How Data Chaos is the Real Killer of AI w/ Ari Berman

How Data Chaos is the Real Killer of AI w/ Ari Berman

From Data Unchained by Hammerspace

January 9, 2026 · 17 min · Episode 103

About this episode

Molly Presley and Ari Berman discuss the challenges of data chaos in AI and the importance of data visibility and management.

In this Supercomputing edition of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley is joined live from the St. Louis Convention Center by Ari Berman, former Founder and CEO of Fireteam and current member of the Starfish team. The conversation explores the growing convergence of high performance computing, AI, and large scale data management, with a focus on unstructured data visibility, global file systems, and shared data stewardship across science, life sciences, and enterprise environments. Ari and Molly discuss why knowing what data you have is foundational to innovation, how organizations can reduce silos, and how platforms like Starfish and Hammerspace work together to enable discovery, collaboration, and smarter use of data at scale. Cyberpunk by jiglr | https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Molly Presley

Guest: Ari Berman

Topics covered

  • AI
  • high performance computing
  • data management
  • unstructured data
  • data visibility
  • collaboration
  • innovation

Keywords

  • data chaos
  • AI
  • data management
  • high performance computing
  • unstructured data
  • collaboration
  • innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fireteam, Starfish, Hammerspace

Places: St. Louis Convention Center

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