Thermal engineer and 2024 Thermy Award winner Wendy Luiten discusses the impending energy and water crisis driven by AI data centers. She explores how computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and a shift to sustainable liquid immersion cooling, particularly with plant-based oils, can mitigate the environmental impact while ensuring performance.
In this discussion, experts Sridhar Muppidi and Cris Thomas explore the security implications of emerging AI technologies. They analyze new attack vectors using malicious AI agents, the critical gap in AI governance, the evolution of malware to mimic human behavior, and a novel smishing scheme designed to manipulate stock markets. The conversation also covers the current state and future of bug bounty programs in an AI-driven world.
The OpenAI Sora team discusses the technology behind their video generation model, from the Diffusion Transformers and space-time tokens that enable object permanence to their vision for Sora as a world simulator for scientific discovery. They also cover the intentional product design of the Sora app, which optimizes for creative inspiration over mindless consumption, and their strategy for building a new creator economy with IP holders.
Legacy code isn't just old; it's a treasure trove of lost business knowledge. Alessandro Colla and Alberto Acerbis, authors of 'Domain-Driven Refactoring,' argue for a business-first approach to modernization. They explain how to rediscover the 'why' behind your system using Domain-Driven Design, treating the monolith not as something to be destroyed, but as a block of marble from which a well-structured solution can be carefully carved.
Marc Dupuis, CEO of fabi.ai, argues that AI tools will elevate, not eliminate, data scientists by automating routine coding and enabling a focus on higher-value tasks. He advocates for building automated workflows that meet stakeholders in their native tools like Slack, delivering far greater ROI than traditional dashboards, and shares core principles for designing effective AI-first products.
Mati Staniszewski, CEO of ElevenLabs, discusses the company's strategy for rapidly shipping research-grade AI. He covers their organizational structure of small, autonomous teams, a global and remote-first hiring philosophy, the transition from a creator-focused product to an enterprise platform, and the lessons learned in navigating complex licensing and scaling a go-to-market team.