Making Data Simple
Hosted by Al Martin, WW VP of Technical Sales at IBM, Making Data Simple cuts through the hype to reveal how data and AI reshape the modern enterprise.
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Data Unstuck: Jure Leskovec on Unleashing the Power of Networks
Data’s everywhere, but so often it feels… stuck. Joining us today is Jure
Leskovec, Chief Scientist at Kumo and a Stanford Professor who's
fundamentally reshaped how we understand networks—from Pinterest's
recommendations to tracking the spread of disease. We’ll unpack why
structured data is lagging behind the AI revolution, exploring how
techniques like Graph Neural Networks are finally unlocking its potential,
and how this all plays out in real-world applications
- 00:57 Meet Jure Leskovec
- 02:31 Knowing When to Move On
- 04:01 Academia versus Industry
- 07:30 Learnings from Pinterest
- 10:28 The Kumo Pitch
- 17:57 The Secret Sauce
- 25:51 Monetization
- 27:12 Only the Enterprise?
- 29:49 The Sandbox to Try Before Buy
- 31:42 The Best Use Cases
- 35:00 Summarizing
- 37:38 Predicting AI
- 40:15 What's True and No One Agrees
- 41:19 Learning
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leskovec/
Website: https://kumo.ai/
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