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About this episode
The World’s Fair is officially sold out! Thanks for all the support and stay tuned for recaps of all the great goings on in this very special celebration of the AI Engineer! Longtime listeners will remember the fan favorite Raza Habib, CEO of HumanLoop, on the pod: Well, he’s caught the podcasting bug and is now flipping the tables on swyx! Subscribe to High Agency wherever the finest Artificial Intelligence podcast are sold. High Agency Pod Description In this episode, I chatted with Shawn Wang about his upcoming AI engineering conference and what an AI engineer really is. It's been a year since he penned the viral essay " Rise of the AI Engineer ' and we discuss if this new role will be enduring, the make up of the optimal AI team and trends in machine learning. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction and background on Shawn Wang (Swyx) 03:45 - Reflecting on the "Rise of the AI Engineer" essay 07:30 - Skills and characteristics of AI Engineers 12:15 - Team composition for AI products 16:30 - Vertical vs. horizontal AI startups 23:00 - Advice for AI product creators and leaders 28:15 - Tools and buying vs. building for AI products 33:30 - Key trends in AI research and development 41:00 - Closing thoughts and information on the AI Engineer World Fair Summit Video Get full access to Latent.Space at www.latent.space/subscribe