Machine Learning is growing in leaps and bounds both in capability and adoption. Listen to our experts discuss the ideas and fundamentals needed to succeed as a Machine Learning Engineer.
Data Feeds and KDNuggets with Maria Zentsova - ML 064
Ever feel like you can’t see the forest through the trees? We get it. In this episode, Michael sits down with Maria Zentsova, an ML developer and data analyst who teaches us how to get a handle on our data. “We all know that more data leads to more accuracy, so it’s important to get hands on.” - Maria Zentsova In This Episode 1) What KDNuggets is making data science and machine learning easier this year 2) The Do’s and Don’ts of data feeds and analysis in 2022 3) Why understanding this ONE issue is the key to avoiding relevance issues and finding your way out of the weeds Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Build a Serverless News Data Pipeline using ML on AWS Cloud - KDnuggets Special Guest: Maria Zentsova.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
Rethinking ML Monitoring Part 2 - ML 063
In this episode, Ben and Michael cover more of Shreya Shankar’s deep dive into ML monitoring, including the biggest production challenges, what you NEED to know about adversarial attacks, and how to conduct effective tests and never make past mistakes again. In This Episode 1) The BIGGEST production challenges when it comes to ML in 2022 2) What you NEED to know about adversarial attacks (and how to keep your model secure) 3) How to know if your model tests are actually preventing past mistakes Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
How To Do Post-Production with Abhilash Pattnaik - ML 062
If you’re feeling a little nervous about your baby leaving the nest, we get it. In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk with Abhilash Pattnaik, where they discuss the ONE fact about ML you can’t forget, the do’s and don’ts about applying alerts, and the often-forgotten truth about data drift. “Machine learning models are not static; they are dynamic.” - Abhilash Pattnaik In This Episode: 1) This one UNFORGETTABLE fact for anyone entering the machine learning world (especially if you have little experience) 2) What you NEED to remember about how to measure data accuracy and relevance 3) The Do’s and Don’ts of applying alerts within your models (and how NOT to make it problematic) 4) The often-ignored truth around data drift and why companies react well or poorly Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Censius Special Guest: Abhilash Pattnaik.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
Accurate Predictive Modeling with Maarit Widmann - ML 061
Ready to dive DEEP into predictive modeling? You’ve come to the right podcast. In this episode, Ben and Michael sit down with Maarit Widmann, a data scientist whose bread and butter is making models more accurate. They discuss how to effectively use confusion matrices and other tools, why you need to avoid THIS misconception to get accurate churn rates, and the BIG question you should be asking if your data seems off. “If your model is failing, it’s probably been adding up for two weeks already. Instead of monitoring the accuracy, monitor the features. Ask ‘is the data changing?’” - Maarit Widmann In This Episode 1) The THREE techniques to help simplify these advanced concepts for beginners in the ML space (and why they need to know this stuff!) 2) Why you need to remember THIS misconception to avoid getting inaccurate churn rates from your models 3) How to effectively use confusion matrices, down sampling, and other popular tools for your models (and the biggest mistakes developers are making today) 4) The REAL question you need to ask yourself if your data seems off (and how this question helps prevent fraud!) Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Special Guest: Maarit Widmann.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
Rethinking ML Monitoring - ML 060
Mo’ advancements mean mo’ problems, and today, Michael and Ben are diving into the biggest issues of ML monitoring in 2022. They lay out the ELEVEN (cause nothing good comes easy) potential pitfalls that you should know this year, the important questions that you NEED to ask yourself before launching your baby, and this ONE phenomenon that reveals a fundamental flaw in models versus the real deal. In This Episode The checklist of ELEVEN problems with ML monitoring that you need to consider in 2022 Why THIS is inevitable with ML monitoring no matter what (and why it’s not the end of the world…unless you make it) Before you make an assumptions about your model, ask yourself THESE questions and tread carefully This ONE phenomenon that reveals a HUGE flaw in models vs. real world Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
