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UnrivetedEscaping Local Maximums: AI, Startups, and Personal Growth with Judah TaubSend us a textIn this episode of the Unriveted Podcast, we engage with Judah Taub, managing partner at Hetz Ventures and author of How to Move Up When the Only Way is Down. The conversation explores the concept of local maximums in personal and professional growth, drawing parallels with techniques from artificial intelligence to navigate these challenges. Judah emphasizes the importance of agility over muscle in technology and business and discusses the balance between research and development in driving innovation. The episode also touches on recognizing local maximums in startups and the need for...2025-03-1531 min
UnrivetedNavigating the Future: AI, Disruption, and the Rise of AI AgentsSend us a textIn this episode of Unriveted, we welcome Dr. Mark van Rijmenam, a strategic futurist specializing in AI, quantum computing, and digital transformation. They explore the future of AI, the rise of AI agents, and how enterprises must adapt. Dr. van Rijmenam highlights AI's convergence with quantum computing, robotics, and spatial intelligence, emphasizing the need for education, experimentation, and execution in AI adoption. He warns of misinformation risks and stresses the importance of synthetic data in reducing bias. The discussion wraps up with practical advice for companies starting their AI jo...2025-03-0223 min
UnrivetedObservability 2025 with Mehdi DaoudiSend us a textObservability 2025: A Conversation with Mehdi Daoudi, CEO of Catchpoint SystemsIn this episode, Mehdi Daoudi, CEO of Catchpoint Systems, shares insights on the future of observability, AI-driven automation, and Self-Healing IT (SHIT).Key Takeaways:🔹 The Birth of Observability: Mehdi’s DoubleClick outage fueled his passion for performance monitoring, leading to Catchpoint’s creation in 2008.🔹 The Future: AI-Driven, Self-Healing IT (SHIT):In 2025, IT leaders will wake up to reports of incidents detected, mitigated, and resolved overnight—without human intervention.🔹 Automated Resilience & Multi-Cloud Strategies:CDN Switching: Companies like LinkedIn...2025-02-0324 min
UnrivetedAI Buzz and Beyond, Exploring AI Engineering with Chip HuyenSend us a textIn this episode of Unriveted, we welcome Chip Huyen's dive into all things artificial intelligence, joined by the stellar Chip Huyen, an AI aficionado, Stanford educator, and Amazon-bestselling author. Here’s the highlight reel:1️⃣ AI 2025: Predicting the Unpredictable Chip reflects on how AI has advanced like a viral meme: fast, surprising, and sometimes incomprehensible. She shares optimism for use cases fueled by safer, post-trained models (bye-bye pre-training hype). Prediction? More “Agentic AI” taking charge, like giving Siri a caffeine shot to supercharge her decision-making.2️⃣ Hallucination Nation Discussing AI's “creative” outputs...2025-01-1437 min
UnrivetedThe Future of AI: Challenges and OpportunitiesSend us a textIn this episode of the Unriveted Podcast, we welcome back Dr. Joan Palmiter-Bajorek to discuss the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and digital transformation. The conversation covers the democratization of AI tools, the critical importance of clean data, the challenges of bias in AI models, and the future of AI companies. Dr. Bajorek emphasizes the human element in AI development and addresses the anxiety many face regarding careers in the AI era. The episode concludes with insights on navigating these challenges and the importance of resilience in the changing job market....2024-11-2424 min
UnrivetedThe Tech Cold War: USA vs. China in AI and InnovationSend us a textOur latest Unriveted episode featuring Dmitri Alperovitch, focuses on AI, geopolitics, and the U.S.-China tech race 🌍🇺🇸🇨🇳In this episode, Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of CrowdStrike and expert on national security, dives deep into the unfolding Cold War 2.0 between the USA 🇺🇸 and China. 🚨 His insights reveal how AI, semiconductors, biotech, and green energy have become the battlegrounds of the 21st century, with control over these technologies potentially determining global dominance. 🧬💻⚛️Key Takeaways:1. U.S. Policy Shifts: Dmitri discusses the bipartisan support for...2024-10-2823 min
