Democratizing AI: A Conversation with Matei Zaharia, CTO and Co-founder of Databricks

Building Viral AI Tools in a Weekend with Hassan El Mghari, Senior Developer Advocate at Vercel

In the fifth episode of Humans in AI, Haroon Choudery (co-founder Autoblocks and founder Not A Bot) interviews Hassan El Mghari, Senior Developer Advocate at Vercel. Hassan shares his experiences in developing AI tools for specific use cases, with a focus on building visually appealing and easy-to-use products. He also discusses a few of his most notable side projects, including his Twitter bio generator and TechCrunch article summarizer — all tools Hassan built over weekends that have gained huge success. Listen in as Haroon and Hassan discuss the importance of keeping up with the current boom in AI, and advise listeners to keep shipping and engaging with AI-based products.

Nathan Labenz on AI's Great Implementation (Founder, AI R&D at Waymark)

In this episode, Humans in AI host Haroon Choudery interviews Nathan Labenz, founder of Waymark. Nathan discusses the idea of the "Great Implementation," an imminent period of jobs being decomposed into tasks that AI can do. He also discusses broader thoughts on how to apply AI to business use cases. His recommendations include getting hands-on with the technology, starting with domains that you can easily validate, and focusing on narrow tasks vs. complex job roles.

The AI-Powered VC: Yohei Nakajima, co-founder of Untapped Capital

In episode 3 of Humans in AI, I had the pleasure of interviewing Yohei Nakajima, VC and founder of Untapped Capital. Yohei talks about his fascinating background, from growing up in Seattle to studying in Japan and working in a startup community in LA. Yohei also shares how he got into VC and his experience working at a venture fund before starting his own.

Democratizing AI: A Conversation with Matei Zaharia, CTO and Co-founder of Databricks

In episode 2 of Humans in AI, Matei Zaharia — CTO, co-founder of Databricks and creator of Apache Spark — shares his insights on open-source LLMs and the importance of making technology accessible to all. Currently a Professor at Stanford University, Zaharia also discusses Databricks’ mission to democratize AI, their open-source LLM ‘Dolly,’ and how open-source standards have played a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Creating children's storybooks using AI | Linus Ekenstam (co-founder, Bedtimestory.ai)

Linus Ekenstam is the co-founder of Bedtimestory.ai, CMO of Konch.ai, and the proud father to two girls. In today's episode, Linus and I discuss his non-traditional journey to becoming a builder in AI, projects he's working on and excited about, his favorite AI tools, and much more.