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July21: AI/ML Notes
Observations: My insights
In an AI venture the amount of data assets (data pipelines, schemas, relationships and feature stores) that get generated are exponential with number of data-roles joining the org(i.e data scientists, data engineers, data analysts and database administrators)
Human Side of AI
Machine Learning Vs Decision Intelligence
- Decision intelligence (ML++)
- Machine Learning = “thing-labeling” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLu9XyZ55oI
Three of the key insights:
- There is a fundamental difference between building and applying Machine Learning algorithms.
- The use of black-box machine learning models can be justified if you have a proper testing procedure in place.
- Machine Learning will deliver to you what you ask for, not necessarily what you want. That’s why it’s crucial to be thoughtful about what you ask for.
ML Process
- Microwave VS kitchen, cook. You don’t need first to build a microwave from scratch, then use it to cook. You just need knowing how use it, then do your cook. 2.1 Ingredients -> Appliance -> recipe -> dish 2.2 Data -> Algorithm -> Models -> predictions. 2.3 Building a large scale kitchen is different skill set, compared to build a microwave.
- ML is a new programming paradigm.Imagine what you want The Island(many smart people just working for you sitting behind screen) to do your repeated work. 3.1 ML research VS ML engineer, Algorithm research VS Applied.
- you don’t understand how your brain work ,how you recognize a cat. But it just work, that’s OK. You don’t need to do AL from scratch, just dive it , to use it.
- Testing is vital.
Interesting Reads
Quotes “AI is the new relational database, about to get into every important piece of software we write.”
AI, Deep Learning, and Machine Learning: A Primer https://a16z.com/2016/06/10/ai-deep-learning-machines/
Taming the Tail: Adventures in Improving AI Economics https://a16z.com/2020/08/12/taming-the-tail-adventures-in-improving-ai-economics/
The Promise of AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pLZkbN9h_s
The New Business of AI (and How It’s Different From Traditional Software) https://a16z.com/2020/02/16/the-new-business-of-ai-and-how-its-different-from-traditional-software/