UnrivetedGenerative Artificial Intelligence - RevealedSend us a textIn this episode of Unriveted, hosts Martin Miller and John Sukup engage with Rich Heimann, an independent advisor and author, to explore the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI. Rich shares his background in statistics and machine learning, emphasizing the importance of understanding AI's capabilities and limitations. The conversation delves into the hype and skepticism surrounding AI, the historical context of AI bubbles, and the role of AI as an enabler in business. Rich offers insights for executives on navigating the fast-changing technology landscape, advocating for a balanced approach to investment...2024-09-2426 min
UnrivetedAI as a Force Multiplier in Game DevelopmentSend us a textIn this episode of the Unriveted Podcast, we are joined by Irena Pereira, CEO of Unleashed Games. We had a lively discussion about the use of AI in game development and the potential for creating endless, procedurally generated games. We also explored the importance of community and shared experiences in gaming, as well as the ethical application of AI in the industry. Irina shared her experiences with using AI to optimize processes in the United States Air Force and emphasized the need for empathy and sustainable use of AI.Takeaways👉 AI...2024-08-0527 min
UnrivetedThe Impact of AI on Game DevelopmentSend us a text🎙️ In this episode of the Unriveted podcast, we interview Titus Walker, the founder and CEO of the Ultimate End Gamers League (UEL), an eSports organization.👤 Titus shares his journey from real estate development to creating a unique eSports league that combines five competitive genres of gaming. He explains how UEL builds a community of gamers and generates revenue through partnerships with game developers. The conversation also touches on the impact of AI on game development and the importance of honing gaming skills for aspiring professional gamers.Key Takeaways:🎮 The Ultimat...2024-07-0728 min
UnrivetedHollywood meets AI, Ethics and Insights with Shayna Rose MordueSend us a textIn this episode of the Unriveted Podcast we engage with 🌟 Shayna Rose Mordue 🌟, a branding and marketing consultant. Shayna discusses her transition from the entertainment industry 📽️ 🍿 and emphasizes the importance of storytelling in marketing. The conversation focuses on artificial intelligence (AI), exploring its potential and challenges 🧠. Shayna expresses her mixed feelings towards AI, highlighting both curiosity and apprehension 😕. Our discussion emphasizes the need for emotional intelligence and compassion in AI development to prevent biases and ensure that technological advancements align with humanistic values ❤️. The role of startups and corporate governance in shaping AI's future responsibly is al...2024-06-0227 min
UnrivetedAI Revolutionizing Finance with Lotus LiSend us a textWelcome to the latest episode of the Unriveted Podcast! In this session, we dive into the transformative world of AI and finance with special guest Lotus Li, CEO and co-founder of Hive TA Technologies. 🌟 https://www.hivetax.ai 🚀Key Highlights:- Introduction to AI in Finance: Lotus shares her journey from the accounting sector to launching Hive TA Technologies, an innovative firm developing AI products to simplify the tax and financial journeys for professionals and individuals alike.- Real-World AI Challeng...2024-05-2024 min
UnrivetedCyber Espionage & Generative AI: Navigating Nefarious IntentionsSend us a text**🎯 Title:** *Navigating Cyber Espionage & Generative AI Threats***📋 Summary:**On the Unriveted Podcast, Martin Miller and John Sukup discuss *cybersecurity* 🛡️ challenges in the era of *artificial intelligence* 🧠. They spotlight "Emerald Sleet" 🌧️, a North Korean hacker group exploiting large language models (LLMs) to craft realistic spearphishing emails and manipulate NGOs and think tanks.**Key Points:**1. **Spearphishing** 🎯: Using AI-generated emails, hackers deceive targets for sensitive data.2. **Deepfakes** 🎭: AI-generated personas and voices mimic influential figures for potential misinformation.3. **Evolving Malware** 🦠: LLMs could help viruses adapt, evading antivirus software.2024-05-0524 min
