Denis Rothman on how he entered the world of AI, what is metahuman AI, the importance of practice in machine learning, why use transformers, working with customers, interviewing people, and thriving at work‪.‬ Infinite Machine Learning: Artificial Intelligence | Startups | Technology

Denis Rothman is an author of 5 books on AI and a prodigious creator of AI content. He is a speaker, inventor, designer, and a developer of AI solutions. He began his career authoring one of the first AI cognitive chatbots. He designed one of the very first word2matrix patented embedding and vectorizing systems. He was previously the cofounder of Planilog, a collaborative app for planning and scheduling your production and maintenance workflows. 

In this episode, we cover a range of topics including:

His journey into the world of AI:
- How did you enter the world of AI
- The role of mechanism
- In one of your articles, you talk about The Rise of Metahuman AI. What is metahuman AI? And why is it relevant?
- How to implement sustainable, ethical, and profitable AI?

Career:
- The role of mentors vs mavericks
- How should new AI professionals evaluate what to pursue?
- How do you hire people?
- Why is practice important in machine learning?
- How can basic mathematics can speed up your learning process?

Culture:
- How to leverage extreme programming to drive success?
- How to manage customers?
- How does he coach new professionals?
- How to build products under customer's infrastructure constraints?

Overall trends:
- What product has impressed you the most?
- His insight on why transformers have become popular
- What has been the biggest positive development in AI over the last 5 years?
- Where will AI be in 5 years?