Decentralized AI, with Wanru Zhao

25/06/2025 52 min Episodio 6

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๐Ÿ” ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ˆ ๐›๐ž ๐๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐? ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ๐ฌ? ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐‹๐Œ๐ฌ?In this episode of the #WiAIRpodcast, Wanru Zhao discusses decentralized and collaborative AI methods, the limitations of scaling laws, fine-tuning strategies, data attribution challenges in LLMs, and multilingual learning in federated settingsโ€”all while reflecting on her experiences across UK and Canadian research ecosystems. She also shares her academic journey, vision for the future of AI, and how she navigates research roadblocks with creativity and curiosity.๐Ÿง  Whether you're building #llms, exploring #FederatedLearning, or just passionate about more inclusive and sustainable AI researchโ€”this episode is packed with insights, encouragement, and visionary thinking.๐Ÿ‘‰ Watch now and be part of the future of AI thatโ€™s collaborative, global, and radically inclusive.๐ŸŽง Subscribe to stay updated on new episodes spotlighting brilliant women shaping the future of AI.WiAIR website:https://women-in-ai-research.github.ioFollow us at:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-ai-researchBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wiair.bsky.socialX (Twitter): https://x.com/WiAIR_podcast#FederatedLearning #AIResearch #LLM #WomenInAI #ScalingLaws #DecentralizedAI #MultilingualAI #NeurIPS2024 #ICLR2024 #DataCentricAI #ModelMerging #WiAIR #WiAIRpodcast #TechForInclusion #RepresentationMatters #MachineLearning #NLP #WomenInSTEM #OpenScience #VectorInstitute #UniversityOfCambridge #AWS #MicrosoftResearch