First Podcast episode of the year and what an incredible guest to kick it off with!

Ladies and Gentlemen I'd like to introduce you to Bob van Luijt. Bob is the CEO & Co-Founder of SeMI Technologies, they create AI-based search engine technology and they are known for the open-source vector search engine Weaviate.

If you're familiar with Bob, you may have also seen him do a talk on TEDx where he talks about Digital technology through the lens of language.

For Episode 6 of The NLP Zone Podcast, me and Bob got to sit down just before Christmas, I got to learn all about SeMI Technologies and their long-term ambitions. In this episode, you really get to understand how passionate Bob is about his company and its product.

We will be breaking down 3 topics:

- Unstructured data, why is it a problem, why is difficult?

- Vector search engines - Weaviate. What is it? what problem does it solve, what is the role of NLP there?

- Trends in vectorizing Data outside of NLP

I thoroughly enjoyed my sit down with Bob, he is a funny, intelligent, driven individual that we can all learn from. So sit back, relax and enjoy the episode.

(To listen, click the link in the comments & find episode 6)

Welcome to The NLP Zone Podcast - Episode 5, I’m your host Jordan Luxford and in this Episode we have a bit of a twist for you! I’m speaking with Emil Odzhakov, who is the Talent Manager for the Machine Learning NLP company Merantix Labs in Berlin.

I thought it would be a great idea for you to hear what It’s like from the other side of the fence, from a Talent Managers' perspective inside a Machine Learning NLP Company.

In this episode, we discuss 4 topics

- Current trends in AI

- New ways of Recruitment (WhatsApp, Telegram messages)

- What are today's workers looking for in a company 

- Where is the future of Recruitment going?

Emil is a wonderful guy, with an interesting journey that got him where he is today, he speaks 4 languages fluently and he is currently learning German too. You will see how passionate Emil is about his job and learn what it takes to be the best in your field.

I hope you enjoy learning about what it’s like from the other side of the fence and get some value. Enjoy the show

Welcome to episode 4, in this episode I will be speaking with Philip Vollet - NLP Influencer & Community Success Advocate at Explosion. Philip has built an incredible following as an NLP influencer, amassing 85,000 followers on LinkedIn through his passion for NLP where he provides consistent, engaging, and impactful content. Oh, and he's super intelligent too!

In this episode, we will be breaking down 4 main topics

- The secret to building a large following in your niche

- NLP and Open Source / Open Science

- Using NLP for Medical Research

- And the Future of NLP

It was an all-around pleasure speaking with Philip and an educational lesson at the same time. Sit back, relax and enjoy this episode, I promise you're going to love it!

Enjoy!