Data-Centric AI Development, Part 3: Limit Data Collection Time
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Data-Centric AI Development, Part 3: Limit Data Collection Time

How much data do you need to collect for a new machine learning project? If you’re working in a domain you’re familiar with, you may have a sense based on experience or from the literature.

April 28, 20212 min read
Data-Centric AI Development, Part 3: Limit Data Collection Time
Letters

Data-Centric AI Development, Part 3: Limit Data Collection Time

How much data do you need to collect for a new machine learning project? If you’re working in a domain you’re familiar with, you may have a sense based on experience or from the literature.

April 28, 20212 min read
Make Every Day Count
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Make Every Day Count

Last Sunday was my birthday. That got me thinking about the days leading to this one and those that may lie ahead.As a reader of The Batch, you’re probably pretty good at math. But let me ask you a question, and please answer from your gut, without calculating.

April 21, 20211 min read
Make Every Day Count
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Make Every Day Count

Last Sunday was my birthday. That got me thinking about the days leading to this one and those that may lie ahead.As a reader of The Batch, you’re probably pretty good at math. But let me ask you a question, and please answer from your gut, without calculating.

April 21, 20211 min read
Iteration in AI Development
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Iteration in AI Development

Machine learning development is highly iterative. Rather than designing a grand system, spending months to build it, and then launching it and hoping for the best, it’s usually better to build a quick-and-dirty system, get feedback...

April 14, 20212 min read
Iteration in AI Development
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Iteration in AI Development

Machine learning development is highly iterative. Rather than designing a grand system, spending months to build it, and then launching it and hoping for the best, it’s usually better to build a quick-and-dirty system, get feedback...

April 14, 20212 min read
Can Tech Regain the Public’s Trust?
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Can Tech Regain the Public’s Trust?

Each year, the public relations agency Edelman produces a report on the online public’s trust in social institutions like government, media, and business. The latest Edelman Trust Barometer contains a worrisome finding...

April 7, 20212 min read
Can Tech Regain the Public’s Trust?
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Can Tech Regain the Public’s Trust?

Each year, the public relations agency Edelman produces a report on the online public’s trust in social institutions like government, media, and business. The latest Edelman Trust Barometer contains a worrisome finding...

April 7, 20212 min read
Coursera Goes Public
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Coursera Goes Public

I have a two-year-old daughter, and am expecting my son to be born later this week. When I think about what we can do to build a brighter future for our children, the most important thing is to create a foundation for education.

March 31, 20212 min read
Coursera Goes Public
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Coursera Goes Public

I have a two-year-old daughter, and am expecting my son to be born later this week. When I think about what we can do to build a brighter future for our children, the most important thing is to create a foundation for education.

March 31, 20212 min read
Data-Centric AI Development, Part 2: A Critical Shift in Perspective
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Data-Centric AI Development, Part 2: A Critical Shift in Perspective

Earlier today, I spoke at a DeepLearning.AI event about MLOps, a field that aims to make building and deploying machine learning models more systematic. AI system development will move faster if we can shift from being model-centric to being data-centric.

March 24, 20212 min read
Data-Centric AI Development, Part 2: A Critical Shift in Perspective
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Data-Centric AI Development, Part 2: A Critical Shift in Perspective

Earlier today, I spoke at a DeepLearning.AI event about MLOps, a field that aims to make building and deploying machine learning models more systematic. AI system development will move faster if we can shift from being model-centric to being data-centric.

March 24, 20212 min read
Privilege and Obligation
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Privilege and Obligation

Over the past weekend, I happened to walk by a homeless encampment and went over to speak with some of the individuals there. I spoke with a homeless man who seemed to be partially speaking with me, and partially speaking with other people that I could not see.

March 17, 20211 min read
Privilege and Obligation
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Privilege and Obligation

Over the past weekend, I happened to walk by a homeless encampment and went over to speak with some of the individuals there. I spoke with a homeless man who seemed to be partially speaking with me, and partially speaking with other people that I could not see.

March 17, 20211 min read
There’s No Substitute for Communication Skills
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There’s No Substitute for Communication Skills

Engineers need strong technical skills to be successful. But many underestimate the importance of developing strong communication skills as well.

March 11, 20211 min read

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