#rag
20 episodes
#1212: The Postgres Vector Revolution: Killing the Sprawl
Is your tech stack a sprawling suburb of microservices? Discover why a 40-year-old database is winning the AI infrastructure war.
#1123: One Database to Rule Them All: The Future of Postgres
Can Postgres 18 finally replace the data warehouse? We dive into data gravity, columnar storage, and the physics of scaling in the AI age.
#1103: LLM Context Windows and the Great Kitchen War
Explore the mechanics of LLM context windows and attention, and witness what happens when technical debates collide with household chores.
#1100: The Truth Conflict: Why AI Ignores the Facts You Give It
Discover why AI models ignore provided documents in favor of old training data and how to build a reliable "hierarchy of truth" for RAG systems.
#995: AI vs. Mach 13: Demystifying the Iranian Missile Threat
How can AI transform dense government reports into actionable intelligence? Explore the physics of Iranian missiles and the future of OSINT.
#959: The Infinite Content Problem: AI’s War on Truth
Explore how AI is scaling disinformation to an industrial level and what the "liar's dividend" means for the future of shared reality.
#948: Beyond the Cutoff: The Future of Real-Time AI Search
Explore how AI is moving from static models to real-time data and whether specialized search tools can survive the rise of the tech giants.
#869: The Death of the Generalist? The Rise of Deep AI
Are massive AI models hitting a wall? Discover why the future belongs to lean, domain-specific "digital savants" and vertical pre-training.
#846: Beyond the Vector: Building Long-Standing AI Memory
Stop relying on basic vector search. Discover how Graph RAG and RAPTOR are creating AI systems with true long-standing memory.
#810: The Agentic Interview: How AI Learns to Know You
Stop dumping data. Discover how agentic interviews are transforming AI from a passive listener into a proactive, structured partner.
#809: Beyond the Prompt: The Shift to AI Context Engineering
Is prompt engineering still magic, or just plumbing? Explore why the field is shifting toward context engineering and systematic evaluation.
#755: Inside the Engine: Scaling an Automated AI Podcast
Peek under the hood of My Weird Prompts to see how Gemini, Modal, and multi-agent systems are scaling this automated show to the next level.
#752: Beyond the Blue Link: The Rise of the Answer Engine
Stop shouting nouns at a screen. Discover how AI is turning the "ten blue links" into a conversational assistant that understands your intent.
#665: Inside the Stack: The Hidden Layers of Every AI Prompt
Ever wonder what happens after you hit enter? Discover the hidden "stack" of instructions and memories shaping every AI response.
#539: The AI Pipeline: Scaling Curiosity and Community
Herman and Corn discuss turning 500+ episodes into an interactive knowledge base while scaling human-AI collaboration to new heights.
#171: The Rise of AIO: Optimizing Your Website for AI Bots
Stop fighting the crawlers and start feeding them. Learn how llms.txt and structured metadata are defining the new era of AI Optimization.
#144: AI Memory vs. RAG: Building Long-Term Intelligence
Explore why AI needs a "diary" and not just a "library" as we dive into the architectural differences between RAG and long-term agentic memory.
#117: From Keywords to Vectors: How AI Decodes Meaning
Why can AI write poetry but struggle to find a file? Explore the history and math of semantic understanding with Herman and Corn.
#85: Why AI Lies: The Science of Digital Hallucinations
Why do smart AI systems make up fake facts? Corn and Herman explore the "feature" of digital hallucinations and how to spot them.
#30: RAG vs. Memory: Architecting AI's Essential Toolbox
RAG vs. Memory: Are you building resilient AI? Discover the crucial difference between these two foundational pillars.