Solving the Real Issues with the MLflow Team - ML 059
If you’re looking for a team that actually cares about the issues you’re facing, look no further than Databricks, and they’ve got something exciting out. In this episode, Michael and Ben welcome on the development team of MLflow, an open-source lifecycle manager for machine learning. They cover how Databricks is redefining how developers and engineers collaborate, the reason behind Databricks’ crazy success, and the number ONE most important testing structure for any development team. “A lot of the success was attributed to process and dedicated focus on the interface, understanding what major problems we were going after. ” - Corey Zumar In This Episode How Databricks allows data analysis, engineers, and developers to collaborate effectively Why Databricks was able to rake in 800,000 downloads per MONTH in their first year A simple but powerful methodology that helps Databrick identify the highest ROI problems to tackle (not just the most popular ones) The number one MOST important testing structure that reveals how Databricks keeps their work top-notch What makes Databricks unique from everyone else and is the KEY to putting users first in 2022 Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Special Guests: Corey Zumar, Harutaka Kawamura, Weichen Xu, and Zhang Jin.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
Cows, Camels, and the Human Brain - ML 058
What do cows and camels have to do with the human brain? The latest developments in machine learning, of course! In this episode, Michael and Ben dive into a new white paper from Facebook AI researchers that reveals a LOT about the future of modeling. They discuss “cows and camels”, the question of predictive vs causal modeling, and how algorithms are getting scary good at emulating the human brain these days. In This Episode Why Facebook’s new research is VERY exciting for AI learning and causality (but what does it have to do with cows and camels?) The answer to “Is predictive or causal modeling more accurate?” (and why it’s not the best question to ask) Not sure if you need machine learning or just plain data modeling? Michael lays it out for you What algorithms are learning about human behavior to accurately emulate the human brain in 2022 and beyond Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Sponsored By: Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how. Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams
Business Objectives and KPIs with Michael Berk
Want to know how businesses are measuring their success nowadays? In this episode, Ben talks with Michael Berk about how businesses are leveraging numerous performance metrics to stay on top of their game. The two emphasize what your FIRST step should be, why A/B testing is not just for marketers, and the “elephant in the room” that determines how KPIs should be integrated. “It’s the chicken or the egg problem. It’s important to think about what model you’ll potentially use as you build out these pipelines. Step 1 is defining the business objective.” Michael Berk In This Episode: Before you focus on the pipeline or the model, Michael warns you to put THIS first on your checklist Why A/B testing is SO powerful and not just for marketers The #1 takeaway that will change how you implement KPIs Michael hammers home why “your data is only as good as your model” and why there’s no shortcut around it The “elephant in the room” that determines the what, who, and how of data analysis in any business
Prediction Intervals - ML 056
Michael and Ben talk about Prediction Intervals. They discuss how to put intervals around your predictions and then aiming for a certain level of confidence. Michael and Ben discuss how to put it together and how to use it. Panel Ben Wilson Michael Berk Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs
3 Fundamental Pillars You Need to Succeed as an Entrepreneur - BONUS
Get Lifetime Access to Mani's Entrepreneurship Pack and Book Club. Use coupon code "GREAT" Mani has summarized hundreds of business books that outline how to build, grow, and operate a business and he shares his expertise with Chuck and the listeners in this special episode. Chuck and Mani discuss what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. They talk about their businesses on a regular basis and Chuck's been getting a lot of requests for entrepreneurship help. He and Mani talk about the 3 primary things that add momentum to your business and help you keep the momentum up when setbacks come your way. Get Lifetime Access to Mani's Entrepreneurship Pack and Book Club. Use coupon code "GREAT"Special Guest: Mani Vaya.
