Speaker

Sam Charrington

Founder

TWIML

Connect with Sam

Sam is a noted ML/AI industry analyst, advisor and commentator, founder of TWIML, and host of the popular TWIML AI Podcast. The show is one of the most popular Tech podcasts with nearly 10 million downloads. Sam has interviewed over 400 of the industry's leading machine learning and AI experts. In addition, he has conducted extensive research into enterprise AI adoption, MLOps, emerging ML and AI platforms, and other enabling technologies.

Conference Sessions

Office Hours: Reinforcement Learning

Reinforcement Learning

TWIMLfest 2020

Office Hours invites experts and practitioners in various topic areas for AMA (ask-me-anything) style sessions to answer technical questions from the community and/or help participants advance their specific projects and interests. This week’s topic will be centered on Reinforcement Learning!

Keynote Interview: Milind Tambe

TWIMLfest 2020

In this session, Sam is joined by Milind Tambe, Director of AI for Social Good at Google Research India, and Director of the Center for Research in Computation and Society (CRCS) at Harvard University. After the replay of this conversation, join Sam and Milind for an AMA!

Keynote Interview: Sal Khan

TWIMLfest 2020

In this Keynote Interview, we’ll explore Sal Khan’s perspective on building a large educational platform like Khan Academy, the role of community in his efforts, and how online and community education continues to evolve during the COVID19 pandemic.

Keynote Interview: Jeremy Howard

TWIMLfest 2020

In this Keynote session, Sam is joined by friend of the show Jeremy Howard, creator of the popular fast.ai coursework. Sam and Jeremy explore topics such as the current landscape and future of AI education, as well as the new fast.ai course: Practical Deep Learning for Coders.

Coded Bias: Group Film Screening & Director Q&A

Fairness and Bias in AI

TWIMLfest 2020

Join Shalini Kantayya, Meredith Broussard, and Deb Raji for a screening of the film Coded Bias. Panelists will discuss the societal implications of the biases embedded within AI algorithms, examples of AI systems with disparate impact across industries and communities, and what can be done about it.

Keynote Interview: Shakir Mohamed

TWIMLfest 2020

In this Keynote Interview, we’re joined by Shakir Mohamed, Senior Research Scientist at DeepMind and Leader of Deep Learning at Indaba. We'll explore his journey building up the Indaba community, as well as his current research on decolonization In Artificial Intelligence.

Keynote Interview: Suzana Ilić

TWIMLfest 2020

Join this live keynote interview for a discussion with Suzana Ilić, computational linguist and founder of MLT (Machine Learning Tokyo). Sam and Suzana will explore her work applying NLP techniques to accelerating biomedical research at Causaly, as well as her experiences building the popular MLT community.