The hottest Deep Learning Substack posts right now

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AI is a Shoggoth

GOOD INTERNET • 23 implied HN points • 06 Mar 23
🕹 Technology AI Deep Learning Social media AI Ethics Machine Learning
  1. AI in the digital world is becoming increasingly strange and difficult to understand, akin to Lovecraftian horror.
  2. The ability of AI to connect disparate information can lead to collective delusions and conspiracy theories like Qanon.
  3. AI's evolving features, like voice cloning and reinforcement learning, show similarities to Lovecraft's description of Shoggoths.

Bayesian Thinking for Software Engineering [Math Mondays]

Technology Made Simple • 59 implied HN points • 03 May 22
🕹 Technology Software Engineering Data science Deep Learning Mathematics
  1. Bayes Theorem allows us to update beliefs based on evidence, crucial for software developers making decisions.
  2. Bayesian Thinking is implicit in many decisions we make, and recognizing its importance can prevent fallacies.
  3. Learning Bayesian Thinking involves understanding intuition behind the math, using resources like StatsQuest and 3Blue1Brown.
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Learning from the biggest Machine Learning Research YouTuber [Storytime Saturdays]

Technology Made Simple • 19 implied HN points • 04 Dec 22
🕹 Technology Content creation Deep Learning Machine Learning AI Bias
  1. Creating content for a niche audience should focus on solving personal problems rather than trying to be the 'best'.
  2. In the realm of Machine Learning, it's more effective to cover what personally interests you rather than what is considered standard or important by others.
  3. Understanding and dealing with biases in large ML models like Stable Diffusion and GPT-3 is crucial in harnessing their capabilities while mitigating potential pitfalls.

Why Deep Learning is everywhere [Math Mondays]

Technology Made Simple • 19 implied HN points • 25 Oct 22
🕹 Technology AI Machine Learning Neural Networks Mathematics Deep Learning
  1. Deep Learning is a subset of Machine Learning that uses Neural Networks with many layers, introducing non-linearity in functions which is crucial for its success.
  2. Deep Networks work well because they can approximate any continuous function by combining non-linear functions, allowing them to tackle complex problems.
  3. The widespread use of Deep Learning is driven by its trendiness and efficiency, appealing to many due to its ability to provide results without extensive data analysis or training.

How is LLaMa.cpp possible?

Artificial Fintelligence • 4 HN points • 16 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Deep Learning Inference Quantization Performance analysis
  1. Large deep learning models like LLaMa can run locally on a variety of hardware with optimizations and weight quantization.
  2. Memory bandwidth is crucial for deep learning GPUs, with memory being the bottleneck for inference performance.
  3. Quantization can significantly reduce memory requirements for models, making them more manageable to serve, especially on GPUs.

Deep Learning Is Better Than Linear Regression

As Clay Awakens • 2 HN points • 19 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Deep Learning Machine Learning Data science Neural Networks
  1. Linear regression is a reliable, stable, and simple technique with a long history of successful applications.
  2. Deep learning, especially non-linear regression, has shown significant advancements over the past decade and can outperform linear regression in many real-world tasks.
  3. Deep learning models have the ability to automatically learn and discover complex features, making them advantageous over manually engineered features in linear regression.

Lie Theory Prerequisite

Quantum Formalism • 0 implied HN points • 28 Apr 21
🔬 Science Quantum Mathematics Topology Deep Learning
  1. The post provides a crash course motivation and schedule for Lie Theory, encouraging viewers to watch preparatory material on YouTube and offering usage cases outside of mathematics for motivation.
  2. Highlighted articles and studies demonstrate real-world applications of Lie Theory in areas like quantum computation, deep learning, and unitary operators in quantum mechanics.
  3. The presenter provides access to slides and recommended study materials on GitHub, emphasizing the importance of preparation before the upcoming course session on Lie Theory.