How to Integrate ML and Data Science Systems to Web and Mobile Apps - ML 055
Ben and Chuck put their areas of expertise together to discuss how you could build Machine Learning into web and mobile applications. They discuss the various ways data scientists and Machine Learning engineers can use their expertise to build engines and provide data and results to web and mobile developers. Panel Ben Wilson Charles Max Wood Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Picks Ben- Frank Herbert's Dune Saga 3-Book Charles- The Well of Ascension Charles- Traffic Secrets Charles- Steampunk Rally Fusion Charles- Author | Top End Devs Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
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Get the Black Friday/Cyber Monday "Double Your Productivity by 5pm Today" Deal Coupon Code: "DEEP" for a GIANT discount Mani provides us with strategies and tactics to get Deep Work time and how to get our minds into that focused state for hours at a time. He has read hundreds of books that have taught him the secrets to getting more done by getting into this state. He starts by telling us how he was passed over for a promotion at Qualcomm in favor of someone younger and less experienced and how that inspired him to figure out what the other guy was doing differently. He learned that he needed to get more done with the time he was spending on his projects. The trick? Deep Work! Deep Work is the ability to spend uninterrupted, focused time on a task to bend your entire mind toward the goal. Other developers call it "Flow" or "the Zone." Mani provides us with strategies and tactics to get Deep Work time and how to get our minds into that focused state for hours at a time. Get the Black Friday/Cyber Monday "Double Your Productivity by 5pm Today" Deal Coupon Code: "DEEP" for a GIANT discount
Tools, Tricks, and Learning in Machine Learning ft. Aliaksei Mikhailiuk - ML 054
Aliaksei Mikhailiuk joins the Adventure to discuss the tools he wishes he'd mastered before getting his PhD in Machine Learning. However, the conversation meanders through his background, what qualifications people should have, algorithms, and approaches to machine learning along with the tools discussion. Panel Ben Wilson Charles Max Wood Michael Berk Guest Aliaksei Mikhailiuk Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Nine Tools I Wish I Mastered Before My PhD in Machine Learning Aliaksei Mikhailiuk Aliaksei Mikhailiuk - Medium LinkedIn: Aliaksei Mikhailiuk Twitter: Aliaksei Mikhailiuk,PhD ( @mikhailiuka ) Picks Aliaksei- The Double Descent Hypothesis Ben- Aliaksei Mikhailiuk - Medium Charles- Shadow Hunters | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- Author | Top End Devs Charles- Xero Charles- Stripe Michael- Increase track pad or mouse speed to the Maximum Special Guest: Aliaksei Mikhailiuk.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
A/B Testing with ML ft. Michael Berk - ML 053
Michael Berk joins the adventure to discuss how he uses Machine Learning within the context of A/B testing features within applications and how to know when you have a viable test option for your setup. Panel Ben Wilson Charles Max Wood Guest Michael Berk Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator Level Up | Devchat.tv Links How to Find Weaknesses in your Machine Learning Models LinkedIn: Michael Berk Michael Berk - Medium Picks Ben- David Thorne Books Charles- Shadow Hunter Charles- Top End Devs Charles- Become an Author | Top End Devs Charles- Coaching | Top End Devs Michael- Stuart Russell Contact Ben: Databricks GitHub | BenWilson2/ML-Engineering GitHub | databrickslabs/automl-toolkit LinkedIn: Benjamin Wilson Contact Charles: Devchat.tv DevChat.tv | Facebook Twitter: DevChat.tv ( @devchattv ) Special Guest: Michael Berk.Sponsored By: Top End Devs Coaching: If you have questions about how to grow your skills or take your career to the next level, join us on our next weekly coaching call. It's completely free.
Data Paradoxes in Data Sets with Pier Paolo Ippolito - ML 052
Pier Paolo Ippolito joins the adventure to discuss some of the paradoxes or counterintuitive generalizations people make about their datasets. Ben, Chuck, and Pier dive into how to look at statistical data and how to identify trends in the data. Panel Ben Wilson Charles Max Wood Guest Pier Paolo Ippolito Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator Level Up | Devchat.tv Links Paradoxes in Data Science Pier Paolo Ippolito Twitter: Pier Paolo Ippolito( @Pier_Paolo_28 ) Picks Ben- Python Type Checking Charles- The 360 Degree Leader Charles- Top End Devs Charles- Become An Author | Top End Devs Charles- Coaching | Top End Devs Charles- The Search for Planet X Contact Ben: Databricks GitHub | BenWilson2/ML-Engineering GitHub | databrickslabs/automl-toolkit LinkedIn: Benjamin Wilson Contact Charles: Devchat.tv DevChat.tv | Facebook Twitter: DevChat.tv ( @devchattv ) Special Guest: Pier Paolo Ippolito.Sponsored By: Top End Devs Coaching: If you have questions about how to grow your skills or take your career to the next level, join us on our next weekly coaching call. It's completely free.