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What I Read: Data Orchestration w/ Nick Schrock (Elementl)

By Andrew Fairless on November 10, 2021October 24, 2021

https://youtu.be/jRrx8Vvjae0 DC_THURS on Data Orchestration w/ Nick Schrock (Elementl)Streamed live on Jun 24, 2021Data Council“Nick is the founder of Elementl and the original author of the dagster data orchestration project.Continue readingWhat I Read: Data Orchestration w/ Nick Schrock (Elementl)

What I Read: The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds

By Andrew Fairless on November 9, 2021October 24, 2021

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-brain-processes-speech-in-parallel-with-other-sounds-20211021/ The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other SoundsJordana CepelewiczOctober 21, 2021“Scientists thought that the brain’s hearing centers might just process speech along with other sounds. But new workContinue readingWhat I Read: The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds

What I Read: How Train Large Deep Learning Models

By Andrew Fairless on November 8, 2021October 24, 2021

https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/how-to-train-large-deep-learning-models-as-a-startup/ How to Train Large Deep Learning Models as a StartupDylan FoxOct 7, 2021Training large deep learning models is expensive and slow. Yet, startups are all about iterating fast. InContinue readingWhat I Read: How Train Large Deep Learning Models

What I Read: The Uselessness of Useful Knowledge

By Andrew Fairless on November 2, 2021October 24, 2021

https://www.quantamagazine.org/science-has-entered-a-new-era-of-alchemy-good-20211020/ The Uselessness of Useful KnowledgeRobbert DijkgraafOctober 20, 2021Today’s powerful but little-understood artificial intelligence breakthroughs echo past examples of unexpected scientific progress.“…the current state of AI research is nothing newContinue readingWhat I Read: The Uselessness of Useful Knowledge

What I Read: Neuron Bursts Can Mimic Famous AI Learning Strategy

By Andrew Fairless on November 1, 2021October 24, 2021

https://www.quantamagazine.org/brain-bursts-can-mimic-famous-ai-learning-strategy-20211018/ Neuron Bursts Can Mimic Famous AI Learning StrategyAllison WhittenOctober 18, 2021“A new model of learning centers on bursts of neural activity that act as teaching signals — approximating backpropagation,Continue readingWhat I Read: Neuron Bursts Can Mimic Famous AI Learning Strategy

What I Watch: Streaming Data Systems w/ Eric Sammer (Decodable)

By Andrew Fairless on October 27, 2021October 24, 2021

https://youtu.be/ZGGLtqwJOAw DC_THURS on Streaming Data Systems w/ Eric Sammer (Decodable)Streamed live on Sep 30, 2021Data Council “Eric is an OG data engineer and one of most knowledgeable people on theContinue readingWhat I Watch: Streaming Data Systems w/ Eric Sammer (Decodable)

What I Read: How to Train Really Large Models

By Andrew Fairless on October 26, 2021October 16, 2021

https://lilianweng.github.io/lil-log/2021/09/24/train-large-neural-networks.html How to Train Really Large Models on Many GPUs?Sep 24, 2021Lilian Weng “How to train large and deep neural networks is challenging, as it demands a large amount ofContinue readingWhat I Read: How to Train Really Large Models

What I Read: binary cross-entropy, log loss

By Andrew Fairless on October 25, 2021October 16, 2021

https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-binary-cross-entropy-log-loss-a-visual-explanation-a3ac6025181a?gi=375ce73be21b Understanding binary cross-entropy / log loss: a visual explanationDaniel GodoyNov 21, 2018 “If you are training a binary classifier, chances are you are using binary cross-entropy / log lossContinue readingWhat I Read: binary cross-entropy, log loss

What I Read: Machine learning is not nonparametric statistics

By Andrew Fairless on October 20, 2021October 16, 2021

https://www.argmin.net/2021/10/13/prediction/ Machine learning is not nonparametric statistics.Ben RechtOct 13, 2021 “…I’ve been told by respected statisticians that machine learning is nothing more than nonparametric statistics. The longer I work inContinue readingWhat I Read: Machine learning is not nonparametric statistics

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