The Agentic AI Summit Starts This Week, AI Agent Workflows, OpenAI's o3's Command Countermanding, and Overcoming AI Angst
Open Data Science Conference (ODSC)
The leading applied data science and AI conference, with 4 global events and nearly 180 meetups worldwide every year.
Here, you’ll discover why agents aren’t the answer (most of the time). And more importantly, you’ll learn what to build instead.
In this blog, let’s dive into ten concrete ways AI agents improve workflows, highlighting real-world gains like faster code cycles and smarter supply chains.
Build Smarter. Build Together. Build AI.
At ODSC West 2025 this October, hands-on learning isn’t just a track — it’s the foundation. With 56+ hands-on training sessions, you’ll work directly with the tools, frameworks, and workflows used by today’s top AI teams. Register by Friday for 70% off!
What is really behind o3’s command countermanding, and what does it mean for AI development as a whole? Here’s a closer look.
Explore key insights from Hugo Shi, co-founder of Saturn Cloud and Anaconda, on scaling AI efficiently, reducing infrastructure costs, and building flexible data science platforms that empower teams to move fast and stay in control.
Discover how AI agents are evolving from simple tools to autonomous collaborators. Explore key insights from Micheal Lanham on agency, prompt engineering, multi-agent systems, and real-world applications.
ODSC Highlights
By registering for a free Talks Pass as part of the Agentic AI Summit, you can attend these sessions this week:
Spanning three weeks of cutting-edge content, here’s a sneak preview of what you’ll learn, including multi-agent orchestration to Graph RAG, test-driven agent design, and event-driven pipelines.
Featuring experts from LandChain, CrewAI, AWS, OpenAI, and plenty more, these are the first announced speakers coming to ODSC West 2025 this October.
Discover what’s next in autonomous AI at the Agentic AI Summit. Learn how to build, deploy, and evaluate real-world AI agents through hands-on sessions and expert insights.
July 25th, Google Cloud, in collaboration with ODSC, will host a virtual hackathon focused on the cutting-edge world of Agentic AI applications.
Industry, Opinion, Career Advice
Let’s explore key reasons people feel anxious about AI — and what data professionals and technologists can do to address those fears constructively.
Data Science & AI News
Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot faces backlash for antisemitic remarks and praise of Hitler. xAI deleted the posts but denies responsibility, citing external control over platform content.
Perplexity AI has launched Comet, an AI-powered web browser backed by NVIDIA and Jeff Bezos, aiming to rival Google Chrome with agentic search, privacy features, and a publisher partnership program.
OpenAI plans to launch an AI-powered web browser that could disrupt Google Chrome’s dominance by integrating ChatGPT features and redefining web navigation.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says AI won’t take your job, but someone who knows how to use it will.
Moonshot, backed by Alibaba, has released Kimi K2 — an open-source AI model that outperforms GPT-4.1 and Claude Opus 4 in coding benchmarks.
New Podcast Episode: AI Agents in Action: Memory, Messaging, and MCP with Michael Lanham
This discussion guides listeners from foundational principles of AI agents to advanced topics like memory architecture, agent collaboration, cost-performance trade-offs, and the future of digital coworkers.
Upcoming Webinars, Meetups, and Ai+ Live Training Sessions
Thursday, July 24th, 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM PT
Get ready for an unforgettable evening at the ODSC & Google Cloud in-person meetup in San Francisco! Whether you’re an AI expert or just starting, this event is designed to inspire, connect, and entertain.
Tuesday, July 29th, 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM CDT
Get ready, Chicago! ODSC and Google Cloud are thrilled to bring our vibrant community to your city for the very first time. We’re kicking things off with an unforgettable in-person meetup, and we can’t wait to connect with all of you.