"Machine learning is to big data as human learning is to life experience," says Christopher Nguyen, the co-founder and CEO of big data intelligence company Adatao. Sure, but then, what IS big data? (especially as it's become a buzzword that captures so many things)... 

On this episode of the a16z Podcast, Nguyen puts on his former computer science professor hat to describe 'big data' in relation to 'machine learning' -- as well as what comes next with 'deep learning'. Finally, the former Google exec shares how Hadoop and Spark evolved from the efforts of companies dealing with massive amounts of real-time information; what we need to make machine learning a property of every application (why would we even want to?); and how we can make all this intelligence accessible to everyone.

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a16z Podcast: Making Sense of Big Data, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning

Hush - 5 Sept. 2015

One of my first electronic compositions, inspired by the warmth of summer, sunny days and long nights. Thought it perfect to release now that the cold, cozy days are coming near. Enjoy the Tropicality!

Tropical Vibein' (WIP)

Think of our inaugural episode of The AI Podcast as a guide for the perplexed.  Host Michael Copeland speaks with NVIDIA's Will Ramey about the history behind today's AI boom and the key concepts you need to know to get your head around a technology that's reshaping the world.

Ep. 1: Deep Learning 101 - Will Ramey, NVIDIA Senior Manager for GPU Computing

From the significance of Google DeepMind's AlphaGo wins to recent advances in "expert-level artificial intelligence" in playing an imperfect/ asymmetric information game like poker, toys and games have played and continue to play a critical role in advancing machine intelligence.

One of the pioneers in this area among others is the Alberta Innovates Centre for Machine Learning -- now the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (amii) -- which in 2007 solved the long-standing challenge of checkers, and in 2015 produced the first AI agent capable of playing "an essentially perfect game" of heads-up limit hold’em poker. But what does that mean for the evolution of such technology out of play and into production? Out of universities and into industry? (Especially when many such university programs and talent are being hollowed out by companies and they're reliant on intellectual property or provincial support, as is the case of this University of Alberta based institute). And how can CEOs and others embrace learning about this tech somewhere in between?

So... what will it take to make AI "real"? What about genetic algorithms, treating computers like people, and other near- and far-future possibilities? This episode featuring the executive director of Amii, Cameron Schuler, and a16z deal, research, and investing team operating head Frank Chen covers all this and more. The conversation was recorded recently as part of our inaugural a16z Summit event.

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a16z Podcast: Machine Intelligence, from University to Industry

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„Dos Caminos“ – so heisst die neue EP von deutschen Produzenten @zimt-4. Neben „El Camino“, den der junge Musiker mit Niña Índigo aufnahm, umfasst die Kollektion ein weiteres Original, „Agua Azul“, sowie zwei Remixe, die von @gerragmusic und @nicolaspera angefertigt wurden. Erscheinen wird die EP am 18. Juni 2018 über das Label @sonidotropico. (...)

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“El Camino” ist meine Interpretation eines andalusischen Flamencos. Ich liebe den dramatischen und majestätischen Klang dieses Genres. Für mich spiegelt er die Atmosphäre der Weiten Zentralmexikos perfekt wider. Die Idee zu “Agua Azul” kam mir im Südosten Mexikos. In den früheren Maya-Gebieten gibt es Flüsse, deren Blau so intensiv ist, dass sie fast unwirklich wirken. “Agua Azul” ist ein Versuch, diese Klarheit einzufangen.

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Hush - 5 Sept. 2015

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