Navigating the LLM Zoo
From GPT-4 to Mistral 7B, a Journey of Discovery I have been putting together some content for a Meetup whose theme is going to be LLMs and Gen AI. I have been asked to provide… Read More »Navigating the LLM Zoo
Data Science
Reader Question — Virtual Environments p.1
Hello again, I am continuing responding to the questions that Brett, the fantastic reader of my books, sent a few weeks ago. I am pleased to confirm that he has found the response to his first… Read More »Reader Question — Virtual Environments p.1
Reader Question: Python and Object Orientation
I have recently received an few questions from a reader of my books (yay!), Brett, and rather than providing a closed answer (or answers) I thought it may be useful to provide the responses in… Read More »Reader Question: Python and Object Orientation
Artificial Intelligence + Regulation — A space to watch
The most recent iteration of AI advances following the so-called AI Winters of the 80’s and the 90’s has seen a renewed interest in the development of machine learning algorithms with incredible capabilities. This resurgence has also… Read More »Artificial Intelligence + Regulation — A space to watch
How are Large Language Models likely to affect occupations and industries
I have been writing about various aspects of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, ranging from costs to creation and some capabilities, and in that post I mentioned some advantages and disadvantages of these… Read More »How are Large Language Models likely to affect occupations and industries
Statistics and Data Visualisation with Python – Published
Yay! The wait is over… my “Statistics and Data Visualisation with Python” book is finally a real object in the world. Here it is, in my hands! Looks a bit thicker than my other books! … Read More »Statistics and Data Visualisation with Python – Published
ChatGPT – A support tool that is here to stay
ChatGPT is a support tool that is here to stay, but at what cost? In this short article I take a look at how the model has passed the Wharton’s MBA exam and also the US… Read More »ChatGPT – A support tool that is here to stay
Data Analytics comes in Different Flavours
Data analytics is a discipline dedicated t the analysis of data to make conclusions about available information. That sounds very similar to the outcomes that statistics has in mind. I think of data analytics as… Read More »Data Analytics comes in Different Flavours
Standards in AI — The new AI Standards Hub
The advances of systems powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence are undeniable and at times pretty cool. Think of how the recent announcement of ChatGPT has captured the collective imagination of over a million users in… Read More »Standards in AI — The new AI Standards Hub
Building Robust Models with Cross-Validation
So, you have a machine learning model! Congratulations! Now what? Well, as I always remind colleagues, there is no such thing as a perfect model, only good enough ones. Ensuring that your machine learning model… Read More »Building Robust Models with Cross-Validation