Episode 128:

The Possibilities Are Endless for Synthetic Data with Alex Watson of Gretel.ai

March 1, 2023

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Alex Watson, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Gretel.ai. During the episode, Alex shares his journey in data and how working with the NSA impacted his career in space. The conversation also includes synthetic data, the evolution of machine learning models, boundaries between synthetic and prediction models, and more.

Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Alex’s background working for NSA and starting a company (1:51)
  • The Gretel.ai journey (9:30)
  • Defining synthetic data (13:26)
  • The evolution of AI in deep learning data and language learning (16:28)
  • The properties of synthetic data (21:31)
  • Boundaries between synthetic data and prediction models (25:52)
  • The developer experience in Gretel.ai (36:44)
  • Stewardship and expansion of deep learning models in the future (45:36) 
  • Final thoughts and takeaways (52:17)

 

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