Google AI and Princeton discover this about Deep Learning

Technology Made Simple • 0 implied HN points • 25 Dec 21
🕹 Technology Machine Learning Deep Learning AI Computer Vision NLP
  1. The speed at which a machine learning model 'learns' is influenced by the learning rate, which can make or break the model.
  2. Choosing the correct step size is crucial in machine learning behavior, as highlighted by a study that compared the importance of step size versus direction.
  3. Step size, or the learning rate, seems to be a dominating factor in model learning behavior, showcasing the potential for optimizing performance by combining different optimizer techniques.

Why you should implement Evolutionary Algorithms in your Machine Learning Projects

Technology Made Simple • 0 implied HN points • 22 Dec 21
🕹 Technology Machine Learning Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence Optimization
  1. Evolutionary Algorithms are underutilized in Machine Learning Research and can be powerful tools to solve complex problems.
  2. Evolutionary Algorithms provide flexibility by not requiring differentiable functions, making them suitable for a variety of real-world optimization problems.
  3. Evolutionary Algorithms can outperform more expensive gradient-based methods, as demonstrated in various research projects including Google's AutoML-Zero.

Exploring Stable Diffusion

Eddie's startup voyage • 0 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Deep Learning Computer Vision
  1. Stable Diffusion is an innovative deep learning model that generates stunning images using latent diffusion techniques in a lower-dimensional space, leading to fast image generation with reduced memory and compute costs.
  2. Diffusion models like Stable Diffusion are important in vision and potentially in language generation and synthetic data creation, showing promise for diverse applications.
  3. Exploring Stable Diffusion and diffusion models can be an intriguing journey in AI, influencing future project choices and sparking curiosity in various research areas.

Hot Topics #20 (Mar. 1, 2023)

The Merge • 0 implied HN points • 01 Mar 23
🔬 Science Deep Learning Neural Networks
  1. Protein design using deep learning techniques to create custom biocatalysts
  2. Efficient de novo protein design through relaxed sequence space for better computational efficiency
  3. Improving robotic learning with corrective augmentation through NeRF for better manipulation policies

[🔥Hot Takes] Deep learning outperforms linear regression for causal inference and tabular data??

Data Science Daily • 0 implied HN points • 02 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Data science Deep Learning Causal Inference Machine Learning Research
  1. Deep learning can outperform linear regression for causal inference in tabular data.
  2. Different perspectives exist in the debate between deep learning and traditional models like XGBoost.
  3. The study suggests that deep learning models like CNN, DNN, and CNN-LSTM may offer better performance in certain scenarios.

What is Surgical Fine-Tuning and Why You Should Care

Three Data Point Thursday • 0 implied HN points • 13 Jul 23
🕹 Technology AI Data Modeling Deep Learning
  1. Surgical fine-tuning in ML makes algorithms better suited for specific business contexts through precise changes, an advancement over regular fine-tuning.
  2. Entity-centric data modeling marries ML feature engineering with data engineering, improving data operations for companies.
  3. Estimating efforts for ML projects can be simplified by considering the cost of delay and the real-time requirement of the algorithm.

Where Bayes Falls Short

As Clay Awakens • 0 implied HN points • 30 May 23
🔬 Science Statistics Machine Learning Neural Networks Deep Learning
  1. Deep learning algorithms are powerful for intelligence and learning, especially in contexts where Bayes' theorem falls short.
  2. Simpson's paradox shows how data separation can change conclusions based on initial beliefs.
  3. Deep learning approaches in regression tasks offer solutions without the need for ad-hoc choices, allowing for better predictions and generalization.

Beyond the Hype: Understanding the Science Behind AI and LLMs

The Novice • 0 implied HN points • 12 Nov 23
🕹 Technology AI Machine Learning Neural Networks Natural Language Processing Deep Learning
  1. Word2Vec created word associations in 3D space but didn't understand word meanings.
  2. Generative Pretrained Transformers (GPTs) improved upon Word2Vec by understanding word context and relationships.
  3. Chat GPT appears smart by storing and retrieving vast amounts of data quickly, but it's not truly intelligent.