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Highlighting Data Intelligence with Databricks & Bonbon’s Reward Innovation | E2020

Update: 2024-10-04
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(0:00 ) Databricks’ Naveen Rao joins Alex Wilhelm


(8:54 ) Regulatory challenges and open-source AI


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(13:57 ) Meta's Llama models and reinforcement learning


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(52:08 ) Tech incumbents' evolution and AI competition


(54:55 ) AI model sizes and synthetic data quality


(57:29 ) AI inspiration from biology and future innovation


(1:03:06 ) Databricks' growth trajectory and potential IPO


(1:04:25 ) Elliot Easterling of bonbon joins TWIST for a Jam with JCal.


(1:05:16 ) Bonbon.tech and the rewards platform overview


(1:14:44 ) Gamification strategies and user engagement


(1:22:18 ) Exploring growth opportunities and market expansion
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Unity Catalog GitHub: https://github.com/unitycatalog/unitycatalog


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Highlighting Data Intelligence with Databricks & Bonbon’s Reward Innovation | E2020

Highlighting Data Intelligence with Databricks & Bonbon’s Reward Innovation | E2020

Jason Calacanis