Welcome to the "Grounded Truth Podcast," where we bring together some of the brightest minds in AI to explore the most pressing topics shaping our future. Our latest episode, "The Future of AI: Doom or Boom?"—promises to be a riveting discussion. Joining host John Singleton, Co-founder and Head of Success at Watchful, are: Shayan Mohanty, CEO and Co-founder of Watchful, and the podcast "AI FYI" host Andy Butkovic, Joe Cloughley, and Kiran Vajapey. Together, we'll delve into the fascinating world...
Feb 15, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode of "Grounded Truth," we dive into the world of Generative AI and the complexities of placing it into production. Our special guests for this episode are Manasi Vartak, Founder and CEO of Verta, and Shayan Mohanty, Co-founder and CEO of Watchful. 🌐 Verta: Empowering Gen AI Application Development Learn about Verta's end-to-end automation platform for Gen AI application development. Explore how Verta's expertise in model management and serving has evolved to address the challenges...
Dec 14, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 16
🎙️ RAG vs. Fine Tuning - Dive into the latest episode of "Grounded Truth" hosted by John Singleton as he discusses "Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) versus Fine Tuning in LLM Workflows" with Emmanuel Turlay, Founder & CEO of Sematic and Airtrain.ai and Shayan Mohanty, Co-founder & CEO of Watchful. 🤖 RAG: Retrieval Augmented Generation - RAG involves putting content inside the prompt/context window to make models aware of recent events, private information, or company documents. The...
Dec 11, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Welcome to another riveting episode of "Grounded Truth"! In this episode, your host John Singleton, co-founder and Head of Success at Watchful, is joined by Shayan Mohanty, CEO of Watchful. Together, they embark on a deep dive into the intricacies of Large Language Models (LLMs). In Watchful's journey through language model exploration, we've uncovered fascinating insights into putting the "engineering" back into prompt engineering. Our latest research focuses on introducing meaningful observabi...
Nov 09, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Welcome to another captivating episode of "Grounded Truth." Today, our host, John Singleton, engages in a deep dive into the world of prompt engineering, interpretability in closed-source LLMs, and innovative techniques to enhance transparency in AI models. Joining us as a special guest is Shayan Mohanty, the visionary CEO and co-founder of Watchful. Shayan brings to the table his latest groundbreaking research, which centers around a remarkable free tool designed to elevate the transparency of ...
Oct 05, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Dive into the thought-provoking world of data labeling in this episode of the Grounded Truth podcast - "Is Data Labeling Dead?". Hosted by John Singleton and featuring Shayan Mohanty, co-founder and CEO of Watchful, this episode offers a captivating discussion on the changing landscape of data labeling and its intricate relationship with the rise of large language models (LLMs). Uncover the historical journey of data labeling, from its early manual stages to the advent of in-house solutions and ...
Aug 11, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Welcome to "Grounded Truth," the podcast where we bring together influential data scientists, machine learning practitioners, and innovation leaders to discuss the most relevant topics in AI. I'm John Singleton, your host, and I'm thrilled to be joined by Kence Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Composabl (https://composabl.ai/), a platform for building autonomous intelligent agents. Kence is a seasoned entrepreneur and has a wealth of experience in the AI field, including his work at Microsoft as ...
Jul 17, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode of Grounded Truth, we delve into the world of database DevOps. This concept aims to bring the same principles and practices used in application development to the realm of databases. Our guest, Kendra Little, with a diverse background encompassing sysadmin, analyst, product manager, developer advocate, and founder, shares her insights on this topic. Joining us as well is Shayan Mohanty, co-founder and CEO of Watchful. Database DevOps involves treating databases as we treat applic...
Jun 13, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this thought-provoking episode of "Grounded Truth" titled "What is Prompt Ensembling?", host John Singleton, Co-Founder and Head of Success at Watchful, engages in a captivating discussion with Shayan Mohanty, Co-Founder and CEO of Watchful. Together, they delve into the intricacies of embedding LLM (Large Language Model) capabilities in a performant and reasoned manner. They address pressing concerns such as dealing with hallucination, harnessing the full potential of LLMs, and exploring con...
May 23, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode of Grounded Truth, we're diving deep into the world of engineering with large language models, or LLMs. LLMs are rapidly transforming the way we interact with technology. These models have the ability to understand natural language and generate human-like responses, making them incredibly versatile tools for a wide range of applications. In this episode, we'll be discussing the quirks and potential benefits of productizing LLM-enabled applications. We'll explore the challenges of...
May 12, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In the latest episode of Grounded Truth, John Singleton hosts Dr. Jennifer Prenki, the founder and CEO of Alectio, a company that specializes in data prep ops to help machine learning teams build models in a more cost-effective way. Jennifer, who has previously worked as VP of Machine Learning at Figure Eight and led data science projects at Walmart Labs and Atlassian, discusses the difference between data prep and data prep ops, among other topics. Tune in for this enlightening conversation!...
Apr 24, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Grounded Truth Podcast host John Singleton, co-founder and Head of Success at Watchful, is joined by Dr. Sneha Subramanian, PhD, Director of Data Science at Salesloft, to discuss her recent experience implementing a Generative AI feature within the Salesloft platform and some key lessons learned. Don't miss out on this exciting conversation!
Apr 19, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode of Grounded Truth, host John Singleton interviews Dr. Geoffrey Fairchild, PhD, Group Leader of the Information Systems and Modeling Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. They delve into the exciting world of AI and discuss how it is transforming the industry. Dr. Fairchild provides insights into his team's work at Los Alamos, including developing algorithms for anomaly detection and forecasting. They also discuss the importance of transparency and interpretability in today’s L...
Apr 04, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, host John Singleton is joined by Watchful co-founder and CEO Shayan Mohanty to deliver our first HOT TAKE on a trending topic. Today we'll discuss the recent open letter titled "Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter," posted by the Future of Life Institute and signed by notable figures such as Elon Musk. You can read the full letter here: https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/ The letter calls for a pause in AI research until there is a compelling ...
Mar 30, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode of the Grounded Truth podcast, host John Singleton is joined by the co-founder and CEO of Watchful, Shayan Mohanty, to discuss and review the recent South Park episode titled "Deep Learning," which was co-written by Trey Parker and ChatGPT. Each share their initial reactions and thoughts on the episode's depiction of the impact of large language models (LLMs) and the potential dangers of their use, along with the episode's humorous portrayal of various industry tropes and the col...
Mar 28, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode of Grounded Truth, host John Singleton is joined by David Wang, Chief Innovation Officer for Wilson Sonsini. They discuss the concept of trust, specifically in natural language and how it relates to artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions, how trust is defined and the subjective nature of trust. They also discuss the dichotomy between automated solutions and individual opinions when it comes to trust and how trust is conveyed in high-end professional services throu...
Mar 04, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 2
ChatGPT is what everyone is talking about, but what impact will it really have on our world? What are the implications for future AI development? How will this change how we leverage AI - from product development to looking up brownie recipes. John Singleton, host of the Grounded Truth Podcast, joins his co-founder and CEO of Watchfull.io Shayan Mohanty in an engaging discussion (along with a series of hot takes) on what to consider when it comes to the chat about ChatGPT.
Mar 01, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1
