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Jekyll

Reinforcement Learning Explained Visually - Model-free solutions, step-by-step

A Visual Guide to techniques used by Value-based and Policy-based solutions, in Plain English.

In Jekyll, tutorial, Feb 02, 2019

tutorial

Enterprise ML - Why putting your model in production takes longer than building it

A Gentle Guide to Enterprise, in Plain English

In Neural, tutorial, Jun 28, 2021

Transformers Explained Visually - Not just how, but Why they work so well

A Gentle Guide to how the Attention Score calculations capture relationships between words in a sequence, in Plain English.

In Transformers, tutorial, Jun 02, 2021

Batch Norm Explained Visually - Why does it work?

A Gentle Guide to the reasons for the Batch Norm layer's success in making training converge faster, in Plain English

In Neural, tutorial, May 27, 2021

Differential and Adaptive Learning Rates - Neural Network Optimizers and Schedulers demystified

A Gentle Guide to boosting model training and hyperparameter tuning with Optimizers and Schedulers, in Plain English

In Neural, tutorial, May 22, 2021

Batch Norm Explained Visually — How it works, and why neural networks need it

A Gentle Guide to an all-important Deep Learning layer, in Plain English

In Neural, tutorial, May 10, 2021

Foundations of NLP Explained — Bleu Score and WER Metrics

A Gentle Guide to two essential metrics (Bleu Score and Word Error Rate) for NLP models, in Plain English

In NLP, tutorial, May 07, 2021

Image Captions with Attention in Tensorflow, Step-by-step

An end-to-end example using Encoder-Decoder with Attention in Keras and Tensorflow 2.0, in Plain English

In Vision, tutorial, Apr 27, 2021

Image Captions with Deep Learning - State-of-the-Art Architectures

A Gentle Guide to Image Feature Encoders, Sequence Decoders, Attention, and Multimodal Architectures, in Plain English

In Vision, tutorial, Apr 20, 2021

Leveraging GeoLocation Data with Machine Learning - Essential Techniques

A Gentle Guide to Feature Engineering and Visualization with Geolocation Data, in Plain English

In GeoLocation, tutorial, Apr 11, 2021

Neural Network Optimizers Made Simple - Core algorithms and why they are needed

A Gentle Guide to fundamental techniques used by gradient descent optimizers like SGD, Momentum, RMSProp, Adam, and others, in plain English.

In Optimizer, tutorial, Apr 07, 2021

Foundations of NLP Explained Visually - Beam Search, How It Works

A gentle guide to how Beam Search enhances predictions, in plain English

In NLP, tutorial, Apr 01, 2021

Audio Deep Learning Made Simple - Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), How it Works

Speech-to-Text algorithm and architecture, including Mel Spectrograms, MFCCs, CTC Loss and Decoder, in Plain English.

In Audio, tutorial, Mar 26, 2021

Audio Deep Learning Made Simple - Sound Classification, Step-by-Step

An end-to-end example and architecture for audio deep learning’s foundational application scenario, in plain English.

In Audio, tutorial, Mar 18, 2021

Audio Deep Learning Made Simple - Data Preparation and Augmentation

A Gentle Guide to enhancing Spectrogram features for optimal performance. Also Data Augmentation, in Plain English.

In Audio, tutorial, Feb 24, 2021

Audio Deep Learning Made Simple - Why Mel Spectrograms perform better

A Gentle Guide to processing audio in Python. What are Mel Spectrograms and how to generate them, in Plain English.

In Audio, tutorial, Feb 19, 2021

Audio Deep Learning Made Simple - State-of-the-Art Techniques

A Gentle Guide to the world of disruptive deep learning audio applications and architectures. And why we all need to know about Spectrograms, in Plain English.

In Audio, tutorial, Feb 12, 2021

Transformers Explained Visually - Multi-head Attention, deep dive

A Gentle Guide to the inner workings of Self-Attention, Encoder-Decoder Attention, Attention Score and Masking, in Plain English.

In Transformers, tutorial, Jan 17, 2021

Transformers Explained Visually - How it works, step-by-step

A Gentle Guide to the Transformer under the hood, and its end-to-end operation.

In Transformers, tutorial, Jan 02, 2021

Reinforcement Learning Explained Visually - Policy Gradients, step-by-step

A Gentle Guide to the REINFORCE algorithm, in Plain English.

In Reinforcement Learning, tutorial, Dec 30, 2020

Transformers Explained Visually - Overview of Functionality

A Gentle Guide to Transformers, how they are used for NLP, and why they are better than RNNs, in Plain English. How Attention helps improve performance.

In Transformers, tutorial, Dec 13, 2020

Reinforcement Learning Explained Visually - Deep Q Networks, step-by-step

A Gentle Guide to DQNs with Experience Replay, in Plain English.

In Reinforcement Learning, tutorial, Nov 30, 2020

Reinforcement Learning Explained Visually - Q Learning, step-by-step

A Visual Guide to how and why the Q Learning Algorithm works, in Plain English.

In Reinforcement Learning, tutorial, Nov 15, 2020

Reinforcement Learning Made Simple - Solution Approaches

A Gentle Overview of RL solutions, and how to categorize them. Important takeaways from the Bellman equation, in Plain English.

In Reinforcement Learning, tutorial, Feb 02, 2019

Reinforcement Learning Explained Visually - Model-free solutions, step-by-step

A Visual Guide to techniques used by Value-based and Policy-based solutions, in Plain English.

In Jekyll, tutorial, Feb 02, 2019

Reinforcement Learning Made Simple - Intro to Basic Concepts and Terminology

A Gentle Guide to applying Markov Decision Processes, in Plain English.

