Education
Complete Machine Learning Bootcamp
In this course we will learn and practice all the services of AWS Machine Learning which is being offered by AWS Cloud. There will be both theoretical and practical section of each AWS Machine Learning services.This course is for those who loves machine learning and would build application based on cognitive computing, AI and ML. You could integrate these services in your Web, Android, IoT, Desktop Applications like Face Detection, ChatBot, Voice Detection, Text to custom Speech (with pitch, emotions, etc), Speech to text, Sentimental Analysis on Social media or any textual data. If you have interest in machine learning as well as cloud computing then this course for you. This course will let you use your machine learning skills deploy in cloud.
IBM certifies a much-needed 140 data scientists for AI development
As more companies realize the great need for data scientists to develop, experiment, and deploy artificial intelligence (AI), IBM designed a certification program. It offered it to the company workforce, and incentivized employees completed the program through coursework, skills training, and apprenticeships. IBM's certification and related programs "will speed the journey to AI and help improve business performance, efficiency and growth," said Martin Fleming, IBM vice president and chief economist. The demand for data scientists is recognized in the tech industry which "actually identifies the demand for data scientists as one of the industry's most pressing needs." Fleming cites social-media career platform LinkedIn's 2018 report, which found 151,000 US data scientist positions unfilled. "More companies are looking inward for ways to build the skills among their existing workforces," he said.
Why Red Means Red in Almost Every Language - Issue 76: Language
When Paul Kay, then an anthropology graduate student at Harvard University, arrived in Tahiti in 1959 to study island life, he expected to have a hard time learning the local words for colors. His field had long espoused a theory called linguistic relativity, which held that language shapes perception. Color was the "parade example," Kay says. His professors and textbooks taught that people could only recognize a color as categorically distinct from others if they had a word for it. If you knew only three color words, a rainbow would have only three stripes.
WiMLDS Montreal #4: AI and Entrepreneurship
We're excited to announce our 4th WiMLDS Montreal meetup presented and hosted by BDC! Whether you're a data professional or simply curious, you are welcome regardless of your technical level or your gender. The talks will be entirely in English. Agenda 6:00 pm -- Doors open 6:30 pm -- Talks 7:45 pm -- Panel 8:30 pm -- Networking Opening remarks Amy Pollard -- Analyst @ Strategic Investments & BDC Women in Tech Fund Amy is involved in all aspects of the deal process including sourcing and due diligence. She is also responsible for portfolio management activities including portfolio monitoring, reporting and bi-annual portfolio valuations. Since founding her first entrepreneurial venture as a teenager, Amy has actively volunteered in global entrepreneurial and tech communities through organizations such as Startup Canada, Startup Weekend, Startup Nations and Junior Achievement.
Probability for Machine Learning
This book was designed around major ideas and methods that are directly relevant to machine learning algorithms. There are a lot of things you could learn about probability, from theory to abstract concepts to APIs. My goal is to take you straight to developing an intuition for the elements you must understand with laser-focused tutorials. I designed the tutorials to focus on how to get things done with probability. They give you the tools to both rapidly understand and apply each technique or operation. Each tutorial is designed to take you less than one hour to read through and complete, excluding the extensions and further reading. You can choose to work through the lessons one per day, one per week, or at your own pace. I think momentum is critically important, and this book is intended to be read and used, not to sit idle. I would recommend picking a schedule and sticking to it.
Coursera Python for Everybody Specialization Review JA Directives
Coursera Python for Everybody Specialization from University of Michigan is for those who are the complete beginners to programming language and also for who have no prior programming experience. This online coursera python for everybody course helps you to learn the basics of programming using Python Programming Language. This specialization will cover the fundamental topics of how you construct a program from a simple instruction in Python. After a general introduction to programming, coursera python for everybody teaches you how to use python to extract data from the web and work with databases. It's a good demonstration of how Python can be useful for managing large datasets.
Coursera Machine Learning Review JA Directives
Coursera Machine Learning by Andrew Ng is an online non-credit course authorized by Stanford University, to deeply understand the inner algorithms in Machine Learning. Machine learning is a core sub-area of artificial intelligence, it enables computers to get into a mode of self-learning without being explicitly programmed. When exposed to new data, these computer programs are enabled to learn, grow, change, and develop by themselves. Machine learning is so pervasive today that you probably use it dozens of times a day without knowing it. The instructor of Coursera Machine Learning is Andrew Ng.
New machine-learning tool for managing grazing areas
Researchers from The University of Western Australia and the University of California have developed a new machine-learning tool that will improve the management, restoration and irrigation of rangeland areas used for grazing. Associate professor Sally Thompson from the UWA School of Engineering and UWA Institute of Agriculture says the tool was suited to environments where the amount of rainfall exceeded the absorption capacity of the soil, resulting in the excess water flowing over the land. The new machine learning tool models surface water flows in dry environments with patchy vegetation cover. The findings have significant implications for agricultural and natural systems in Australia and worldwide. "The research could help environmental designers limit soil erosion in rangeland environments and agricultural systems, minimising degradation risks in drylands," says Sally. "It also has applications in urban settings, where waterproof surfaces, like pavement, generate runoff and flood risks."
India Can Become World Leader In Artificial Intelligence: Vishal Sikka IndianWeb2.com
Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, who has announced a new AI startup with USD 50 million fund, believes India has the potential to become a world leader in artificial intelligence but the key to this is integrating AI into the country's education system in a massive way. India is at "an inflection point" when it comes to AI or artificial intelligence, Sikka said. Over the next 20-25 years, AI is going to be "a very, very big disruptor" for the Indian society because what one is seeing now in terms of automation and job losses because of automation is just the beginning, said Sikka, who announced his startup Vianai Systems last week. "But on the other hand, if we are able to bring AI education, the ability to build AI systems to India at a very large scale, and I'm talking about like billion plus people, then India can really leap frog and become the world's leader in artificial intelligence, in AI skill and AI talent," Sikka told PTI in an exclusive interview. Doing that requires working on multiple dimensions in parallel, he said.
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Higher Education: Promising or Perilous?
What exactly is artificial intelligence (AI) and what business does it have in higher education? Simply put, AI is an attempt to emulate human knowledge by programming extensive rules into computers. Through machine learning and expert systems, machines can produce patterns within mass flows of data and pinpoint correlations that couldn't possibly be immediately intuitive to humans. The developmental capabilities and precision of AI ultimately depend on the gathering of data – Big Data. Where better to find a continuous stream of information than within the highly active and engaging community of students.