High Agency: The Podcast for AI Builders

Raza Habib
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High Agency: The Podcast for AI Builders

High Agency is the podcast for AI builders. If you’re trying to understand how to successfully build AI products with Large Language Models and Generative AI then this podcast is made for you. Each week we interview leaders at companies building on the frontier who have already succeeded with AI in production. We share their stories, lessons and playbooks so you can build more quickly and with confidence. AI is moving incredibly fast and no-one is truly an expert yet, High Agency is for people who are learning by doing and will share knowledge through the community. Where to find us: https://hubs.ly/Q02z2HR40

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    How Replicate is Democratizing AI with Open-Source Resources

    In this episode, we explore how Replicate is breaking down barriers in AI development through its open-source platform. CEO Ben Firshman shares how Replicate enables developers—whether or not they have machine learning expertise—to integrate and deploy AI models. 00:00 - Introduction and Background of Replicate01:14 - Replicate’s Mission: Making AI Accessible for Developers04:13 - Scaling AI Tools for Engineers and Enterprises08:16 - Simplifying AI Deployment: The Replicate Approach11:28 - Types of AI Models and Emerging Use Cases19:01 - Customizing AI Models with Minimal Data26:33 - Learning AI: Advice for Developers and Engineers29:13 - Opportunities for AI in Government and Enterprise33:29 - Closing Thoughts on the Future of AI --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is an Integrated Development Environment for Large Language Models. It enables product teams to develop LLM-based applications that are reliable and scalable. To find out more go to humanloop.com

    36 min

  2. NOV 7

    The Principles for Building Excellent AI Features with Superhuman’s Lorilyn McCue

    How do you build AI tools that actually meet users’ needs? In this episode of High Agency, Raza speaks with Lorilyn McCue, the driving force behind Superhuman’s AI-powered features. Lorilyn lays out the principles that guide her team’s work, from continuous learning to prioritizing user feedback. Learn how Superhuman’s "learning-first" approach allows them to fine-tune features like Ask AI and AI-driven summaries, creating practical solutions for today’s professionals.  00:00 - Introduction04:20 - Overview of the Superhuman06:50 - Instant Reply and Ask AI10:00 - Building On-Demand vs. Always-On AI Features13:45 - Prompt Engineering for Effective Summarization22:35 - The Importance of Seamless AI Integration in User Workflows25:10 - Developing Advanced Email Search with Contextual Reasoning29:45 - Leveraging User Feedback32:15 - Balancing Customization and Scalability in AI-Generated Emails36:05 - Approach to Prioritization39:30 - Real-World Use Cases: The Versatility of Current AI Capabilities43:15 - Learning and Staying Updated in the Rapidly Evolving AI Field46:00 - Is AI Overhyped or Underhyped?49:20 - Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is an Integrated Development Environment for Large Language Models. It enables product teams to develop LLM-based applications that are reliable and scalable. To find out more go to humanloop.com

    43 min

  3. OCT 24

    Jeff Huber of Chroma: Building the open-source toolkit for AI Engineering

    This week on High Agency, Raza Habib is joined by Chroma founder Jeff Huber. They cover the evolution of vector databases in AI engineering, challenge common assumptions about RAG and share insights from Chroma's journey. Jeff shares insights from Chroma's development, including their focus on developer experience and observations about real-world usage patterns. They also get into whether or not we can expect a super AI any time soon and what is over and under hyped in the industry today.  00:00 - Introduction02:30 - Why vector databases matter for AI06:00 - Understanding embeddings and similarity search12:00 - Chroma early days15:45 - Problems with existing vector database solutions19:30 - Workload patterns in AI applications23:40 - Real-world use cases and search applications27:15 - The problem with RAG terminology31:45 - Dynamic retrieval and model interactions35:30 - Email processing and instruction management39:15 - Context windows vs vector databases42:30 - Enterprise adoption and production systems45:45 - The journey from GPT-3 to production AI48:15 - Internal vs customer-facing applications51:00 - Advice for AI engineers --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is an Integrated Development Environment for Large Language Models. It enables product teams to develop LLM-based applications that are reliable and scalable. To find out more go to humanloop.com

    55 min

  4. OCT 16

    How to Create AI Strategy in Enterprises with Peter Gostev from Moonpig

    In this episode of High Agency podcast, Peter Gostev shares his experiences implementing LLMs at NatWest and Moonpig. He discusses creating an AI strategy, talks about challenges in deploying LLMs in large organizations, and shares thoughts on underappreciated AI developments. 00:00 - Introduction00:44 - OpenAI dev day reactions  03:47 - Using AI to automate customer service  10:43 - Impact of AI products13:41 - Who are the users of LLMs14:47 - Challenges building with AI in a large enterprise  21:22 - AI use cases at Moonpig24:34 - How to create an AI strategy28:10 - Underappreciated AI developments --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is an LLM evals platform for enterprises. It enables product teams to develop LLM-based applications that are reliable and scalable. To find out more go to humanloop.com

