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AI Evangelism in Action: Alex Volkov on ThursdAI and Weights & Biases | Imagine AI Live 25 - E117
Alex Volkov built a movement around AI optimism—one live episode at a time. In this episode recorded live at Imagine AI Live 25, Alex joins host Chris Madden to share how ThursdAI, his weekly livestream-turned-podcast, became one of the most beloved formats for AI commentary and community building. Alex unpacks how his journey from software engineering to AI evangelism at Weights & Biases shaped his approach to AI: evaluation over hype, positivity over fear, and consistent, grounded updates that bring technical and non-technical audiences along for the ride. If you're building, deploying, or just trying to keep up with AI, this one’s for you.
Key Points
- Why ThursdAI started on Twitter Spaces (and how it grew into a weekly institution)
- Building trust in LLMs with observability tools like Weave
- How Weights & Biases helps AI teams monitor and scale experiments
- Why Alex refuses to give in to AI doomerism—and what he preaches instead
- What it means to be an “AI Evangelist” in a world of constant change
- The role of community in making AI accessible, accountable, and exciting
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