UnrivetedObservability 2024 with Peter SimkinsSend us a textToday, we dive deep into the world of observability with a special focus on "Observability 2024". 🌐✨ We will explore groundbreaking tech innovations with Peter Simpkins, a seasoned tech expert from Splunk! 🚀👨💻Peter brings over two decades of tech wisdom, especially in observability solutions. Get ready for a tech-tastic conversation filled with insights and expert knowledge! 🧠💡 Brought to you by Fast CTO—where results just happen! Let's get unriveted! 🎉👓#UnrivetedPodcast #TechTalks #Observability2024 #Innovation #Splunk #opentelemetry #grafana #datadog #newrelic #prometheusSupport the show2024-04-1925 min
UnrivetedFast Forward on AI, with Dan ChuparkoffSend us a textIn this episode of the Unriveted Podcast, Dan Chuparkoff, an AI and Innovation Keynote speaker, dives into the transformative impact of AI on teams and collaboration 🤖💼. He traces the technology's evolution from mainframes to AI, showcasing how it has revolutionized team dynamics. Dan shines a light on the power of language models in streamlining communication and collaboration, especially beneficial for teams spread across the globe 🌍. Additionally, he explores the promising future of robotics, imagining a world where robots, empowered by skills developed by millions of developers, can undertake a myriad of tasks 🚀.Takeaway...2024-03-2929 min
UnrivetedIntroducing SuperDuperDBSend us a text🎙️ Dive into our latest podcast with SuperDuperDB's founders! 🚀 They're blending an AI solution for databases, and are set to revolutionize data handling. 🧑💻 Tales of their tech journey, laughter over naming mishaps, and insights into AI's future, comparing it to learning from toddlers, await. 🤔💡 Tune in for tech wizardry and giggles! 🎧😆https://www.superduperdb.com/Also, We are in support of a worthy non-profit, called 10,000 Degrees, please check them out and their mission, https://10000degrees.org#ai #SuperDuperDB #10000degreesSupport the show2024-02-0725 min
UnrivetedExploring the AI jungle with Chanukya PatnaikSend us a textIn this episode of Unriveted, we have an informative conversation with Chanukya Patnaik, CEO of AI Planet. Listen in as we delve into the quirky world of AI, where Chanukya drops truth bombs 💣 about why so many AI projects in the corporate jungle fail to roar 🦁. It's like a safari through the AI wilderness, with Chanukya as the guide explaining why these digital beasts sometimes turn into expensive house cats 😿. 🎙️🚀🤖#ai #artificialintelligenceSupport the show2024-01-1620 min
UnrivetedStartup Insights with Igor Belagorudsky: A Fast CTO Journey 🚀🎙️💼🌐Send us a textIn this episode of the Unriveted Podcast, Martin and John engage in a fascinating conversation with Igor Belagorudsky, CEO of Fast CTO. Igor shares his journey as a serial entrepreneur, detailing his experiences with startups and his latest venture, App Buttons. He discusses the challenges and triumphs in the startup world, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and innovation. Igor offers insightful perspectives on technology, entrepreneurship, and finding unique solutions in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. 🎙️💡🚀🖥️🔍🌐🤖🚗💼👥🎉#entrepreneurship #startupsSupport the show2023-12-2128 min
UnrivetedThe Good, The Bad and the Ugly in Digital Transformation with Charles WilliamsSend us a textIn this episode we talk about the The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Digital Transformation with Charles Williams.Charles shared a case study of a CPG client that was missing out on significant e-commerce opportunity due to a decentralized digital presence. He also discussed the importance of teamwork and communication in digital transformation initiatives, and the impact of AI on digital transformation.#digitaltransformation #ai #generativeaiSupport the show2023-10-2224 min
