DataFramed

Welcome to DataFramed, a weekly podcast where we explore how technology and data are changing the world around us. On this show, we invite data leaders and practitioners at the forefront of the data revolution to share their insights and experiences into how they lead the charge in this era of data. Whether you're a beginner looking to gain career insights into a career in data, a practitioner needing to stay up-to-date on the latest data tools and trends, or a leader looking to transform how your organization uses data, there's something here for everyone. Join co-hosts Adel Nehme and Richie Cotton as they delve into the stories and ideas that are shaping the future of data. Subscribe to the show and tune in to the latest episode on the feed below.

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EP. 359

My Best Friend is AI with Valerie Tiberius, Professor of Philosophy at University of Minnesota

Richie and Valerie explore the purpose of friendship with and without AI, chatbots for loneliness, how sycophantic AI responses distort advice and self-perception, the dangers of companion chatbots for children, and much more.

May 12, 2026 • 43 minutes

EP. 358

How AI Agents Will Work While You Sleep with Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Professor at Carnegie Mellon

Richie and Russ explore the most exciting use cases of AI agents today, long horizon tasks, the credit assignment problem, multi-agent systems, eliable human-in-the-loop workflows, agent safety and guardrails, and much more.

May 4, 2026 • 58 minutes

EP. 357

Data-Driven Workforce Analytics with Ben Zweig, CEO at Revelio Labs

Richie and Ben explore why hiring is a broken two-sided market, why jobs are bundles of tasks (not skills), building universal taxonomies from billions of job postings, which data careers resist AI, when traditional NLP beats LLMs, and much more.

April 27, 2026 • 58 minutes

EP. 356

The Forecast for Time Series Forecasts with Rami Krispin, Senior Manager of Data Science at Apple

Richie and Rami explore time series foundation models and the case for scaling, feature engineering in the business world, communicating forecast uncertainty to stakeholders, the evolving role of data scientists as architects, and much more.

April 20, 2026 • 53 minutes

EP. 355

AI's Impact on Databases with Shireesh Thota, CVP of Databases at Microsoft

Richie and Shireesh explore how AI agents are reshaping data stacks, why unified platforms like Fabric matter, how semantic models and ontologies reduce confusion in metrics, SQL and NoSQL choices on Azure, Postgres to Cosmos DB with guidance for builders, and much more.

April 13, 2026 • 52 minutes

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