Collective Intelligence Community Podcast

Akash Sharma is the founder and CEO of Vellum, a Y Combinator–backed developer platform launched in 2023 that helps engineering teams build production‑quality LLM (large language model) applications. He conceived Vellum after working extensively with GPT‑3 since its beta in 2020 and realizing how difficult it was to bring AI prototypes into reliable production.   Prior to founding Vellum, Akash ea...

David Corbitt is the cofounder and Chief Product Officer of OpenPipe, a Y Combinator-backed AI startup launched in 2023 by brothers Kyle and David Corbitt. OpenPipe helps developers convert expensive, slow GPT-3.5/4 prompts into customized fine-tuned language models that deliver similar or better performance at a fraction of the cost and latency. Before starting OpenPipe, David worked at Palantir...

Avthar Sewrathan is currently product lead of AI for Timescale, a modern cloud platform built on PostgreSQL. Prior to Timescale, he cofounded Afari inc, a decentralized social newtork, and founded Zayo, a social enterprise for for female students in developing countries. Timescale's mission is to serve developers as they create the next wave of computing. The Collective Intelligence Community Podc...

Paul Klein IV is the founder of BrowserBase, an all-in-one platform for developers to host, manage, and monitor headless browsers in the cloud. BrowserBase is creates open source projects, like Open Operator and StageHand, to bolster AI Web Agents. Before BrowserBase, Paul attended San Francisco State University, graduating as the 2017 Computer Science Departmental Honoree. After graduating, Klein...

The Collective Intelligence Community Podcast by the GenAI Collective brings the brightest minds in AI to the table to discuss the field’s most pressing topics! Each interview provides a unique perspective on this industry, providing sharp insights and informed commentaries shared to our growing community of 15,000+ founders, funders, and thought leaders.   PODCAST CREATED BY THE GENAI COLLECTIVE:...

Quinn Slack is the co-founder and CEO of Sourcegraph, a leading company specializing in AI-powered code search and intelligence tools that enhance developer productivity. Before Sourcegraph, Quinn co-founded Blend Labs, a company focused on improving the home lending process through technology. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Stanford University, where his passion for solving complex pr...

The Collective Intelligence Community Podcast by the GenAI Collective brings the brightest minds in AI to the table to discuss the field’s most pressing topics! Each interview provides a unique perspective on this industry, providing sharp insights and informed commentaries shared to our growing community of 15,000+ founders, funders, and thought leaders. PODCAST CREATED BY THE GENAI COLLECTIVE: W...

🌟 Tomato.ai CEO, Ofer Ronen joins Thomas Joshi and Chappy Assel for our latest podcast episode! 🚀   🌐 Ofer has sold multiple companies in AI, including to Google. We discuss Ofer’s ability to identity attractive market opportunities and why he is focused on the AI for Contact Center opportunity.   🎤 The Collective Intelligence Community Podcast by The GenAICollective brings the brightest minds...

Product Hunt CEO, Rajiv Ayyangar, sits down with Thomas Joshi from The GenAI Collective to discuss AI-driven product development!   PODCAST INFO: Website: collectiveintelligenceai.com  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/showcase/collective-intelligence-ai/  Twitter: twitter.com/CollectPod  Instagram: instagram.com/collectiveintelligenceai  PODCAST CREATED BY THE GENAI COLLECTIVE: Website: gaicollective.com/ L...

🌟 Prasanna Ganesan, CEO at Machinify, Inc. joins Thomas Joshi at Battery Ventures's offices for our latest podcast episode! Prasanna is backed by Battery Ventures’s Dharmesh Thakker, GV (Google Ventures) and Matrix Partners.  They’ve achieved astonishing results given the difficulty of the healthcare market for startups: $200B Medical claims reviewed annually, 52M lives impacted by Machinify, and...

🌟 Shane Orlick,  President at Jasper AI joins Thomas Joshi for our latest podcast episode! 🚀 AI Revitalizes Creativity: Shane highlights how AI is reigniting creativity and execution in technology, making it an exciting time to innovate. Empathy Bridges AI Adoption: His experience reveals that empathy towards those adapting to AI is crucial for successful technological integration. Ethics Guide...

🌟 Bain Capital Ventures Partner, Slater Stich joins Thomas Joshi for our latest podcast episode! 🚀   🌐 As we explored the evolution from the "modern data stack" hype to a mature phase of integration, it's clear that sustainable, scalable solutions are the future. Plus, we discussed the journey towards operationalizing AI agents, highlighting the critical need for advanced machine learning model...

