No-Code Generative AI, Domain specific LLMs, AI experimentation | Karthik Dinakar, cofounder and CTO of Pienso

Infinite Curiosity Pod with Prateek Joshi

Karthik Dinakar is the cofounder and CTO of Pienso, an interactive AI platform anyone can use to turn text data into insights without requiring any coding. He has a PhD in Machine Learning from MIT. He has held roles at MIT Media Lab, Microsoft, and Deutsche Bank.
In this episode, we cover a range of topics including:
- Tech stack of Generative AI applications
- Problem with general purpose LLMs
- Training LLMs on my own data
- Making LLMs faster and cheaper
- Shortage of AI compute
- Context windows
- Pursuit of AGI
Karthik's favorite books:
- Introduction to Algorithms (Authors: Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein)
- Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas (Author: Seymour Peypert)
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Where to find Prateek Joshi:
Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com
Website: https://prateekj.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19
Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi