Data Exchange Podcast (Episode 249): Petros Zerfos and Hima Patel of IBM Research and Data Prep Kit

Episode Notes: https://thedataexchange.media/ibm-dat...
Petros Zerfos and Hima Patel of IBM Research are part of the team behind Data Prep Kit, an open-source toolkit that helps process and prepare raw text and code data at scale for use in large language model applications.
*Sections*
High-Level Basics of Data Preparation - 00:00:27
Core Functions of Data Prep Kit for Structured Data - 00:01:45
Capabilities of DPK in Document and Code Processing - 00:02:15
PDF Extraction and the Role of DPK - 00:05:16
Multimodal and Document Understanding with DPK - 00:12:29
Exploration of DPK's Ray Integration - 00:17:24
DPK's Flexibility and Integration with Vector Databases - 00:21:12
Using DPK for Large-Scale Data Processing - 00:27:20
DPK's Scalability and Application in Different Modalities - 00:29:21
Developer Relations and Community Contributions - 00:33:36
Challenges and Future Directions for DPK - 00:37:15
Multilingual Capabilities and DPK - 00:40:35
Next Steps - 00:42:18