    40 min

  5. OCT 2

    Ex-Coinbase CPO's Next Big Thing: AI Employees I Surojit Chatterjee

    In this episode of High Agency, we're joined by Surojit Chatterjee, former CPO of Coinbase and now CEO of Ema. Surojit unveils his audacious plan to create universal AI employees and revolutionize Fortune 1000 workforce. Drawing from his career at tech giants like Google and Coinbase, he shares how these experiences fueled his vision for Ema. Surojit dives into the challenges of building AI agents, explores the concept of artificial humans, and predicts how this technology could transform the future of SaaS (00:00:00) Introduction and Surojit’s background (00:03:00) Founding story of Ema (Universal AI Employee) (00:04:53) How the Universal AI Employee works (00:08:39) Ema’s data integration and security (00:12:57) AI employee use cases in enterprises (00:15:02) Challenges with building AI agents (00:16:45) Evaluations, hallucinations, customizing models (00:19:52) Artificial human metaphor  (00:25:42) AI employee vs humans (00:31:25) Advice for AI builders (00:37:14) Is AI overhyped or underhyped? (00:39:28) How the business model of SaaS will change --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is an Integrated Development Environment for Large Language Models. It enables product teams to develop LLM-based applications that are reliable and scalable. To find out more go to humanloop.com

    45 min

  6. SEP 25

    Why Your AI Product Needs Evals with Hamel Husain and Swyx

    Hamel Husain is a seasoned AI consultant and engineer with experience at companies like GitHub, DataRobot, and Airbnb. He is a trailblazer in AI development, known for his innovative work in literate programming and AI-assisted development tools. Shawn Wang (aka Swyx) is the host of the Latent Space podcast, the author of the essay 'Rise of the AI Engineer,' and the founder of the AI Engineer World Fair. In this episode, Hamel and Swyx share their unique insights on building effective AI products, the critical importance of evaluations, and their vision for the future of AI engineering. Chapters00:00 - Introduction and recent AI advancements 06:14 - The critical role of evals in AI product development 15:33 - Common pitfalls in AI product development 26:33 - Literate programming: A new paradigm for AI development 39:58 - Answer AI and innovative approaches to software development 51:56 - Integrating AI with literate programming environments 58:47 - The importance of understanding AI prompts 01:00:37 - Assessing the current state of AI adoption 01:07:10 - Challenges in evaluating AI models --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is an Integrated Development Environment for Large Language Models. It enables product teams to develop LLM-based applications that are reliable and scalable. To find out more go to humanloop.com

    1h 9m

  7. SEP 18

    How AI is Changing Product Management with Raz Nussbaum from Gong AI

    Raz Nussbaum is a Senior Product Manager in AI at Gong — the leading AI platform for revenue teams. He is an absolute legend when it comes to building and scaling AI products that genuinely deliver value. In this episode, he opens up about what it takes to build successful AI products in an era where things change at lightning speed. Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:16 - How LLMs Changed Product Development at Gong AI08:32 - Including Product Managers in Development Process13:05 - Testing and Monitoring Pre vs Post-deployment17:53 - New Challenges in the Face of Generative AI19:39 - Shipping Fast and Interacting with the Market23:25 - What's Next For Gong AI25:13 - The Psychology of Trusting AI 28:19 - Is AI Overhyped or Underhyped? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is an Integrated Development Environment for Large Language Models. It enables product teams to develop LLM-based applications that are reliable and scalable. To find out more go to humanloop.com

    30 min

  8. SEP 11

    From Fiction to Reality: Sudowrite's Journey in AI-Assisted Creative Writing

    In this episode, we dive deep into the world of AI-assisted creative writing with James Yu, founder of Sudowrite. James shares the journey of building an AI assistant for novelists, helping writers develop ideas, manage complex storylines, and avoid clichés. James gets into the backlash the company faced when they first released Story Engine and how they're working to build a community of users. 00:00 - Introduction and Background of Sudowrite02:26 - The Early Days: Concept, Skepticism, and User Adoption05:20 - Sudowrite's Interface, Features, and User Base10:23 - Developing and Iterating Features in Sudowrite17:29 - The Evolution of Story Bible and Writing Assistance24:27 - Challenges in Maintaining Coherence and AI-Assisted Writing29:12 - Evaluating AI Features and the Role of Prompt Engineering33:35 - Handling Tropes, Clichés, and Fine-Tuning for Author Voice40:43 - The Controversy and Future of AI in Creative Work51:37 - Predictions for AI in the Next Five Years --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is an Integrated Development Environment for Large Language Models. It enables product teams to develop LLM-based applications that are reliable and scalable. To find out more go to humanloop.com

    57 min
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High Agency is the podcast for AI builders. If you’re trying to understand how to successfully build AI products with Large Language Models and Generative AI then this podcast is made for you. Each week we interview leaders at companies building on the frontier who have already succeeded with AI in production. We share their stories, lessons and playbooks so you can build more quickly and with confidence. AI is moving incredibly fast and no-one is truly an expert yet, High Agency is for people who are learning by doing and will share knowledge through the community. Where to find us: https://hubs.ly/Q02z2HR40

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