Speaking of #Datadog, I recently sat down with the company's new chief scientist, Ameet Talwalkar, to discuss its latest venture into #AIresearch. Talwalkar joined the company in February to lead its new #AI research lab, and its first project, Toto, a time-series foundational model for #observability, was just unveiled last month.
Talwalkar highlighted how specialized foundational models like Toto could enhance AI responses for #o11y tools such as Watchdog and potentially lead to cost reductions compared with general-purpose frontier models.
Our dialogue also delved into future-oriented topics, including #agenticAI, observability for AI, AI for observability, the evolution of human-computer interaction, and the persistent challenge of AI explainability.
Check out our discussion on the #ITOps Query podcast: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hqa2e-18d36d7 #DASH2025