Vanishing Gradients

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The Science and Engineering of Agent Work

October 12, 2026

Hilary Mason, CEO of Hidden Door, works with agents across software development and creative projects. Drawing on Richard Hamming’s distinction between science and engineering, she describes agents as “bringing the science back into the engineering and the engineering back into the science.”When you can build and test more ideas, how do you decide which ones are worth keeping? A plausible analysis still needs scientific judgment, creative output needs taste, and a chart needs to preserve its ...

The State of Agentic Data Science

October 05, 2026

Agents can write the code, run the analysis, and produce a convincing explanation. How do you check that they’ve answered the right question, used the data appropriately, and reached a conclusion you can act on?I joined Gaël Varoquaux (scikit-learn, Inria, and Probabl), Shipra Arora (Bain & Company), and Luca Fiaschi (PyMC Labs) to explore how data scientists are delegating work to agents and building verification into that process: combining programmatic checks, agents critiquing other agent...

How to Build a Coding Agent with Nico (Amp Code)

September 15, 2026

“It’s an LLM, a loop, and enough tokens.”—Nicolay Gerold, Amp CodeSo why does a coding agent forget your instructions, keep reading tiny pieces of a file, or struggle with an edit another model handles easily?Nicolay Gerold (Amp) joins Hugo to take that loop apart and explain the harness around it: the software that executes tools, manages context, and lets you steer the agent’s work. Nico builds this machinery for Amp, a coding agent that works across software projects.“Every component in a ...

Chain of Thought | AI Agents, Infrastructure & Engineering · High booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

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What is the email for Vanishing Gradients?

The publicly listed email for Vanishing Gradients: hugobowne@substack.com.

How many listeners does Vanishing Gradients have?

Podseeker estimates Vanishing Gradients reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Vanishing Gradients?

Vanishing Gradients typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Recognized technical expertise in AI, machine learning, data science, or software engineering, supported by hands-on research, open-source work, or experience building and operating production systems. Common among recent guests: Built or contributed to widely used open-source tools or AI products; Led or contributed substantially to production AI and machine-learning systems; Published influential technical research or writing. Recent guests include Luca Fiaschi, Shipra Arora, and Gal Varoquaux.

How hard is it to get booked on Vanishing Gradients?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Vanishing Gradients cover?

Recent episodes cover Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Ai Agents, and Data Science. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.