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The Deep Geeks Podcast is your trusted source for smart discussions that go beyond the hype to provide you with deep insights, analysis, and practical advice to take your AI game to the next level.
No shallow takes. No AI word salad. Just super smart geeks talking about the future of tech. Deeply.
Hosted by WEKA, creators of the foundation for enterprise and agentic AI innovation.
Your data center has a near-perfect PUE, and you still can't say whether AI is paying off. Now what? Dr. Serena Huang talks with Vernon Turner, IoT and Sustainability Advisor at Cognizant, and Val Bercovici of WEKA, about rethinking how we measure AI value.
15 Sept 2026
One Size Fits None: What Retail Reveals About AI
What does it take to get AI right in retail? It’s not one smart model. It’s identity, inventory, and behavior data working together. Dr. Serena Huang talks with Veronika Durgin, VP of Data at Exemplar Luxury Group, about why pointing AI at everything exposes the tech debt humans learned to ignore, how to tell real AI work from AI theater, and the one thing she refuses to outsource: thinking.
26 Aug 2026
Nobody’s Done This Job Before
Your company 10x's in 14 months, and AI is rewriting the rules of recruiting. Now what? Dr. Serena Huang talks with Roopesh Panchasra, SVP of Global Talent Acquisition at NScale, and Iris Hermelin, Chief People Officer at WEKA, about scaling culture and hiring for potential over pedigree in a market where AI talent is scarce.
4 Aug 2026
Why Investors Today Count on Kilowatts
AI usage is booming, but activity isn't the same as value. Dr. Serena Huang talks with Dave Easton, Partner in the Growth Equity team at Generation Investment Management, about what separates real AI ROI from hype.
16 Jul 2026
The Revenge of the Middle: Managers, Memory, and the Real AI Bottleneck
AI spending is rising faster than anyone budgeted for, and the unit price isn't the reason. Dr. Serena Huang explores the hidden costs of enterprise AI with Val Bercovici of WEKA.
24 Jun 2026
How AI Is Transforming Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering
When lives are on the line, building the right infrastructure changes everything. Dr. Serena Huang explores how AI is transforming cancer research and patient care with Jessica Audette, Head of Enterprise Infrastructure Strategy and Transformation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
9 Jun 2026
Can AI Innovation Survive Its Own Energy Appetite?
Can AI innovation outpace its own energy demands? Dr. Serena Huang explores the real cost of scaling AI with Daria Mukhortova, Head of Sustainability at Nebius, and Val Bercovici, Chief AI Officer at WEKA.
2 Jun 2026
Welcome to Deep Geeks
Are you tired of hype, hot takes, and headlines that overpromise and under-explain?
I’m Dr. Serena Huang, and this is The Deep Geeks Podcast, where we go beyond the noise and into what actually matters in AI. In every episode, I sit down with the people who are shaping the future — builders, operators, and enterprise leaders — to unpack the ideas and innovations transforming the field.
Clear thinking. Real expertise. Conversations that actually make you smarter. Because the future doesn’t belong to shallow thinking, it belongs to Deep Geeks.
This podcast is brought to you by WEKA, the AI storage company building the foundation for enterprise and agentic AI innovation.
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