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The @Scale Podcast is a series of technical conversations for engineers who are building for billions. This podcast examines the latest news and trends, and takes deep dives into some of the most important issues facing engineers working at scale in today’s AI-dominated, ever-changing tech landscape. The podcast is part of the @Scale conference series, which happens throughout the year. It is hosted by Francois Richard and features regular guest experts to explore infrastructure in its many forms.

@Scale Conferences is a technology podcast hosted by Francois Richard, with 7 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Francois Richard hosts @Scale Conferences, a technology show with 7 episodes published.

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  Episode #7

  From Speech Recognition to Agentic AI: Inside AWS's Autonomous Agent Strategy | Anoop Deoras

  Jul 16, 202658 minS1

  <p>Anoop leads applied science for AWS's Agentic AI unit, building autonomous agents for both business productivity and software development. In this episode, he traces his path from speech recognition research to leading AWS Transform and Kiro, AWS's coding agent.</p><p>He digs into how agents learn organizational conventions without being explicitly taught, why memory management is one of the hardest unsolved problems in agentic AI, and why the next frontier is proactive, not just reactive, agents. Also: lessons from Netflix and Microsoft on personalization, and why code review (not writing code) is now the real bottleneck.</p><p>...

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  Episode #7

  From Speech Recognition to Agentic AI: Inside AWS's Autonomous Agent Strategy | Anoop Deoras

  Jul 16, 202658 minS1

  Anoop leads applied science for AWS's Agentic AI unit, building autonomous agents for both business productivity and software development. In this episode, he traces his path from speech recognition research to leading AWS Transform and Kiro, AWS's coding agent. He digs into how agents learn organizational conventions without being explicitly taught, why memory management is one of the hardest unsolved problems in agentic AI, and why the next frontier is proactive, not just reactive, agents. Also: lessons from Netflix and Microsoft on personalization, and why code review (not writing code) is now the real bottleneck. Anoop is joined by @Scale Podcast host, Francois Richard — Engineering Director responsible for the Reliability Infra at Meta. Want to join sessions like this in person? Register for our in-person and virtual events on our website: atscaleconference.com

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  Episode #6

  The Hottest Job in the Market: Inside Meta’s AI Hardware Lab

  May 18, 202638 minS1

  <p>From air-cooled gear to liquid-cooled GPU racks pulling hundreds of kilowatts, Meta’s AI infrastructure is transforming what it means to be a thermal mechanical engineer. </p><p><br /></p><p>As Joshua Held shares, the AI renaissance pulled his team into the front lines of designing rack-scale systems, liquid cooling, and dense GPU deployments, turning what once felt like a niche specialty into a creative awakening. </p><p><br /></p><p>In this @Scale episode with Joshua Held and Yashar Bayani, hosted by Francois Richard, they dive into GPU racks, liquid cooling, power constraints, and how Meta is pu...

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  Episode #6

  How Meta Engineers Build Next-Gen Rack-Scale AI Infrastructure with Joshua Held and Yashar Bayani from Meta

  May 18, 202638 minS1

  <p>This special @Scale Podcast episode is recorded inside Meta’s mechanical and thermal hardware lab, surrounded by next‑generation GPU racks and liquid‑cooling systems that prototype hardware up to five years ahead of deployment.</p><p><br></p><p>Joshua Held (Director, Thermal & Mechanical Platform Engineering at Meta) and Yashar Bayani (Director, Production Systems Engineering, Hardware Design at Meta) walk through the progression from simple “pizza box” compute and storage servers to today’s complex GPU racks, explaining how power, cooling, copper limits, and signal integrity now define the cutting edge of AI infrastructure.</p><p><br></p><p>They dive...

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  Episode #5

  How AI Is Reshaping Product Management | Danran Chen, Senior Product Manager of AI at Zoom

  Mar 11, 202642 minS1

  <p>In Episode 5 of the @Scale Podcast, Danran Chen, Senior Product Manager of AI at Zoom, shares how artificial intelligence is transforming product development and collaboration.</p><p>Danran discusses her path from engineering at Airbnb to leading AI products at Zoom, how AI tools are reshaping the role of product managers, and why building systems around large language models is key to delivering real user value.</p><p>She also explains Zoom’s federated AI strategy and how AI can free people from repetitive work, allowing more time for creativity and meaningful human connection.</p><p>Danran is joined by...

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