205: How to make LLMs Boring (Predictable, Reliable, and Safe), Featuring Nicolay Gerold

This week on The Data Stack Show, John and guest host Matthew Kelliher-Gibson welcome Nicolay Gerold, CEO and Founder, Aisbach, and host of How AI is Built podcast. The group delves into the evolution, strengths, and challenges of language models (LLMs) and AI. Nicolay shares insights on data-centric AI approaches, practical applications like data extraction and content generation, and the importance of aligning LLMs with user preferences. The conversation also explores the current AI startup landscape, the hype around generative AI, the necessity of thorough testing and monitoring in AI applications, and so much more.