Gradient Dissent: Conversations on AI12 Mai 2022

Johannes Otterbach — Unlocking ML for Traditional Companies

Johannes Otterbach is VP of Machine Learning Research at Merantix Momentum, an ML consulting studio that helps their clients build AI solutions.

Johannes and Lukas talk about Johannes' background in physics and applications of ML to quantum computing, why Merantix is investing in creating a cloud-agnostic tech stack, and the unique challenges of developing and deploying models for different customers. They also discuss some of Johannes' articles on the impact of NLP models and the future of AI regulations.

Show notes (transcript and links): http://wandb.me/gd-johannes-otterbach

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⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:04 Quantum computing and ML applications

9:21 Merantix, Ventures, and ML consulting

19:09 Building a cloud-agnostic tech stack

24:40 The open source tooling ecosystem

30:28 Handing off models to customers

31:42 The impact of NLP models on the real world

35:40 Thoughts on AI and regulation

40:10 Statistical physics and optimization problems

42:50 The challenges of getting high-quality data

44:30 Outro

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Connect with Johannes:

📍 LinkedIn: https://twitter.com/jsotterbach

📍 Personal website: http://jotterbach.github.io/

📍 Careers at Merantix Momentum: https://merantix-momentum.com/about#jobs

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💬 Host: Lukas Biewald

📹 Producers: Cayla Sharp, Angelica Pan, Sanyam Bhutani, Lavanya Shukla

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