Episode 30 | Earl Mitchell, SVP of Predictive Analytics @ Hard Rock Digital

Posted on Sunday, Oct 29, 2023 | Category: Cloud Technology | Series: Exploring the Cloud | Cloud, Technology, Sales, AI, Open Source
Earl “Mitch” Mitchell is the SVP of Predictive Analytics at Hard Rock Digital, the online gaming arm of the Hard Rock Restaurant and Casino Franchise. Have you ever wondered about the ins-and-outs of how online betting works, how the lines are set, and how these companies get and process data feeds for creating real time proposition bets? Come listen to Mitch’s insights and rare behind-the-scenes discussion about all this online gaming stuff and why Hard Rock has some unique business value since they can comp you rooms at the real-life casinos for your online action! Also, since he’s really really smart and used to be a Director of Technology at Wolfram Alpha’s consulting arm, we dive pretty deep into AI and LLMs. The episode starts off with a bang exploring whether humans even have free will!

Show Notes

Episode #30 of “Can I get that software in blue?”, a podcast by and for people engaged in technology sales. If you are in the technology presales, solution architecture, sales, support or professional services career paths then this show is for you!

Earl “Mitch” Mitchell is the SVP of Predictive Analytics at Hard Rock Digital, the online gaming arm of the Hard Rock Restaurant and Casino Franchise. Have you ever wondered about the ins-and-outs of how online betting works, how the lines are set, and how these companies get and process data feeds for creating real time proposition bets?

Come listen to Mitch’s insights and rare behind-the-scenes discussion about all this online gaming stuff and why Hard Rock has some unique business value since they can comp you rooms at the real-life casinos for your online action! Also, since he’s really really smart and used to be a Director of Technology at Wolfram Alpha’s consulting arm, we dive pretty deep into AI and LLMs. The episode starts off with a bang exploring whether humans even have free will!

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Links mentioned in the episode:

Stephen Wolfram’s ChatGPT Explanation: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/02/what-is-chatgpt-doing-and-why-does-it-work/

Sparks of AGI: https://youtu.be/qbIk7-JPB2c?si=5YpTH-2nKH6CkL-b

Lex Fridman Interview with Stephen Wolfram: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdE-waSx-d8

Guests

Earl Mitchell

Earl Mitchell

Earl “Mitch” Mitchell is the SVP of Predictive Analytics at Hard Rock Digital, the online gaming platform of the multinational restaurant, hotel, and casino chain. Prior to his time at Hard Rock Digital, Mitch was director of technology at Wolfram Solutions, the consulting arm associated with Wolfram Alpha software.