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GuaxiCast
After years in data science — co-founding Hekima (acqui-hired by iFood) and leading Recommendation Data Science there — Luiz Felipe Mendes left a stable job, took a sabbatical, and went back to the keyboard to build the apps he always wished existed.
GuaxiCast is the audio companion to his writing: short, candid episodes about building software with AI sitting right next to you. Expect honest field notes on vibe coding, the real cost of AI dev, choosing the right model for the right task, the…
Episodes
GuaxiCastCan design skills make Claude look less like Claude?
Why does almost every interface built with AI look the same? In this episode, we put Claude to the test: one coffee app spec, four runs, and two design skills…
GuaxiCastData into Art: How Netflix AI picks your thumbnails
Ever wonder why your Netflix home screen looks different from your friends'? In this episode, we dive into the fascinating evolution of how Netflix selects the…
GuaxiCastPractical AI: From Google DeepMind to Personal Projects
The Professional Focus (Deep Dive) Is AI just a hype cycle, or is it the greatest shift in human productivity? In this episode, we dive into the workflows of…
GuaxiCastBeyond the Model: Building Production-Ready Machine Learning Systems
In this episode, we explore the reality of taking machine learning out of the classroom and into the real world. While many believe that modeling is the core…
GuaxiCastBeyond the Prompt: Building Robustness in the Age of AI Agents
Episode Overview In this episode, we dive into the insights of data scientist and entrepreneur Luiz Felipe Mendes as he explores the shifting landscape of…
GuaxiCastIs AI Evil? Revisiting "Coded Bias" in the Age of LLMs
Netflix's documentary Coded Bias argues that machine-learning systems quietly absorb the sexism and racism of the society that builds them — and that facial…