In Reinforcement Learning, tutorial, Feb 02, 2019

Reinforcement Learning

Reinforcement Learning Explained Visually - Policy Gradients, step-by-step

A Gentle Guide to the REINFORCE algorithm, in Plain English.

In Reinforcement Learning, tutorial, Dec 30, 2020

Reinforcement Learning Explained Visually - Deep Q Networks, step-by-step

A Gentle Guide to DQNs with Experience Replay, in Plain English.

In Reinforcement Learning, tutorial, Nov 30, 2020

Reinforcement Learning Explained Visually - Q Learning, step-by-step

A Visual Guide to how and why the Q Learning Algorithm works, in Plain English.

In Reinforcement Learning, tutorial, Nov 15, 2020

Reinforcement Learning Made Simple - Solution Approaches

A Gentle Overview of RL solutions, and how to categorize them. Important takeaways from the Bellman equation, in Plain English.

In Reinforcement Learning, tutorial, Feb 02, 2019

Reinforcement Learning Made Simple - Intro to Basic Concepts and Terminology

A Gentle Guide to applying Markov Decision Processes, in Plain English.

In Reinforcement Learning, tutorial, Feb 02, 2019

Transformers

Transformers Explained Visually - Not just how, but Why they work so well

A Gentle Guide to how the Attention Score calculations capture relationships between words in a sequence, in Plain English.

In Transformers, tutorial, Jun 02, 2021

Transformers Explained Visually - Multi-head Attention, deep dive

A Gentle Guide to the inner workings of Self-Attention, Encoder-Decoder Attention, Attention Score and Masking, in Plain English.

In Transformers, tutorial, Jan 17, 2021

Transformers Explained Visually - How it works, step-by-step

A Gentle Guide to the Transformer under the hood, and its end-to-end operation.

In Transformers, tutorial, Jan 02, 2021

Transformers Explained Visually - Overview of Functionality

A Gentle Guide to Transformers, how they are used for NLP, and why they are better than RNNs, in Plain English. How Attention helps improve performance.

In Transformers, tutorial, Dec 13, 2020

Audio

Audio Deep Learning Made Simple - Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), How it Works

Speech-to-Text algorithm and architecture, including Mel Spectrograms, MFCCs, CTC Loss and Decoder, in Plain English.

In Audio, tutorial, Mar 26, 2021

Audio Deep Learning Made Simple - Sound Classification, Step-by-Step

An end-to-end example and architecture for audio deep learning’s foundational application scenario, in plain English.

In Audio, tutorial, Mar 18, 2021

Audio Deep Learning Made Simple - Data Preparation and Augmentation

A Gentle Guide to enhancing Spectrogram features for optimal performance. Also Data Augmentation, in Plain English.

In Audio, tutorial, Feb 24, 2021

Audio Deep Learning Made Simple - Why Mel Spectrograms perform better

A Gentle Guide to processing audio in Python. What are Mel Spectrograms and how to generate them, in Plain English.

In Audio, tutorial, Feb 19, 2021

Audio Deep Learning Made Simple - State-of-the-Art Techniques

A Gentle Guide to the world of disruptive deep learning audio applications and architectures. And why we all need to know about Spectrograms, in Plain English.

In Audio, tutorial, Feb 12, 2021

NLP

Foundations of NLP Explained — Bleu Score and WER Metrics

A Gentle Guide to two essential metrics (Bleu Score and Word Error Rate) for NLP models, in Plain English

In NLP, tutorial, May 07, 2021

Foundations of NLP Explained Visually - Beam Search, How It Works

A gentle guide to how Beam Search enhances predictions, in plain English

In NLP, tutorial, Apr 01, 2021

Optimizer

Neural Network Optimizers Made Simple - Core algorithms and why they are needed

A Gentle Guide to fundamental techniques used by gradient descent optimizers like SGD, Momentum, RMSProp, Adam, and others, in plain English.

In Optimizer, tutorial, Apr 07, 2021

GeoLocation

Leveraging GeoLocation Data with Machine Learning - Essential Techniques

A Gentle Guide to Feature Engineering and Visualization with Geolocation Data, in Plain English

In GeoLocation, tutorial, Apr 11, 2021

Vision

Image Captions with Attention in Tensorflow, Step-by-step

An end-to-end example using Encoder-Decoder with Attention in Keras and Tensorflow 2.0, in Plain English

In Vision, tutorial, Apr 27, 2021

Image Captions with Deep Learning - State-of-the-Art Architectures

A Gentle Guide to Image Feature Encoders, Sequence Decoders, Attention, and Multimodal Architectures, in Plain English

In Vision, tutorial, Apr 20, 2021

Neural

Enterprise ML - Why putting your model in production takes longer than building it

A Gentle Guide to Enterprise, in Plain English

In Neural, tutorial, Jun 28, 2021

Batch Norm Explained Visually - Why does it work?

A Gentle Guide to the reasons for the Batch Norm layer's success in making training converge faster, in Plain English

In Neural, tutorial, May 27, 2021

Differential and Adaptive Learning Rates - Neural Network Optimizers and Schedulers demystified

A Gentle Guide to boosting model training and hyperparameter tuning with Optimizers and Schedulers, in Plain English

In Neural, tutorial, May 22, 2021

Batch Norm Explained Visually — How it works, and why neural networks need it

A Gentle Guide to an all-important Deep Learning layer, in Plain English

In Neural, tutorial, May 10, 2021

Enterprise

Enterprise ML - Why building and training a "real-world" model is hard

A Gentle Guide to the lifecycle of a Machine Learning project in the Enterprise, the roles involved and the challenges of building models, in Plain English

In Enterprise, Jun 16, 2021