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Ep. 27: IBM Watson Data CTO on the evolution of cloud databases and data science Jul 06, 2017

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In this episode of the ARCHITECHT Show, IBM Fellow and Watson Data Platform CTO Adam Kocoloski talks about the evolution of big data—from his days as an MIT physicist and co-founding Cloudant, to the application design trends dictating today's cloud data platforms. In between, Kocoloski touches on a variety of topics, including the fate of Hadoop, the promise of quantum computing, the role of specialized hardware for AI and big data, and the effects of marketing on selling the Watson technologies.

In the news segment, co-hosts Derrick Harris (ARCHITECHT) and Tom Krazit (GeekWire) talk about Baidu's rise in the cloud (and Nvidia's growing footprint), the cost-benefit analysis of data privacy re: DeepMind's recent troubles, and why any IPOing web company would still run on a single data center with no backup.

The AI and Robot Show, Ep. 3: Rishi Bhargava (Demisto) Jun 30, 2017

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In this episode of the ARCHITECHT AI and Robot Show, Derrick Harris speaks with Demisto co-founder Rishi Bhargava about the state of cybersecurity, and how machine learning can help bring order to the chaos. Bhargava discusses current threat vectors and the shortcomings of many response tactics, and explains how Demisto's technology uses ChatOps to analyze response behavior, suggest courses of action, and give security personnel a single point of interaction across dozens of tools.

In the news segment, co-hosts Derrick Harris, Signe Brewster and Chris Albrecht discuss, among other things, Drive.ai's big funding round for driverless cars; how municipal infrastructure will change to accommodate driverless cars; the challenges around robot-gripping (even in space); and whether we've reach the tipping point where AI is here to stay.

Ep. 26: All you want to know about Cloud Foundry, with Abby Kearns Jun 29, 2017

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In this episode of the ARCHITECHT Show, co-hosts Barb Darrow and Derrick Harris speak with Cloud Foundry Foundation executive director Abby Kearns about running one of the biggest, and still growing, open source projects in the cloud world. Among other things, Kearns discusses Cloud Foundry's history and evolution; where it fits into today's world of containers and Kubernetes; how the foundation works with leading cloud providers; and how she's been able to manage lots of large enterprise vendors without losing control of the project.

In the news segment, Barb and Derrick discuss Red Hat's increasingly cloudy (and containery) revenues, and why IBM should let its tech do the talking with Watson.

The AI and Robot Show, Ep. 2: Melonee Wise (Fetch Robotics) Jun 23, 2017

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In this episode of the AI and Robot Show, Signe Brewster speaks with Fetch Robotics CEO Melonee Wise about the state of the art in automation. Wise, who was also employee No. 2 at robotics pioneer Willow Garage, shares some details on how Fetch's warehouse robots functions and also goes into depth on, among other things, human-robot interaction; how consumer demands and practices have influenced warehouse processes; the immense value of open source robotics libraries; and why the future of home automation might look more like the Roomba than like Rosie.

In the news segment, co-hosts Derrick Harris, Signe Brewster and Chris Albrecht discuss how artificial intelligence might start and fight future wars; Tesla's new AI director; and why urban settings pose challenges for self-driving cars but provide a prime opportunity for delivery robots.

Episode 25: How Apache Spark's creator is now tackling AI's data problem Jun 22, 2017

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In episode 25(!) of the ARCHITECHT Show, Matei Zaharia and Peter Bailis discuss how the DAWN project at Stanford University is trying bring the power of AI and machine learning to a broader set of users. The project's initial focus is on making it easier to collect, process and analyze enough high-quality data to take advantage of today's leading models and algorithms. Aside from the technologies, the Zaharia and Bailis also discuss how they're working with industry on this project and the right path for moving academic research into the real world. It's an area Zaharia knows well, having previously helped create Apache Mesos and Apache Spark, and having co-founded Databricks, where he's still CTO.

In the news segment, co-hosts Derrick Harris (ARCHITECHT) and Barb Darrow (Fortune) talk all about Amazon, and how its $14 billion purchase of Whole Foods is having competitive repercussions even in its cloud business.