UnrivetedGenerative-AI Smack Down #1 ChatGPT vs Bard, MultimodalSend us a textGenerative-AI Smack Down #1 ChatGPT vs Bard, MultimodalLadies and gentlemen, brace yourselves for an epic battle that transcends time and dimensions! Tonight, in a digital colosseum shimmering with the lights of legend and lore, a monumental clash unfolds. In one corner, The Bard - a timeless titan of tales, wielding the powerful quill of human emotion, passion, and poetic prowess. A master of melody, meter, and myth, The Bard brings to the arena the eternal flames of artistic humanity.In the opposite corner, ChatGPT-4 - a futuristic f...2023-10-1737 min
UnrivetedMultimodal Madness Generative AISend us a textThe Low Down on Multimodal Generative AI, Text, Images, Audio, Video.Topics:🤖 What is Multimodal Generative AI?🤖 Personalized-Person-Assistant⚖️ Ethical concern with Spotify and music creation🤖 Applications of Multimodal Generative AI in Education 👩🏻🎓, Healthcare 👩🏾⚕️ , Customer Service 🧑👩🏾⚕️ How Healthcare can be improved💌 Dating and our Personal Bots 🤖🧬 Improvement of life when you don't have to work ?#ai #generativeai #multimodal Support the show2023-10-0222 min
UnrivetedDigital Transformation, The Importance of a Centralized Datahub (Part 4 of 4)Send us a textDigital Transformation, Part 4 of 4, Today, we dial in on Digital Transformation and creation of a Centralized Data hub.#digitaltransformation, #ai #dataengineeringSupport the show2023-09-2209 minUnrivetedDigital Transformation, Standardize first, Don't Scale too Fast (Part 3 of 4)Send us a textDigital Transformation, Part 3 of 4Today, we’re going to talk about how to be boring and how being boring should be a requirement before scaling out a digital transformation with standardization.. Standardize, Don't Scale too Fast.#digitaltransformation #dataengineeringessentials #aiSupport the show2023-09-2215 minUnrivetedObservability and Explainability for Computer Vision applications, guest: Botty Dimanov of Tenyks.aiSend us a textIn this episode of Unriveted our guest is Botty Dimanov, CEO and cofounder of Tenyks.ai. Tenyks AI: https://www.tenyks.aiConnect with Botty via LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/botty-dimanov/#explainableai #ai #generativeaiSupport the show2023-09-2224 minUnrivetedDigital Transformation is Not Just Another IT Initiative (Part 2 of 4)Send us a textDigital Transformation, Part 2 of 4: NINJA-ITi We dial in on our 2nd episode in digital transformation, ‘No, it’s Not Just Another Information Technology initiative!,’ or, ‘N-I-N-J–A-I-T’...’I’#digitaltransformation #ai #dataengineeringessentialsSupport the show2023-09-2210 minUnrivetedDigital Transformation Starts with the Data (Part 1 of 4)Send us a textDigital Transformation, Part 1 of 4, Starting with the Data. We’re going to talk about topics from the past, present, and future as they apply to AI, ML, and the modernization of process automation.Digital Transformation, Starting with the Data.#digitaltransformation #ai #dataengineeringessentialsSupport the show2023-09-2213 minUnrivetedAn Adventure in Tech with Alan BoehmeSend us a textIn this episode, we have an informative and engaging discussion with Alan Boehme, former CTO of H & M, P & G, and Coca-Cola.Topics:🪴 Talking Plants🥏 Flying Cars (Jetson One) and 🚀 Jet Packs🚰 Hydro Power🌐 Web3🧐 AI, TPU's, GPU's, and the need for more power🗃️ Data Lakes, Data Swamps, and Data-Mesh⏰ Next Career Chapter, Purpose, and Chasing Time#technology #siliconvalley #CTO #leadership #startupsSupport the show2023-09-2220 minUnrivetedObservability, an overview of 2nd and 3rd generation monitoring techniques and tools.Send us a textToday we’re going to talk about Observability and Monitoring at a high level. Outlining the modalities and why it's important.Topics Include:⚙️ The Swiss Army Knife approach to Observability:🔥 APM: Application Performance Monitoring🔥 Digital Experience and Synthetic Monitoring🔥 Infrastructure Monitoring, there is much more than just CPU, Disk and Memory🔥 Log Monitoring: System, Application and custom logs to derive metrics🤯 Calls to Action: ALERTS, and leveraging automation scripts for remediation🌍 Review of several commercial and open source solutions❤️ Proactive and Predictive capabilities⚙️ Runbooks and Escalation...2023-09-1330 minUnrivetedWhy a Digital Transformation is Not Just Another IT Initiative (Part 2 of 4)Send us a textDigital Transformation, Part 2 of 4: NINJA-ITi - We dial in on our 2nd episode in digital transformation, ‘No, it’s Not