{"podcast":{"title":"Making Data Simple","slug":"making-data-simple-17685","podcast_index_feed_id":17685,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/214745.rss","website_url":"https://www.ibmbigdatahub.com/tag/7039","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/mlgt55pxa2js1hunk6e7rmd2m9tn?.jpg","author":"IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub","episode_count":407,"summary":"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. Thought leaders, researchers, and innovators share firsthand lessons on leading teams, scaling analytics, and driving real-world impact—delivered in Al’s signature straightforward, witty style. Tune in to Making Data Simple today. From data and AI breakthroughs to leadership hacks, top experts drop actionable gems that help businesses thrive in a data-driven world. #MakingDataSimple #AI #Leadership","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:21:05.504920+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-data-simple-17685"},"episode":{"title":"Is RAG Dead? The Pioneer Who Invented AI's Memory Layer Answers — with Douwe Kiela, Co-Founder, Contextual AI {ICYMI}","slug":"is-rag-dead-the-pioneer-who-invented-ai-s-memory-layer-answers-with-douwe-kiela-co-founder-contextual-ai-icymi","published_at":"2026-07-01T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-data-simple-17685/is-rag-dead-the-pioneer-who-invented-ai-s-memory-layer-answers-with-douwe-kiela-co-founder-contextual-ai-icymi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-data-simple-17685","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/214745/episodes/19427827-is-rag-dead-the-pioneer-who-invented-ai-s-memory-layer-answers-with-douwe-kiela-co-founder-contextual-ai-icymi.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/214745/episodes/19427827-is-rag-dead-the-pioneer-who-invented-ai-s-memory-layer-answers-with-douwe-kiela-co-founder-contextual-ai-icymi.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail In case you missed it..... RAG didn't just survive the LLM boom — it became the backbone of how enterprises put AI to work. In this replay, we sit down with Douwe Kiela, the AI researcher who led the team that introduced Retrieval-Augmented Generation in 2020 and went on to co-found Contextual AI. Douwe unpacks whether RAG is here to stay, why most enterprise AI dies in the gap between a great demo and production, how to tame hallucinations, and what actually separates a real...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail In case you missed it..... RAG didn't just survive the LLM boom — it became the backbone of how enterprises put AI to work. In this repla…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2257,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-data-simple-17685/episodes/is-rag-dead-the-pioneer-who-invented-ai-s-memory-layer-answers-with-douwe-kiela-co-founder-contextual-ai-icymi/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-data-simple-17685/is-rag-dead-the-pioneer-who-invented-ai-s-memory-layer-answers-with-douwe-kiela-co-founder-contextual-ai-icymi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}