Not all data scientists have a computer science background - I received my bachelor’s degree in Statistics, for example. As I moved into data, I noticed that I was good at scripting, but was not able to create a ‘production-quality’ code. A … Read more
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TensorFlow Furthers the Development of Machine Learning
In preparation for his talk at the upcoming Codemotion Deep Learning virtual conference next week, I spoke to Luiz GUstavo (Gus) Martins, TensorFlow Developer Advocate, at Google. He explained that his main role is to help … Read more
How to build a GAN in Python
Introduction Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) are a hot topic in machine learning for several good reasons. Here are three of the best: GANs can provide astonishing results, creating new things (images, texts, sounds, etc.) by imitating … Read more
BERT: how Google changed NLP (and how to benefit from this)
Introduction One very broad and highly active field of research in AI (artificial intelligence) is NLP: Natural Language Processing. Scientists have been trying to teach machines how to understand and even write natural languages (such as English … Read more
Epidemic Intelligence, part 1: data, models and machine learning in the age of Coronavirus
The current global emergency due to the spread of the coronavirus in several countries shows how fragile our society's equilibrium is when faced with 'interior' threats such as an epidemic. Treatments to relieve symptoms and a vaccine will eventually … Read more
PyRoma and Django Girls communities: interview with Fiorella de Luca
Fiorella de Luca is community leader of the PyRoma community. She began as a participant and later coach and organizer for the Italian Django Girls community. She also took part in the Google Summer of Code 2017 with the OpenWISP community, and was a … Read more
Jobs in artificial intelligence and robotics top LinkedIn list for 2020
Artificial intelligence specialist and robotics engineer are the fastest-growing jobs in the US, according to LinkedIn.The annual Emerging Jobs Report highlights the skills associated with these roles and the cities and industries in which … Read more
Scaling is Caring: scalable pipelines for machine learning in healthcare
Artificial intelligence is a true game-changer in many fields. But in healthcare, it promises to actually save and transform lives. Pacmed is a Dutch startup specialising in applying AI to healthcare, focusing on intensive care units. In his talk at … Read more