How He Breaks Down Complex Machine Learning Research for YouTube (@Yannic Kilcher) - KNN Ep. 95

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Yannic Kilcher. Yannic is a YouTuber covering state-of-the-art Machine Learning research topics. He has a Ph.D. from ETH Zurich and is currently the CTO of DeepJudge, a LegalTech NLP startup. In this episode, we learn about how Yannic decided on a Ph.D. in AI, how he is able to make advanced research so digestible, and the reason why he wears sunglasses on camera. I hope you enjoy the episode, I know I enjoyed our conversation. 00:00 Introduction 00:45 When did you first get exposure to data? 04:45 Experience pursing a PHD in Machine Learning. 08:50 Do you see more PHD focused Machine Learning programs coming in the future to Europe? 11:21 The difference between Machine Learning and A.I research and practice. 18:28 Finding and processing Machine Learning research. 23:28 Where is the bulk of data science research originating from? 26:36 How can you get involved in research without a PHD? 34:01 Do you see more future competitors in the A.I advancement space? 36:32 Data