#41 Regulations and Revelations: Rust Safety, ChatGPT Secrets, and Data Contracts

03/18/24 • 88 min

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In episode #41, titled “Regulations and Revelations: Rust Safety, ChatGPT Secrets, and Data Contracts” we're thrilled to have Paolo Léonard joining us as we unpack a host of intriguing developments across the tech landscape:

In Rust We Trust? White House Office urges memory safety: A dive into the push for memory safety and what it means for programming languages like Python.
ChatGPT's Accidental Leak? Did OpenAI just accidentally leak the next big ChatGPT upgrade?: Speculations on the upcoming enhancements and their impact on knowledge accessibility.
EU AI Act Adoption: EU Parliament officially adopts AI Act: Exploring the landmark AI legislation and its broad effects, with a critical look at potential human rights concerns.
Meet Devin, the AI Engineer: Exploring the capabilities and potential of the first AI software engineer.
Rye's New Stewardship: Astral takes stewardship of Rye: The next big thing in Python packaging and the role of community in driving innovation, with discussions unfolding on GitHub.
Data Contract CLI: A look at data contracts and their importance in managing and understanding data across platforms.
AI and Academic Papers: The influence of AI on academic research, highlighted by this paper and this paper, and how it's reshaping the landscape of knowledge sharing.

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Welcome to the cozy corner of the tech world where ones and zeros mingle with casual chit-chat. Datatopics Unplugged is your go-to spot for relaxed discussions around tech, news, data, and society.

In Rust We Trust? White House Office urges memory safety: A dive into the push for memory safety and what it means for programming languages like Python.
ChatGPT's Accidental Leak? Did OpenAI just accidentally leak the next big ChatGPT upgrade?: Speculations on the upcoming enhancements and their impact on knowledge accessibility.
EU AI Act Adoption: EU Parliament officially adopts AI Act: Exploring the landmark AI legislation and its broad effects, with a critical look at potential human rights concerns.
Meet Devin, the AI Engineer: Exploring the capabilities and potential of the first AI software engineer.
Rye's New Stewardship: Astral takes stewardship of Rye: The next big thing in Python packaging and the role of community in driving innovation, with discussions unfolding on GitHub.
Data Contract CLI: A look at data contracts and their importance in managing and understanding data across platforms.
AI and Academic Papers: The influence of AI on academic research, highlighted by this paper and this paper, and how it's reshaping the landscape of knowledge sharing.

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#40 Code, Comedy, and Creativity: Navigating the Digital Data Tapestry

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Welcome to the cozy corner of the tech world where ones and zeros mingle with casual chit-chat. Datatopics Unplugged is your go-to spot for relaxed discussions around tech, news, data, and society.

In episode #40, titled “Code, Comedy, and Creativity: Navigating the Digital Data Tapestry,” we're unraveling the complex weave of digital innovation, creativity, and humor, with insights from special guests Thomas Winters and Pieter Delobelle, who bring their unique perspectives to our data-driven discussions. Here's what we've got lined up:

AI Humor and Creativity: How do machines understand humor, and can AI actually be funny? Check out the relevant slideshow for a deep dive into AI-assisted humor: 2023 Humor Talk by Thomas Winters
Is “Embeddings” killing Embeddings? Questioning the terminology in AI and its implications.
Tokenizing in Different Languages: Investigating the nuances of good and bad tokenization practices.

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#42 Unraveling the Fabric of Data: Microsoft's Ecosystem and Beyond

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Welcome to the cozy corner of the tech world where ones and zeros mingle with casual chit-chat. Datatopics Unplugged is your go-to spot for relaxed discussions around tech, news, data, and society.

In this episode #42, titled "Unraveling the Fabric of Data: Microsoft's Ecosystem and Beyond," we're joined once again by the tech maestro and newly minted Microsoft MVP, Sam Debruyn. Sam brings to the table a bevy of updates from his recent accolades to the intricacies of Microsoft's data platforms and the world of SQL.

Biz Buzz: From Reddit's IPO to the performance versus utility debate in database selection, we dissect the big moves shaking up the business side of tech. Read about Reddit's IPO.
Microsoft's Fabric Unraveled: Get the lowdown on Microsoft's Fabric, the one-stop AI platform, as Sam Debruyn gives us a deep dive into its capabilities and integration with Azure Databricks and Power BI. Discover more about Fabric and dive into Sam's blog.
dbt Developments: Sam talks dbt and the exciting new SQL tool for data pipeline building with upcoming unit testing capabilities.
Polaris Project: Delving into Microsoft's internal storage projects, including insights on Polaris and its integration with Synapse SQL. Read the paper here.
AI Advances: From the release of Grok-1 and Apple's MM1 AI model to GPT-4's trillion parameters, we discuss the leaps in artificial intelligence.
Stability in Motion: After OpenAI's Sora, we look at Stability AI's new venture into motion with Stable Video. Check out Stable Video.
Benchmarking Debate: A critical look at performance benchmarks in database selection and the ongoing search for the 'best' database. Contemplate benchmarking perspectives.
Versioning Philosophy: Hot takes on semantic versioning and what stability really means in software development. Dive into Semantic Versioning.