Just Another Information Technology initiative!,’ or, ‘N-I-N-J–A-I-T’...’I’#digitaltransformation #ai #dataengineeringessentialsSupport the show2023-09-1310 minUnrivetedHighlight in Observability with Jay KhatriSend us a textIn this episode our guest from Highlight, Jay Khatri, will talk about his journey from Open Source to Commercialization.Topics:🔥 Y Combinator and learning🔥 Open Source path to commercialization🔥 Mr. Observability - Martin's Self Proclaimed Status🔥 Highlight pairing with Honeycomb🔥 Potential feature request pairing with Gen-AI/LLMHighlight: https://www.highlight.io#monitoring #observability #highlight #honeycombSupport the show2023-09-1121 min
UnrivetedGenerative-AI and HallucinationsSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss Generative-AI, Large Language Models and challenges like hallucinations. Not to mention, Martin’s Mod Shirt and Serendipity. We digress into new permutations of hallucination. Imagine what is a true-truth vs’ a false-truth, and how to better train a model. John coins a new usage of the A.I. for Augmented Intelligence and we converge on the reality of a Human-In-The-Loop is necessary for LLM success. Video Episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrXkncaUTMEThis episode is presented in cooperation with HyperSkill, a lear...2023-08-2820 minUnrivetedAn Enlightening chat with Josh Miramant CEO Blue Orange DigitalSend us a textIn this episode we talk with Josh Miramant, CEO of Blue Orange Digital about LLM's and the future.Topics:🔥 OpenAI, and Large Language Models🧠 Implication of Large Language Model … today and the future.🧠 Examples of LLM’s and usage in solutions that can be delivered in 3 months or less🧠 Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge GraphsReference article:https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302Special Discount, for Unriveted Listeners, on a subscription to our sponsor’s substack content: https://whatdidopenaidothisweek.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=f2616799 You...2023-07-2625 minUnrivetedWhat Did OpenAI Do This Week, July 17, 2023Send us a textIn this episode we talk about What Did OpenAI Do This Week? Topics:🔥 More Legal issues brewing for OpenAI, are these really justified?🧠 OpenAI’s response with a Superintelligence Initiative🤡 What does the narrative of Daffy Duck and Pete Davidson have in common?⚖️ FTC joining the inquisition party on OpenAI📜 The Hollywood Writers Strike🇦🇹 Blast from the recent past; The Coup in Austria and the Sound of Music tour Special Discount, for Unriveted Listeners, on a subscription to our sponsor...2023-07-1919 minUnrivetedTales of Digital Transformation and Cyber Security with Kevin KorteSend us a textIn this episode of Unriveted we talk with Kevin Korte about Cyber Security, Ransomware, Social Engineering Hacks, and Generative AI Security.Topics:🔥 Cyber Security🔥 Ransomware🔥 Social Engineering Hacks🔥 Generative AI SecuritySpecial Discount, for Unriveted Listeners, on a subscription to our sponsor’s substack content:https://whatdidopenaidothisweek.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=f2616799You can also listen to us on the go via all the major Podcast services:https://unriveted.buzzsprout.com#cybersecurity #ransomware #aiSupport the sho2023-07-1621 minUnrivetedWhat Did Open AI Do This Week? July 5, 2023Send us a textIn this episode of Unriveted we talk about an article from What Did Open AI Do This Week?Topic:🔥 WILL OPENAI BE FORCED TO OPEN UP?⚖️ We examine several areas to questioning merit of this class action case.Special Discount, for Unriveted Listeners, on a subscription to our sponsor’s substack content:https://whatdidopenaidothisweek.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=f2616799Link to Class Action Case:https://clarksonlawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/0001.-2023.06.28-OpenAI-Complaint.pdfYou can also listen to us on the go via all...2023-07-0621 min
