In this episode of Channels, the Nextflow podcast, join us as we explore Nextflow and AI. Our special guest, Sasha from Seqera, shares his remarkable journey from the consumer tech industry to bioinformatics. Learn about the birth of TinyBio, its innovations in bioinformatics AI applications, and its recent acquisition by Seqera. We delve into AI concepts, the challenges faced, and the future of integrating AI with Nextflow. Tune in to discover how advancements in AI are reshaping the bioinformatics landscape.

00:00 Podcast 45: Tinybio : Nextflow x AI
00:09 Introduction
00:34 Sasha's background
03:17 How tinybio started
05:57 Tinybio co-founder: Vishal Patel
06:35 tinybio chat public launch
09:20 Failed feature launches
10:39 Running the code too
12:46 User trust
14:11 Accessing files via chat
15:08 Experiment idea generator
17:16 Pipeline generator
20:25 AI concepts: Foundational models
22:36 AI concepts: RAG
24:53 AI concepts: Langchain
26:37 AI concepts: Fine tuning
29:14 Challenges in bioinformatics AI
31:53 AI concepts: Q&A training
33:09 Motivation for joining Seqera
34:43 What happens to tinybio now?
35:36 Future plans
38:20 AI and open-source
40:50 Find more updates
41:37 Wrap up