Programming Throwdown
Programming Throwdown
Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci
155: The Future of Search with Saahil Jain
1 hour 8 minutes Posted Apr 10, 2023 at 3:00 pm.
Introductions00:02:06 How physics led Saahil to programming00:07:20 Getting started at Microsoft00:13:39 Analyzing human text input00:22:22 The exciting paradigm shift in search00:29:02 Rationales for direction00:33:40 Image generation models00:39:55 Knowledge bases00:45:12 FIFA00:49:29 Understanding the query’s intent00:51:18 Expectations00:55:38 A need to stay connected to authority repositories01:03:45 About working at You01:08:18 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today: https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=hLinks:Saahil Jain:Website: http://saahiljain.me/Email: saahil @ you.comGithub: https://github.com/saahil9jain/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saahiljain/Twitter: https://twitter.com/saahil9jainRadGraph: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.14463VisualCheXbert: https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.11467 You.Com:Website: https://you.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/YouSearchEngineDiscord: https://discord.gg/f9jRFH5gHP Others:On Thorium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElulEJruhRQ More Throwdown? Check out these prior episodes:E143: The Evolution of Search with Marcus Eagan: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2022/09/143-evolution-of-search-with-marcus.htmlE94: Search at Etsy: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2019/10/episode-94-search-at-etsy.html If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: [email protected] You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon
Programming Throwdown
How Did You Get Into Programming?
Thorium vs Intelligent Systems
Getting your first job in programming
Microsoft's dual-team culture
Microsoft Software Engineer transitions from Product Management to Research
Post-BERT, what did you do?
Machine Learning for Clinical Notes
Starting a Search Engine at Stanford
Anatomy of Search: The Search Engine
In the Future of Search: Conversational Search
AI and Search: The Future of Consent
Is It Hard to Say What's True?
Can We Trust Oracles in Cryptocurrency?
"User Expectations" in AI
ChatGPT: Knowledge bases and the future of AI
Microsoft Exploring Conversational Search
Tee Up: Working at U.S. News
Have Remote Workers Forced to Move?
Uchat: Looking for Interns and Full Time Employees
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When it comes to untangling the complexities of what lies ahead for search engines in this age of AI, few are as deeply versed in the subject as You.com Engineer Saahil Jain. Jason and Patrick talk with him in this episode about what search even is, what challenges lie ahead, and where the shift in paradigms can be found. 00:01:16 Introductions00:02:06 How physics led Saahil to programming00:07:20 Getting started at Microsoft00:13:39 Analyzing human text input00:22:22 The exciting paradigm shift in search00:29:02 Rationales for direction00:33:40 Image generation models00:39:55 Knowledge bases00:45:12 FIFA00:49:29 Understanding the query’s intent00:51:18 Expectations00:55:38 A need to stay connected to authority repositories01:03:45 About working at You01:08:18 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today: https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=hLinks:Saahil Jain:Website: http://saahiljain.me/Email: saahil @ you.comGithub: https://github.com/saahil9jain/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saahiljain/Twitter: https://twitter.com/saahil9jainRadGraph: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.14463VisualCheXbert: https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.11467 You.Com:Website: https://you.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/YouSearchEngineDiscord: https://discord.gg/f9jRFH5gHP Others:On Thorium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElulEJruhRQ More Throwdown? Check out these prior episodes:E143: The Evolution of Search with Marcus Eagan: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2022/09/143-evolution-of-search-with-marcus.htmlE94: Search at Etsy: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2019/10/episode-94-search-at-etsy.html If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: [email protected] You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon
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