Raw Data with Rob Collie21 Mai 2024

Good Tech Things and the Limits of AI, w/Forrest Brazeal

Dive into this week's episode where we explore the fascinating intersection of technology and creativity with Forrest Brazeal. Forrest, a former software engineer turned tech educator, uses his unique talents in art and music to break down the barriers of traditional tech communication.

This episode features Forrest sharing his journey from coding complex software to crafting educational and engaging content that lights up the tech community. He discusses how artificial intelligence is woven into the fabric of our daily tools, making it essential yet invisible, and gives practical examples that bring this technology to life for listeners of all backgrounds.

Forrest also takes us behind the scenes of his creative process. Whether it's sketching out a cartoon that simplifies cloud computing or composing a catchy tune about network security, his methods are as effective as they are enjoyable. It's a fresh take on tech education that proves learning about technology doesn't have to be daunting—it can actually be a lot of fun.

Intrigued by the blend of tech and creativity? Subscribe to The Raw Data Podcast on your favorite podcast platform for new content on data, tech, and their business impacts delivered to your inbox every week.

Good Tech Things
The AI Cartoon - Pile of Complexity

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(241)

What is "Botsitting?" (plus: Data Agents Continue to Blow Our Minds)

There's a new word for what your team is doing with the AI you bought them. You're not going to love it. "Botsitting." Babysitting, but for bots. Journalists are suddenly all over it, and not one of t...

18 Aug 38min

Power BI Veterans React to the Fair Game AI Book

For most of tech history, the new thing belonged to the new people. Then AI showed up and ruined a perfectly good pattern. Because the smartest model on the planet can know darn near everything and st...

12 Aug 1h 24min

The Crafter's Edge with Pedro Rossello

There have always been people who can't help themselves. Give them a clunky process, a messy spreadsheet, or a problem nobody owns, and they're already halfway to building something better. Rob calls ...

4 Aug 1h 24min

Everyone's Priority. Nobody's Job

AI headlines have already moved on to the deep end. Most businesses haven't. Every week brings another headline about what's next for AI. Build your own model. Train your own LLM. Customize everything...

14 Jul 32min

The End of All You Can Eat AI

For about two years, we've all been reaching for the biggest hammer on the wall because someone else was paying for the nails. If you were on a subscription, you grabbed the biggest, baddest model on ...

30 Jun 24min

Waiting Worked...Until AI

For years, Rob had a pretty good system. When a new technology showed up, he didn't immediately declare it the next big thing. He wanted to understand why it mattered first. Sometimes that meant jumpi...

23 Jun 15min

Why Bigger AI Isn't Always Better

Microsoft just unveiled a monster of a machine built for local AI. More memory. More horsepower. More everything. Which led Rob and Justin to a question that has almost nothing to do with the hardware...

16 Jun 29min

What Happens After the AI Works?

For the past few years, the conversation around AI has focused on the technology. Which model is best. Which tools to use. How fast everything is changing. But once you start building with it, a diffe...

9 Jun 35min