Deep Learning, NLP, NMT, AI, ML
Last Updated on June 7, 2016 Once you have found and tuned a viable model of your problem it is time to make use of that model. You may need to revisit your why and remind yourself what form you need a solution for the problem you are solving. The problem is not addressed until you do something with the results. In this post you will learn tactics for presenting your results in answer to a question and considerations when […]
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Last Updated on September 5, 2019 There are many paths into the field of machine learning and most start with theory. If you are a programmer then you already have the skills to decompose problems into their constituent parts and to prototype small projects in order to learn new technologies, libraries and methods. These are important skills for any professional programmer and these skills can be used to get started in machine learning, today. These are important skills for any […]
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Last Updated on August 16, 2020 I am very interested in processes. I want to know good ways to do things, even the best way to do things if possible. Even if you don’t have skill or deep understanding, process can get you a long way. It can lead the way and skill and deep understanding can follow. At least, I have used this to drive much of my work. I think it’s useful to study data mining as it […]
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Last Updated on August 16, 2020 It is good practice to have reproducible outcomes in software projects. It might even be standard practice by now, I hope it is. You can take any developer off the street and they should be able to follow your process to check out the code base from revision control and make a build of the software ready to use. Even better if you have a procedure for setting up an environment and for releasing […]
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Last Updated on August 16, 2020 When I’m asked about resources for big data, I typically recommend people watch Peter Norvig’s Big Data tech talk to Facebook Engineering from 2009. It’s fantastic because he’s a great communicator and clearly and presents the deceptively simple thesis of big data in this video. In this blog post I summarize this video for you into cliff notes you can review. Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful. Quote by George Box. […]
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Last Updated on August 15, 2020 The question of how to learn a machine learning algorithm has come up a few times on the email list. In this post I’ll share with you the strategy I have been using for years to learn and build up a structured description of an algorithm in a step-by-step manner that I can add to, refine and refer back to again and again. I even used it to write a book. This was just […]
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Last Updated on December 18, 2016 Practitioners of practical subjects can suffer from math envy. This is where they think that mathematicians are smarter than they are and that they cannot excel in a subject until they “know the math”. I have seen this first hand, and I have seen it stop people from getting started. In this post, I want to convince you that you can get started and make great progress in machine learning without being strong in […]
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Last Updated on April 21, 2018 I have seen people that think that they need to get a degree in machine learning. I am all for degrees, I just don’t think they are for everyone. I also know that you can get started in machine learning and go far without a degree. In this post I will convince you that you do not need to get a degree in machine learning to get started or make progress in the field […]
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Last Updated on November 8, 2018 Programming is a part of machine learning, but machine learning is much larger than just programming. In this post you will learn that you do not have to be a programmer to get started in machine learning or find solutions to complex problems. Programming Machine Learning Machine learning algorithms are implemented in code. Programmers like implementing algorithms themselves to really understand how an algorithm works. This can also be required to get the most […]
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Last Updated on June 14, 2019 When making a start in a new field it is common to feel overwhelmed. You may lack confidence or feel as though you are not good enough or that you are lacking some prerequisite. You will explore these issues in this post and learn that such feelings can lead to actions that can consume a lot of time and resources and leave you feeling disappointed in yourself. You will learn that there are many […]
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