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Books
- "The Sādhana Sūtra" by Arvind Jain - This book is mentioned as a personal source of inspiration for Arvind Jain, emphasizing the importance of purpose and dedication.
Research & Studies
- Study on time spent finding information - This study is referenced to highlight the significant amount of time employees spend searching for information within their companies.
Tools & Software
- Google Search - Mentioned as the inspiration for Glean's goal to build a "Google for people in their work lives."
- ChatGPT - Used as a reference point to explain Glean's functionality as a "ChatGPT but inside your company."
- BERT-based models - These models are highlighted as foundational technology that Glean used early on for semantic understanding in search.
- GPT - Mentioned as an out-of-the-box model that Glean uses for reasoning and generation tasks.
- Salesforce - An example of an internal enterprise system that Glean connects to.
- Google Drive - An example of an internal enterprise system that Glean connects to.
- Slack - An example of an internal enterprise system that Glean connects to.
- Jira - Mentioned as a system whose data (resolved issues, committed code) is used to provide up-to-date information.
- Notion - Mentioned as a system where OKRs and quarterly plans might be stored, which Glean can access.
- AWS - Mentioned as a cloud service where enterprise data might reside.
People Mentioned
- Arvind Jain (CEO of Glean) - The guest and co-founder of Glean, discussing his journey and insights into enterprise AI.
- Lucas Beawald (Host of Gradient Dissent) - The host of the podcast.
Organizations & Institutions
- Glean - The enterprise AI company founded by Arvind Jain, discussed extensively in the episode.
- Rubrik - The company previously founded by Arvind Jain, which IPO'd for over $20 billion.
- Google - Mentioned as a place where Arvind Jain previously worked and where BERT-based models were first used in open domain search. Also, a company that attempted and failed to build enterprise search products.
- OpenAI - Mentioned as a company making LLMs available for use.
- Anthropic - Mentioned as a company making LLMs available for use.
Websites & Online Resources
- Gradient Dissent (podcast) - The podcast series where this conversation is featured.
Other Resources
- Transformers (technology) - Discussed as a key technological advancement that played a foundational role in Glean's evolution and improved search experiences.
- Generative AI - The term is mentioned as not existing when Glean was founded.
- LLMs (Large Language Models) - Discussed as a core technology that Glean utilizes and builds upon.
- Enterprise AI - The primary focus of the discussion, with Glean positioned as a leader in this space.
- SaaS (Software as a Service) - Mentioned as a trend that exacerbated the search problem but also made it more tractable.
- OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) - Mentioned in the context of strategic planning and how AI can assist in analyzing them.
- RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) - Mentioned as a style of system that allows AI to safely work on data that users have permissions for.