UnrivetedChatGPT overview with examples (Part 1 of 3)Send us a textToday we’re going to talk a Generative AI topic, and one of the HOTTEST TOPICS, ChatGPT. So, quickly stated and simply put, ChatGPT is a Generative Pre-trained Transformer model (that’s the ‘GPT’) part.#generativeai #ai #chatgpt #ml #machinelearningSupport the show2023-06-2826 minUnrivetedNefarious Use Cases of ChatGPT (Part 3 of 3) - WARNING -Send us a textToday, we’re ending our 3 part Generative AI discussion of one of the HOTTEST TOPICS, ChatGPT. This technology always for many unique opportunities. Shall we think alternatively now (evil, nefarious) ?We're going to be using ChatGPT's capability for sharing Nefarious information. We're going to delve into darker side and let the machine (monster) share examples. Note: All information shared is from public sources, and is the output of ChatGPT specifically.#generativeai #ai #chatgpt #ml #machinelearning #nefariousSupport the show2023-06-2831 minUnrivetedUsing ChatGPT to Write Software (Part 2 of 3)Send us a textToday we’re going to continue our Generative AI talk about, ChatGPT. We're going to delve into letting the machine write some code for us, and show examples.Several examples are discussed to share ChatGPT's ability.#generativeai #ai #chatgpt #ml #machinelearningSupport the show2023-06-2825 minUnrivetedWhy Monitoring and Observability initiatives are Failing You?Send us a textIn this episode our guests from Xigent, Rachel Lambert and Ed Ferron, will talk about Why Monitoring and Observability initiatives are Failing . Xigent: https://xigentsolutions.com/services/consulting/full-stack-observability-fso/LinkedIn:Rachel Lambert:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachellambert01/Ed Ferronhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/eferron/#monitoring #observability #apm #cisco #newrelic #datadogSupport the show2023-06-2823 minUnrivetedAn AI adventure with Andrea Constantinof, PhDSend us a textIn this episode we chat with Andrea Constantinof, PhD as she shares her journey into AI.Topics Include:💬 Linguistics as a gateway drug 💊 into computer science and Data Science⚙️ Andrea's path to data science🤯 Academia & Research verse Corporate live🔥 Data Science, Expectations, Transparency and Complexity #ai #datascienceSupport the show2023-06-2828 minUnrivetedArtificial Intelligence and the Law, with Peter GeovanesSend us a textIn this episode we chat with Peter Geovanes about AI and the Law. The big question: Will Lawyers be replaced by Artificial Intelligence? No Spoiler Alert... need to watch to get the answer this question.Topics Include:💬 Impact to Law Practices with Generative AI🤯 Lawyer may not be replaced by AI, but Lawyers that don't use AI, will be replaced by those, that do!#ai #legal #lawyer #chatgpt #generativeaiSupport the show2023-06-2820 min
UnrivetedStartup enabler, Mark November of Venture StartersSend us a textIn this episode, we chat with Mark November of Venture Starters. Venture Starters is the largest and fastest growing community of Founders, Investors and talented people who want to join startup teams.Topics:💬 Mark's history and motivation to starting Venture Starters⚙️ Lifecycle of an entrepreneur 🤯 Advise to startups in fund raising, timing, messaging 🔥 Several poignant mentions about who-you-know, to assist your team to a path of success.Link to Venture Starters:https://venturestarters.com/LinkedIn, Mark November:https://www.linkedin.com/in/marknovember...2023-06-2823 minUnrivetedGenerative AI journey with Dr. Joan Palmiter BajorekSend us a textIn this episode we chat with Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek, VP of Data and Analytics in Generative AI at OneReach.ai. Dr Joan shares her journey into AI. Topics Include:💬 Linguistics as a gateway drug 💊 into computer science and Data Science⚙️ No-code and Low-code tools and the future of software development🤯 Crises of experts in domains, i.e. academia and education in general🔥 Low barrier to entry for anyone to join the AI field today🌍 🌏 🌎 Bad actors in AI and spurring on climate change❤️ The future even higher value of human...2023-06-2021 minUnrivetedAn AI Adventure with Josh Tobin, CEO GantrySend us a textIn this episode we chat with Josh Tobin, CEO of Gantry.Josh shares his journey as a researcher and entrepreneur.Topics Include:🌍 🌏 🌎 Josh's journey as a LLM researcher💬 Large Language Models⚙️ Machine Learning & Generative AI#LLM, #GenerativeAI, #MachineLearningSupport the show2023-06-2019 min