The AI and Robot Show, Ep. 1: Geordie Rose (Kindred.ai) Jun 20, 2017

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In the inaugural episode of The AI Show, Derrick Harris speaks with Kindred.ai co-founder and CEO Geordie Rose about a wide range of issues in artificial intelligence and quantum computing (Rose also co-founded D-Wave Systems in 1999). Among the topics Rose covers are how Kindred.ai is seeking to build artificial general intelligence and the importance of a physical embodiment in that quest; the commercial viability and challenges of different approaches to quantum computing; the ethics of human-AI interaction; and whether his Canadian homeland can really become the world's AI epicenter.

In the news segment, co-hosts Derrick Harris, Signe Brewster and Chris Albrecht discuss Element AI's $102 million funding round; the AI showdown between the U.S. and China; what the Tertill weed-cutting robot says about the state of consumer robotics; Facebook's negotiating bots; and the robot the could be flipping burgers at a restaurant near you.

Episode 24: So much Kubernetes: CNCF director Dan Kohn / Deis co-founder Gabe Monroy Jun 15, 2017

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In this week's rare two-interview episode, Derrick Harris talks Kubernetes with Cloud Native Computing Foundation executive director Dan Kohn, who discusses the Kubernetes ecosystem and adoption, as well the purpose for foundations like CNCF and where they fit into the open source landscape (e.g., in relation to the Apache Software Foundation).

Derrick also speaks with Gabe Monroy, who was co-founder and CTO of container startup Deis, which Microsoft acquired in April. Monroy talks about how Deis came to be and the technologies it developed, and how everything is working now that they're part of Microsoft.

In the news segment, Derrick and co-host Barb Darrow (Fortune) discuss Amazon's non-compete lawsuit against a former exec, Intel's veiled threat to would-be x86 emulators, and fun—and hopefully useful—AI research out of Microsoft and Facebook.

Episode 23: Chef CTO on building software that customers want Jun 08, 2017

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In this episode of the ARCHITECHT Show, Chef co-founder and CTO Adam Jacob talks about the evolution of his company and its product as user demands have evolved (or not) over the past decade. He tackles the benefits and shortcomings of technologies such as containers and cloud computing, as well as the difficulty of doing security right and nailing the open source business model.

In the news segment, Derrick Harris (ARCHITECHT) and Barb Darrow (Fortune) discuss Apple new HomePod smart speaker, IBM's next big thing in chip design, and the cratering server market.

Episode 22: CoreOS CEO Alex Polvi on how containers will reshape the cloud Jun 01, 2017

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In this week's episode, Derrick Harris (ARCHITECHT) speaks with CoreOS CEO Alex Polvi about why containers are so big right now, and why they're only going to get bigger. He also discusses the rise of Kubernetes, including why CoreOS decided to embrace it and why he thinks it will reshape the relationships enterprises have with their cloud providers by providing an open, portable platform.

In the news segment, Harris and co-host Barb Darrow (Fortune) talk about Steve Ballmer's foray into data for sports and politics, and whether or not there's really a competition among countries to "win" at artificial intelligence.

Episode 21: Merlon Intelligence CEO on banking, bot overload and where's the money in AI May 25, 2017

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In this episode of the ARCHITECHT Show, Merlon Intelligence founder and CEO Bradford Cross talks about his new startup, which uses artificial intelligence to help banks root out money laundering and other regulatory issues. Cross, who's also a partner at Data Collective Venture Capital, an experienced machine learning entrepreneur (with media-curation startup Prismatic), and a hedge fund veteran also discusses the unnecessary proliferation of bots, the real opportunities for AI startups, and why cloud providers might be chasing a dead end with general-purpose AI services.

in the news segment, Derrick Harris (ARCHITECHT) is joined by guest co-host Tom Krazit (GeekWire) to discuss LinkedIn's Open19 Foundation, Java creator James Gosling joining AWS, the necessity (or lack thereof) of more AlphaGo matches, and the disappointing state of big data for farming.

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