My Data Guest Podcast

For the latest episode of My Data Guest , I sat down with Antonio Malia , a dear friend since our Pisa days, now founder of Seltz , a startup rethinking web search from the ground up. Not for humans this time. For machines. The core problem Google, Bing, and every search engine we grew up with were built around a simple human loop: type a query, scan snippets, click a link, read the page. Antonio’...

Hiring in tech has always moved fast, but few corners of it are shifting as quickly right now as recruitment itself. In this episode, I sat down with Bruno Lomardo — “Loma” to most people — who leads talent acquisition at Rasa, the conversational AI platform. We talked about what generative AI is doing to hiring, the strange new problem of deep fake candidates, and why getting diversity right isn’...

Educators today face one of the hardest challenges in history: preparing the next generation for a world we cannot yet imagine. What will the job market of tomorrow actually require? Will we have to show AI fluency in a curriculum? Will critical thinking become the most valuable skill on a CV? Will knowing how to think alongside AI matter more than knowing how to use it? Santosh Nair, Head of Data...

Is AI a friend or a fiend to students? In this episode we talk about the AI friend; that AI that helps students reach academic success; that AI that allows students to enrich their curricula. In this compelling episode, we explore how universities are leveraging AI not to replace, but to empower educators, streamline operations, and personalize student support at scale. Discover how Ai and classic...

AI is changing the way developers build software. Not only because models are getting better, but because the tools around them are becoming more flexible, more powerful, and more integrated into real business workflows. In this episode of My Data Guest , I spoke with Alan Nichols , CTO and co-founder of Rasa , about how AI is reshaping developer tools, what enterprises need from AI agents, and wh...

You connect an LLM to a few tools, give it a task, and suddenly it looks like the system can reason, plan, and act on its own. But production is a different story. In this episode of My Data Guest , I spoke with Dipanjan Sarkar , AI engineer and community leader at Analytics Vidhya , about what it really takes to build agentic AI systems that work reliably outside a notebook. The main point was cl...

In the latest episode of My Data Guest , I had the pleasure of sitting down again with Josh Starmer , the creator of StatQuest, to talk about his new book, teaching, machine learning, and the strange beauty of statistics. What started as a casual conversation quickly became something deeper: a reflection on how we learn difficult concepts, why fundamentals still matter, and what we risk losing whe...

The episode centers on vibe coding as a practical, fast-track approach to development that uses AI to assist, automate, and accelerate data-related tasks. Here Philipp explains how vibe coding fits into real-world work, highlighting how this approach changes the learning curve for non-developers and accelerates project delivery. What is the main advantage of vibe coding? Philipp identifies it in r...

This episode of My Data Guest kicks off something new: Startup Spotlight .The idea is simple but ambitious — bring early-stage startups on the show, let them explain what they’re building in their own words, and create space for real feedback, not just hype. We start at two very different edges of innovation. On one side, FinalSpark , where the question isn’t how to make AI bigger or faster, but h...

With the rise of AI Agents, developing a smart product has never been easier. Give two motivated students a powerful coding framework and an AI model, and within days they can build a working prototype. The potential is there. So how do you turn that potential into a business? This session features insights from successful startup founders Ronald Croen (previously CEO at Nuance Communications), Mi...

The latest episode of My Data Guest brings a compelling conversation with Alexandra Spalato, whose career path embodies a shift that many technologists are experiencing today. Coming from a background in software engineering, Alexandra followed an unconventional route into entrepreneurship, where automation, open-source technologies, and AI have become core pillars of her work. Her story offers in...

Agents is an old concept after all. What makes AI Agents different from classic Agents? In this episode of "My Data Guest", Alessandro Romano explores the concept of agentic AI. Here you will hear about the evolution of AI agents from classic agents; you will also hear about AI Agents’ ability to operate autonomously in dynamic systems, unlike prompts. The conversation continues by clarifying the...

In this episode, we dive into one of the most misunderstood topics in modern AI: what it really means to train a foundation model versus fine-tuning a large language model. These terms get thrown around constantly, yet they describe two very different processes — different in purpose, complexity, cost, and ambition. Training a foundation model means starting from nothing. You begin with a neural n...

In my conversation with Andrea De Mauro and Michele Pacifico, we explored what it really takes to move from talking about data to building an organization where data meaningfully shapes decisions, strategy, and innovation. Their new book, The Financial Times Guide to Data-Driven Transformation , isn’t just a playbook. It’s a compass for leaders navigating fast-moving technology, shifting markets,...

That was the core message in my conversation with Vijaykrishna Venkataram, where we unpacked what AI readiness really looks like inside large organizations. And here’s the truth: readiness isn’t about buying GPUs, hiring a couple of data scientists, or sprinkling “AI Strategy” across PowerPoint decks. Real AI readiness is structural. Cultural. Operational. And a little uncomfortable for most compa...

In this episode of My Data Guest , Jerome Treboux joins us to explore how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping multiple sectors — from healthcare and finance to manufacturing, retail, and beyond. 💡 What you’ll learn: * How AI enhances medical diagnostics by assisting doctors in image analysis * How fraud detection systems in finance protect consumers * How AI optimizes traffic and enables self-dr...

In this episode of My Data Guest , Miguel Otero Pedrido — physicist turned machine learning engineer and founder of ⁠ The Neural Maze ⁠ — shares his journey from physics to data science and software engineering. We discuss the transition from traditional ML to deep learning, the hype around generative AI, and the importance of building practical AI solutions that solve real business problems. Migu...

In this special Ask Me Anything edition of My Data Guest , host Rosaria Silipo welcomes an outstanding panel of AI leaders: * ⁠ Alessandro Romano ⁠ – Senior Data Scientist and public speaker * ⁠ Luis Serrano ⁠ – AI educator and author, creator of Luis Serrano Academy * ⁠ Joshua Starmer ⁠ – Machine learning practitioner and community builder (StatQuest) * ⁠ Miguel Otero Pedrido ⁠ – Machine Learning...

The new My Data Guest is more than just a podcast – it’s a learning experience. We’re building a space to explore AI and Data Science across multiple platforms, including Substack, LinkedIn, and YouTube. This is the new face of the podcast: together, Rosaria and Alessandro will guide you through the latest trends in AI and Data Science – cutting through the hype and buzzwords, and focusing on what...