Beyond The Model

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Yanping Huang, former Research Director at Google DeepMind and Google Brain. Yanping's research career has been nothing short of exceptional. He is responsible for pioneering techniques the entire AI community use today. In this episode, we got to really know Yanping and were lucky enough to hear his journey from Physics undergrad to Neuroscience PhD to leading elite research teams inside Google. Yanping shared with us how this all happened, the actions he took and we explored his why. Now a Start-Up founder, Yanping shared what really happens behind closed doors at Brain and now DeepMind. We discussed multiple key questions but really settled on one topic - how do businesses reduce over-reliance on core foundational AI models? Don’t miss Yanping’s advice for scientists navigating corporate politics, innovation and launching something truly new. Subscribe, comment and share - helping Beyond the Model reach more listeners keen to hear the real stories powering the future of artificial intelligence. This podcast was created by Strativ Group, leaders in global talent solutions for the AI industry. Check out more of our content by following our community founder & podcast host Kieran Haynes on LinkedIn.

In this episode, Kieran sat down with Jason Rolfe, Co-Founder and CTO of Variational AI. They discussed Variational's approach to building Enki: their foundation model for small molecule drug discovery. We also discussed the impacts AI will have in this area, with direct knowledge from Jason who is at the forefront of this field!

Kieran Haynes, Principal Consultant at Strativ Group, sat down with guest Nikhil Haas, Co-Founder of BioLM to discuss a wide variety of topics in AI Drug Discovery. The focus was tied closely to Nikhil's work at BioLM; making AI accessible for biology and chemistry teams, deciding how to and when to use AI and ultimately demystifying where AI and Drug Discovery intersect.

In this episode we speak with Rajanatha Shettigara, a leader in sensor technology for robotics. Raj currently works at Vayu Robotics and has a background in lidar development from his time at Velodyne Lidar.In this episode, we dive into:- Raj’s 25+ years in semiconductor, lidar, and robotics manufacturing - The challenges and safety considerations in building robotics- The future of robotics and key technological advancements - Strategies for scaling successful engineering teamshas context menuThis podcast is powered by Strativ Group, talent solutions specialists in AI & Robotics. If you'd like to get involved in our Beyond the Model podcast series, reach out to our host Dan at d.kettle@strativgroup.com.

We see Cresset Drug Discovery's very own VP of Artificial Intelligence Mutlu Dogruel discuss all things AI, Drug Discovery and AGI. Mutlu gives us a detailed overview of how AI is used in Drug Discovery, the dangers associated with this, mitigating them and how his team at Cresset are doing these very things. Then, the topic of Artifificial General Intelligence (AGI) is covered, with some interesting thought experiments.This podcast is powered by Strativ Group, talent solutions specialists in AI. If you'd like to get involved in our Beyond the Model podcast series, reach out to our host Kieran at k.haynes@strativgroup.com.

We're so excited to kickstart Beyond The Model!It was great to chat with our first ever guest of the series: Vlad Pavlov, Senior Director, AI & Software Engineering of PMG.In this ep, hosted by Josh Howlett, we discuss all things AI.Vlad tells us about:The transformational impact of AIChanges for software engineersThe future of AI & changing business modelsAdvice for businesses embarking on an AI journeyLong-term thinking & AI investmentIt's full of awesome takeaways. If you have any questions/opinions about the ep, then feel feel to leave a comment or email our host at j.howlett@strativgroup.com.This is the start of our podcast journey. We have a pipeline of epic guests from the AI space, but would love to hear from more of you!If you'd like to feature in a future ep or know someone who should, please email our editor Dan at d.wilkinson@strativgroup.com.This podcast is a Strativ Group creation. Learn more about the global talent solutions business and its AI expertise at www.strativgroup.com