Boosting the productivity of data scientists with AI | Bryan Bischof (AI Lead at Hex)

In this episode of Building With AI, host Haroon Choudery is joined by Bryan Bischof, the AI lead at Hex. Bryan joined the Hex Magic team in 2023, leveraging his insights to improve data science workflows through LLM integrations.

During the conversation, they discuss:

• The Hex way of approaching jobs to be done,
• Why Bryan is over synthetic data,
• Bryan's three-stage recommender system,
• Retrieval techniques that don't work,
• Hex's game-changing metrics for AI performance,
• And much more!

Bonus: Bryan reveals the questions he asks candidates during interviews...and guess what? Hex is currently on the lookout for fresh talent! So keep your 👀 peeled!

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[00:00] Up next:

[00:08] Episode introduction

[00:55] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform

[01:48] Bryan’s introduction

[06:47] The Hex way of approaching jobs to be done

[10:34] To blank slate or not to blank slate

[11:32] How Hex prioritizes different pain points

[15:37] Challenges of building Hex: chain reactions, entropy, and latency issues

[19:04] How to build accurate and reliable agents

[22:27] The solution to evals

[26:33] How to build powerful evals

[31:46] Why Bryan is over synthetic data

[35:48] Bryan's three stage recommender system

[44:35] The role of data managers

[46:27] Retrieval techniques that don't work

[47:57] The team behind Hex Magic

[50:04] Hex vs. Jupyter

[51:41] Hex's game-changing metrics for AI performance

[54:39] The nuances of developing AI products

[01:00:40] Hex's future projects

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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery (CEO of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.

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Where to find Bryan Bischof:

• Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bischof/
• X: https://twitter.com/BEBischof
• Bryan’s Book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/building-recommendation-systems/9781492097983

Learn more about Hex:

• Website: https://hex.tech
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hex-technologies/
• X: https://twitter.com/_hex_tech

Learn more about Hex Magic:

• Website: https://hex.tech/product/magic-ai/

Where to find Haroon Choudery:

• Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroonchoudery/
• X: https://x.com/haroonchoudery

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