Introducing the Natural Language Processing Specialization
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Introducing the Natural Language Processing Specialization

I’m thrilled to announce our new Natural Language Processing Specialization! Courses 1 and 2 are available on Coursera. We expect to release Courses 3 and 4 soon. NLP is reshaping daily life.

June 17, 20201 min read
Introducing the Natural Language Processing Specialization
Letters

Introducing the Natural Language Processing Specialization

I’m thrilled to announce our new Natural Language Processing Specialization! Courses 1 and 2 are available on Coursera. We expect to release Courses 3 and 4 soon. NLP is reshaping daily life.

June 17, 20201 min read
Toward Diversity in AI
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Toward Diversity in AI

Last week, I wrote about the diversity problem in AI and why we need to fix it. I asked you to tell us about your experiences as a Black person in AI or share the names of Black colleagues you admire. Thank you to everyone who responded.

June 10, 20201 min read
Toward Diversity in AI
Letters

Toward Diversity in AI

Last week, I wrote about the diversity problem in AI and why we need to fix it. I asked you to tell us about your experiences as a Black person in AI or share the names of Black colleagues you admire. Thank you to everyone who responded.

June 10, 20201 min read
Why Diversity is Vital to AI
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Why Diversity is Vital to AI

Like many of you, I’m deeply saddened by the events of the past week. I’m horrified by the senseless violence perpetrated against Black communities and appalled by the persistent racial injustice of our society.

June 3, 20201 min read
Why Diversity is Vital to AI
Letters

Why Diversity is Vital to AI

Like many of you, I’m deeply saddened by the events of the past week. I’m horrified by the senseless violence perpetrated against Black communities and appalled by the persistent racial injustice of our society.

June 3, 20201 min read
Pie & AI Turns 100!
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Pie & AI Turns 100!

I’m proud to announce that we held the 100th Pie & AI last Friday. Pie & AI is our meetup series that brings together members of the AI community worldwide for education, conversation, and a slice of pie.

May 27, 20201 min read
Pie & AI Turns 100!
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Pie & AI Turns 100!

I’m proud to announce that we held the 100th Pie & AI last Friday. Pie & AI is our meetup series that brings together members of the AI community worldwide for education, conversation, and a slice of pie.

May 27, 20201 min read
Staying Connected Amid the Pandemic
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Staying Connected Amid the Pandemic

I recently received an email from one of you who lives far from the major AI hubs, saying, “I feel like I’m all alone.” I want to tell you all...

May 20, 20201 min read
Staying Connected Amid the Pandemic
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Staying Connected Amid the Pandemic

I recently received an email from one of you who lives far from the major AI hubs, saying, “I feel like I’m all alone.” I want to tell you all...

May 20, 20201 min read
Covid-19 Transforms Industries
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Covid-19 Transforms Industries

Inflection points in society create opportunities. The rise of online video was an inflection point that enabled scalable online education.

May 13, 20201 min read
Covid-19 Transforms Industries
Letters

Covid-19 Transforms Industries

Inflection points in society create opportunities. The rise of online video was an inflection point that enabled scalable online education.

May 13, 20201 min read
From Proof of Concept to Production
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From Proof of Concept to Production

There has been a lot of excitement about the idea of using deep learning to diagnose diabetic retinopathy: That is by taking a photo of the retina and using AI to detect signs of disease.

May 6, 20202 min read
From Proof of Concept to Production
Letters

From Proof of Concept to Production

There has been a lot of excitement about the idea of using deep learning to diagnose diabetic retinopathy: That is by taking a photo of the retina and using AI to detect signs of disease.

May 6, 20202 min read
Tips for Building Practical Machine learning systems
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Tips for Building Practical Machine learning systems

In an earlier letter, I wrote about the challenge of robustness: A learning algorithm that performs well on test data often doesn’t work well in a practical production environment because the real world turns out to be different than the test set.

April 29, 20201 min read

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