When working in Data Science, it is not uncommon to encounter problems with competing objectives. Whether designing products, tuning algorithms or optimizing portfolios, we often need to balance several metrics to get the best possible outcome. Sometimes, maximizing one metrics comes at the expense of another, making it hard to have an overall optimized solution.…
AlphaEvolve imagined as a genetic algorithm coupled to a large language model. Picture created by the author using various tools including Dall-E3 via ChatGPT.
Large Language Models have undeniably revolutionized how many of us approach coding, but they’re often more like a super-powered intern than a seasoned architect. Errors, bugs and hallucinations happen all the time,…
When I built a GPT-powered fashion assistant, I expected runway looks—not memory loss, hallucinations, or semantic déjà vu. But what unfolded became a lesson in how prompting really works—and why LLMs are more like wild animals than tools.
This article builds on my previous article on TDS, where I introduced Glitter as a proof-of-concept GPT…
In the previous posts, we explored Part I of the seminal book Reinforcement Learning by Sutton and Barto [1] (*). In that section, we delved into the three fundamental techniques underlying nearly every modern Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithm: Dynamic Programming (DP), Monte Carlo methods (MC), and Temporal Difference Learning (TD). We not only discussed algorithms…
Coding has been a part of my life since I was 10. From modifying HTML & CSS for my Friendster profile during the simple internet days to exploring SQL injections for the thrill, building a three-legged robot for fun, and lately diving into Python coding, my coding journey has been diverse and fun!
Here’s what…
You might be wondering whether GenAI is just hype or external noise. I also thought this was hype, and I could sit this one out until the dust cleared. Oh, boy, was I wrong. GenAI has real-world applications. It also generates revenue for companies, so we expect companies to invest heavily in research. Every time…
Deploying your Large Language Model (LLM) is not necessarily the final step in productionizing your Generative AI application. An often forgotten, yet crucial part of the MLOPs lifecycle is properly load testing your LLM and ensuring it is ready to withstand your expected production traffic. Load testing at a high level is the practice of…
As data professionals, we’re comfortable with tabular data…
Tabular data. Image by Author.
We can also handle words, json, xml feeds, and pictures of cats. But what about a cardboard box full of things like this?
(Image by Annie Spratt, Unsplash)
The info on this receipt wants so badly to be in a tabular database somewhere.…
Liberating education consists in acts of cognition, not transferrals of information. Paulo freire
One of the most heated discussions around artificial intelligence is: What aspects of human learning is it capable of capturing?
Many authors suggest that artificial intelligence models do not possess the same capabilities as humans, especially when it comes to plasticity, flexibility,…
According to various sources, the average salary for Coding jobs is ~£47.5k in the UK, which is ~35% higher than the median salary of about £35k.
So, coding is a very valuable skill that will earn you more money, not to mention it’s really fun.
I have been coding professionally now for 4 years, working…