Exploring the Bumblebee Release in the Elixir Ecosystem

In this episode of the Thinking Elixir podcast, hosts Mark Ericksen, David Bernheisel, and Cade Ward speak with José Valim, Paulo Valente, and Jonatan Kłosko about Bumblebee. Bumblebee is an exciting new tool in the Elixir community that simplifies the use of pre-trained neural network models by integrating with libraries like NX and Axon. The discussion covers how Bumblebee works, its current capabilities, future directions, and its potential impact. The episode also touches on Livebook's enhancements, including new smart cells for easy experimentation with Bumblebee. Additionally, listeners are introduced to a single-file Phoenix example for image classification and other applications. The talk further dives into community news, including SpawnFest 2022 winners, developments in the Membrane framework, and the Dependabot Elixir support.