The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica

In this episode, Sid Sheth , founder and CEO of d-matrix , discusses the company’s approach to AI inference hardware with a focus on solving the memory bottleneck problem.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with links to many ref...

Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis  discuss two critical technology infrastructure topics: the evolving economics of autonomous vehicles and growing local opposition to AI data centers.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with link...

Ethan Ouyang , Technical Lead at Atoms , joins the podcast to discuss the rise of “vibe business”: multi-agent AI systems that can research a market, design a product, build and launch it, and iterate toward revenue.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS ....

Ben Lorica talks with Jason Martin (co-founder of Permiso Security ) about what it means to secure AI agents as they proliferate across enterprises.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found...

Lior Gavish , CTO and co-founder of Monte Carlo Data , joins Ben Lorica to discuss the critical transition from data observability to agent observability in production environments.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with links t...

In this episode, Ben Lorica speaks with Ben Luria , CEO and co-founder of Hirundo , about the emerging necessity of machine unlearning for enterprise AI. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be fo...

In this episode, Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis of Synapse Partners to break down the most significant developments from CES 2026 . They explore the explosion of humanoid robotics and the transition toward software-defined vehicles before diving into a deep analysis of the shifting US-China export controls on AI chips.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substac...

Matthew Glickman , Co-founder and CEO of Genesis Computing and former VP of Product at Snowflake, joins Ben Lorica to discuss the emergence of AI data agents tailored for the data engineering persona.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show n...

In this panel discussion from the PyTorch conference , Ben Lorica speaks with Samuel Colvin (Pydantic), Aparna Dhinakaran (Arize AI), Adam Jones (Anthropic), and Jerry Liu (LlamaIndex) about the current state of Agentic AI.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·...

To mark the season, we’re sharing twelve non-fiction selections for the twelve days of Christmas . These are books we enjoyed and found worth passing along, ranging from deep dives into semiconductor history to fresh looks at creative collaboration. Whether you’re looking for a companion for a long-haul flight, a thoughtful gift idea, or simply a quiet escape during the holidays, we hope you’ll fi...

Steve Wilson , Chief AI and Product Officer at Exabeam and lead of the OWASP GenAI Security Project, discusses the practical realities of securing Large Language Models and agentic workflows.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - wi...

In this episode, Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis of Synapse Partners explore the complex reality behind AI-driven layoffs, from automation and upskilling gaps to strategic shifts in R&D. They also dive into the massive capital investments in AI, discussing the growing pressure for ROI and the emergence of LLMOps as a form of financial management. The conversation highlights practical strateg...

In this episode, host Ben Lorica talks with Sakana AI research scientist Stefania Druga , formerly a research scientist at Google DeepMind, about building AI tools for young learners and what that teaches us about AI design for everyone. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addi...

Stanford professor and Kumo.ai co-founder Jure Leskovec introduces the concept of a relational foundation model for structured enterprise data.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on Th...

This episode features Philip Rathle , CTO of Neo4j , discussing the real-world state of Graph RAG and its journey from prototype to production in enterprise AI systems.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with links to many refere...

Emmanuel Ameisen , an interpretability researcher at Anthropic , joins the podcast to demystify how large language models work. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange w...

Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis of Synapse Partners explore the complex reality behind AI-driven layoffs, from automation and upskilling gaps to strategic shifts in R&D. They also dive into the massive capital investments in AI, discussing the growing pressure for ROI and the emergence of LLMOps as a form of financial management. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradien...

Ciro Greco , Co-founder & CEO at Bauplan , joins the podcast to discuss a new paradigm for data engineering rooted in software engineering principles. He explains how treating the data lakehouse like a software project — with version control, branching, and transactional pipelines — creates a robust and safe environment for development.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://g...

Mike Freedman and Ajay Kulkarni , founders of Tiger Data , join the podcast to unveil Agentic Postgres , a database re-imagined for AI agents.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The...

Nick Schrock , CTO of Dagster , discusses the critical role of data orchestration in the AI era, framing “context pipelines” as the new data pipelines that form the foundation of any AI strategy. He introduces Compass , a new Slack-native tool for collaborative, exploratory data analysis designed to replace the 80% of ad-hoc BI dashboards.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gr...

Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis discuss AI-bubble signals (runaway revenue multiples, circular financing), why many enterprise pilots stall, and what separates leaders (use-case matrices, cross-functional ownership, hard metrics). They also examine U.S.–China tech competition in robotics and semiconductors, and offer a pragmatic view on humanoid robots — what works now versus what’s still resear...

Luke Wroblewski of Sutter Hill Ventures joins the podcast to discuss the paradigm shift in building AI applications. He explains how the traditional model of “code + database” is being replaced by “URL + model,” where the AI agent itself becomes the application logic.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket C...

Heiko Hotz and Sokratis Kartakis of Google Cloud discuss the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol, a new standard for enabling collaboration between AI agents built on different frameworks. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with links t...

Zhen Lu , CEO of Runpod , joins the podcast to discuss what it means to build an “AI-first” cloud, moving beyond the architectures of the Web 2.0 era.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon ·  RSS . Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be foun...

Yoni Leitersdorf , CEO of Solid , joins the podcast to demystify why simply pointing an LLM at a database for text-to-SQL doesn’t work. He explains the critical need for a semantic layer to provide business context, turning raw data into a “Rosetta Stone” that AI can actually understand.  Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩   https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify ·...