🌟 Brandon Gleklen, Principal at Battery Ventures joins Thomas Joshi and Stephen Campbell for our latest podcast episode! 🚀 Join us as we explore the intricate world of AI, dissecting key topics that are shaping the future of technology and investment. Here's a sneak peek of our riveting discussion: 🛡️ AI Moats: Necessity or Overemphasis? We dive deep into the importance of 'moats' in the AI sect...

🌟 Twelve Labs (backed by Index Ventures, TechStars, NVentures, Intel, and Samsung Next) CTO Aidan Lee joins Thomas Joshi and Stephen Campbell , co-founder of Revamp AI, for a deep dive into the world of AI in video understanding!  🌐 Journey from Military Squad to AI Innovators: Discover the incredible story of Aidan and his co-founders, former squad mates in the Korean Military, as they forge Tw...

🌟 Jared Roesch, CTO of OctoAI (formerly OctoML), joins Thomas Joshi and Pierce Kelaita! 🚀 🌐 In this not-to-be-missed episode, we delve into: 🛠️ The Genesis of OctoAI: Uncover the story behind OctoAI's inception and how systems research is supercharging deep learning. 🔍 A Multidisciplinary Approach to AI: Jared shares how his diverse experience in computer science influences the development of...

🌟 Exciting Announcement: Sri, Managing Partner of Point72 Ventures and oversees the Point72 Ventures business, leads the Deep Tech investment team and co-leads the Consumer investment team, joins Thomas Joshi for a groundbreaking episode on AI's Future and Entrepreneurial Wisdom! 🚀 In this must-listen episode, dive deep into the world of AI with Sri, a visionary in the tech investment landscape....

🌟 Adam Haney , VP of Engineering at Invisible Technologies and Ex-Facebook joins Thomas Joshi for a discussion on AI-powered Services and novel business models! Here's why you can't miss this episode: 📈 Success Stories & Challenges: Discover real-world AI success stories from Invisible Technologies and learn about common challenges in AI deployment. 🤖 Balancing Innovation with Ethics: Explore h...

🧬 James Zou, Stanford University Professor of Biomedical Data Science and, by courtesy, of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering joins Thomas Joshi for a conversation on the revolutionary intersection of AI & Biomedical Data Science. This episode promises to be a game-changer for how we perceive and employ AI in healthcare! 💊 Here's why you can't miss this episode: 📚 Real-World Impact: He...

🤯 Dive deep into the fascinating world of causal reasoning, where we unravel the complexities of establishing causal relationships in LLMs like GPT-3 and 4. Robert Ness shares his invaluable insights on the challenges, opportunities, and real-world implications of this cutting-edge research. 💡 Discover the significance of inductive biases, the role of benchmarks in evaluating LLMs' causal reason...

🌟 Brian S. Raymond, Founder & CEO of unstructured.io and ex-Primer.ai & Central Intelligence Agency, joins Thomas Joshi and Pierce Kelaita for Episode 4 of the Collective Intelligence Community Podcast by The GenAI Collective! Unstructured is backed by Madrona, Bain Capital Ventures, M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund, Mango Capital, MongoDB Ventures, and Shield Capital. Notable angel investors Harri...

Palak Goel, Investor at Madrona Ventures and Ex-Microsoft AI, sits down with Thomas Joshi and Weber Wong for Episode 3 of the Collective Intelligence Community Podcast! Palak focuses on Intelligent Applications (Typeface, Otherside AI, Read AI, Yoodli) and Next Generation Infrastructure (OctoML, Statsig, Unstructured, WhyLabs). While at Microsoft, Palak worked on productizing Large Language Models...

We are joined by Santiago Pombo from ThoughSpot, who is the Director of Product for the Search and AI Product team, he has 10+ years of experience from HP, Adobe, and Meltwater. As many of you already know, ThoughSpot is a leader in enterprise analytics and was named a Visionary in Garnter’s Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence. PODCAST INFO: Website: https://collectiveintelligen...

Aleksander Madry from OpenAI, on-leave from MIT, has held the Director of MIT’s Center for Deployable Machine Learning, Co-Lead of MIT AI Policy Forum, and Professor of MIT CSAIL. He has delivered testimonies to Senate Subcommittee hearings on topics ranging from Human Rights and the Law to AI Alignment.  PODCAST INFO:  Website: collectiveintelligenceai.com  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/showcase/collect...