The Stack Overflow Podcast13 Mar 2025

Junky data is like an out-of-tune guitar—it prevents AI harmony

Welcome to Leaders of Code, a new business segment of the Stack Overflow podcast. On this show, we chat with business, tech, and engineering leaders from forward-thinking companies across industries about their business strategies, the challenges and opportunities of building high-performing teams, driving innovation, leveraging the power of AI, and other key topics. Tune in every second Thursday for real-world success stories, actionable strategies, and fresh perspectives to help you navigate your leadership and growth journey.

In our very first episode, Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar talks to Don Woodlock, Head of Global Healthcare Solutions at InterSystems, about the challenges in their AI journey and the critical role of a robust data strategy in any successful AI initiative.

They also:

Discuss the importance of maintaining a human-centric approach when automating processes with GenAI, emphasizing trust-building as a top priority.
Dive deep into specific use cases and real-world successes and obstacles in AI implementation, from data scalability to system integration.
Share their perspectives on common misconceptions about AI in today’s landscape.

Episode notes:

Connect with Don Woodlock on LinkedIn, explore his video series Code to Care, and learn more about InterSystems.
Read more about Knowledge-as-a-service.
Learn more about creating a private instance of Stack Overflow for your team or org with, Stack Overflow for Teams.
Read more about OverflowAPI, a subscription-based API service that provides continuous access to Stack Overflow’s public dataset to train and fine-tune large language models.

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