Ep 12. RADAR by publiq: How AI is Reshaping Cultural Discovery, Without Compromising Privacy - The Data Playbook Podcast with Kris Peeters, Sven Houtmeyers & Elia Van Wolputte
The Data Playbook Podcast
<p>In this episode of the <em>Data Playbook</em> podcast, we dive into how p<strong>ubliq</strong>, the organization behind Belgium’s largest cultural event database, is building <strong>RADAR,</strong> an AI-powered framework that enriches and structures event data at scale.</p>
<p>Host <strong>Kris Peeters</strong> is joined by <strong>Sven Houtmeyers</strong> (CTO) and <strong>Elia Van Wolputte</strong> (Data Scientist) from Publiq, who share how their team uses <strong>LLMs, semantic parsing, and linked data</strong> to improve search, recommendations, and user experience, all while respecting publiq values like <strong>privacy, transparency, and digital inclusion</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Topics covered:</strong></p>
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<li>Why unstructured data is a challenge for cultural event discovery</li>
<li>How RADAR leverages LLMs for smarter enrichment and entity resolution</li>
<li>From batch jobs to live services: Scaling across GCP and AWS</li>
<li>Designing ethical AI in the public sector: avoiding filter bubbles and over-personalization</li>
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<p>This is a behind-the-scenes look at how public organizations can use modern AI tools, not to manipulate users, but to empower them.</p>
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