been able to build a personal brand in machine learning as a prolific writer. Now he writes for top companies within the field.
In our conversation, we explore how Bex got started with writing, his motivations for writing and his future aspiration. We also speak about the...
2022-09-2327 min
Richmond Alake Podcast#8 Vin Vashishta | AI Strategy, Leadership and HiringWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week I’m speaking with Vin Vashishta.
Have you ever wondered what a thought leader in the field of AI and Data sounds like, how they articulate themselves and what is their mindset? Then this episode answers those questions and more.
Vin has 25 years of experience in the tech field, including 10 years in the AI and Data industry. He helps businesses develop AI and Data strategies and has been involved in the hiring process of over 100 practitioners.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time...
2022-09-141h 03
Richmond Alake Podcast#7 Kurtis Pykes | Competition, Self-Taught and Writing | Richmond Alake PodcastWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week I’m speaking with Kurtis Pykes.
Kurtis is a freelance machine learning engineer and AI technical writer that’s self-taught himself machine learning. He has written over 300 articles on the subject of machine learning and data science.
I like Kurtis's approach to life in general, he his an individual that plays to his strength and avoids competing with others by looking for creative ways to differentiate himself from the crowd.
Kurtis's life journey has seen him take on several roles, footballer, fighter, preacher, postman, and now m...
2022-09-021h 11
Richmond Alake Podcast#6 Richmond Alake Podcast - Shashank Kalanithi | Data Analytics, Finance, ProductivityWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.
This week we are speaking with Shashank Kalanithi.
Shashank has a breadth of experience within the data and AI space, he’s previously worked as a Data Analyst, Data Scientist and is currently a Senior Data Engineer.
In our conversation, we explore the role of the Data Analyst, and how the data analyst discipline can transition into Data Science. Shashank is also well versed in financial topics and he provides insights into financial considerations tech and data professionals should be made during the span of their career....
2022-07-291h 05
Richmond Alake Podcast#5 Richmond Alake Podcast - Shingai Manjengwa | Confidence, Leadership and CareerWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week we are speaking with Shingai Manjengwa.
Shingai is amongst one of the confident practitioners I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to so far. And it’s no surprise that she’s a keynote speaker, as well as an educator, author, board member, founder, and director. You get the point.
Shingai has a wealth of experience in the field of data science and machine learning.
So our conversation will appeal mostly to future leaders, managers and directors within the field.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one per...
2022-07-1841 min
Richmond Alake Podcast#4 Richmond Alake Podcast- Jeremie Harris | AI Safety, Salary Negoitation, SharpestMind and MoreWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week we are speaking with Jeremie Harris.
Jeremie is the host of the towards data science podcast and also one of the co-founders of sharpest minds, an organisation that provides mentorship to entry-level practitioners within the data and AI space.
So the conversation I have with Jeremie touches on the different personas of entry-level practitioners and their competitive advantages, we also touch on negotiating salary, job searching, AI safety and more.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans b...
2022-07-061h 10
Richmond Alake Podcast#3 Richmond Alake Podcast Lewis Tunstall | Transformers, Breaking into ML and MoreWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week we are speaking with Lewis Tunstall.
The contestation I had with Lewis was very interesting and enlightening in how someone with research background can transition into applied machine learning.
Interestingly Lewis holds a PhD in theoretical particle physics and has contributed to the scientific community in the understanding of dark matter.
But currently, Lewis is a machine learning engineer at hugging face and one of the authors of the widely popular book “Natural Language Processing with Transformers”.
In our conversation, Lewis shares how he t...
2022-06-2048 min
Richmond Alake Podcast#2 Richmond Alake Podcast: Nick Singh | Ace The Data Science Interview, Portfolio Projects and InternshipsWelcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week we are speaking with Nick Singh.
Nick Singh is one of the authors of “Ace the data Science interview”, a book that helps data science and machine learning practitioners prepare for interviews at top tech companies like Netflix, Google, and Meta.
Nick has worked as a Software Engineering intern at both Microsoft and Google and worked within the growth team at Facebook.
My conversation with Nick goes through some of the steps you can take to stand out when job seeking, and we touch on how to...
2022-06-1048 min
Richmond Alake Podcast#1 Richmond Alake Podcast: Ken Jee | Studying Data Science, Content Creation and MetaverseThis week we are speaking with Ken Jee.
Ken Jee is a renowned Data Science content creator with over 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel and over eighty thousand followers on LinkedIn.
Professionally, Ken is the Head of Data Science at a consulting company where he focuses on sports analytics.
In our conversation, Ken speaks on the importance of creatively differentiating yourself from competition within the field of Data Science, and largely AI. We explore the advantages of content creation and visibility within the industry as a data science practitioner.
We dive...
2022-06-0255 min
Ken's Nearest NeighborsHis Machine Learning Models Can See (Richmond Alake) - KNN Ep. 22On this episode I had the please of speaking with Richmond Alake. Richmond is a Computer Vision Engineer based in London. He has a MSc in Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Space Robotics. Richmond believes in sharing of knowledge, and you can find some of his Machine Learning based articles on Medium where he's been a top writer in Artificial Intelligence for the majority of 2020. When he isn't working on deep learning or writing articles, Richmond spends his time exploring new technologies and side projects, one of which is Moretion, a smartwatch app that can track the proximity between...
2020-11-1838 min