In this episode we talk to Dwarak Rajagopal – VP of AI Engineering and AI Research at Snowflake. Hear from Dwarak as he traces his journey from optimizing AMD processors to building AI systems at Google and now revolutionizing enterprise AI at Snowflake – discussing the real-world challenges and opportunities for bringing AI to business applications.
Dwarak offers compelling perspectives on why text-to-SQL shouldn’t be underestimated, how query logs can create unfair advantages, and why efficiency will be the next AI frontier. This technical discussion captures the evolution from cutting-edge research to practical enterprise value delivering real ROI.
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