May 24, 2022Machine Learning Autodidacts Need a Portfolio Equal to an $80K Degree. Here’s how:Autodidacts focus on practical skills that ML professionals use every day. Once they have a core skillset and a micro portfolio, they apply to niche job opportunities that suit their no-degree background. It’s all about momentum. Self-learners often approach their careers in stages. First, they build a portfolio and get…Artificial Intelligence5 min readArtificial Intelligence5 min read
Feb 5, 2018How you can train an AI to convert your design mockups into HTML and CSSPlug: Check out my 60-page guide, No ML Degree, on how to land a machine learning job without a degree. Within three years, deep learning will change front-end development. It will increase prototyping speed and lower the barrier for building software. The field took off last year when Tony Beltramelli…Machine Learning25 min readMachine Learning25 min read
Oct 29, 2017How to colorize black & white photos with just 100 lines of neural network code👉 Check out the latest advancement in AI colorization, my desktop browser app for colorization. Earlier this year, Amir Avni used neural networks to troll the subreddit/r/Colorization — a community where people colorize historical black and white images manually using Photoshop. They were astonished with Amir’s deep learning bot. What…Machine Learning23 min readMachine Learning23 min read
Oct 4, 2017The History of Deep Learning — Explored Through 6 Code SnippetsNote: I’ve moved all my writing to Substack, please follow me there. In this article, we’ll explore six snippets of code that made deep learning what it is today. We’ll cover the inventors and the background to their breakthroughs. …Machine Learning11 min readMachine Learning11 min read
Oct 4, 2017Deep Learning for Developers: Tools You Can Use to Code Neural Networks on Day 1The current wave of deep learning took off five years ago. Exponential progress in computing power followed by a few success stories created the hype. Deep learning is the technology that drives cars, beats humans at Atari games, and diagnoses cancer. When I started learning deep learning I spent two…Machine Learning13 min readMachine Learning13 min read
Apr 2, 2016Stop LearningNote: I’ve moved all my writing to Substack, please follow me there. Learning is a by-product. It’s a result of an activity that you didn’t consider learning in the first place. When I think: Good learners. What comes to mind are children below the age of six, entrepreneurs, new parents…Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Feb 9, 2016How To Acquire KnowledgeNote: I’ve moved all my writing to Substack, please follow me there. We all acquire knowledge in a similar way. We don’t have different learning styles, right/left brain advantages, photographic memories; nor speed reading advantages, or brain development inappropriateness. If you are eight years old you could be programming organs…Learning6 min readLearning6 min read
Jan 12, 2016How To LearnNote: I’ve moved all my writing to Substack, please follow me there. Learning is when you use something from your memory. It’s not when you read a non-fiction book, attend a lecture, or watch a documentary. It’s when you use knowledge. Your working memory encodes and consolidates new knowledge. Then…Learning6 min readLearning6 min read
