Aug 14, 2019How to Upgrade Colab with More ComputeOn a previous episode of AI Adventures, we looked at Colab as a great way to get started in the data science and machine learning world. …Google Cloud Platform4 min readGoogle Cloud Platform4 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Sep 5, 2018Scaling up Keras with EstimatorsDid you know that you can convert a Keras model to a TensorFlow Estimator? It will give you a whole host of options around distributed training and scaling. We’re going to prepare a Keras model for running at scale by converting it to a TensorFlow estimator. Keras model, meet Estimator So we have…Machine Learning2 min readMachine Learning2 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Aug 14, 2018Walkthrough: Getting started with Keras, using KaggleThis is a short post — the real substance is in the screencast below, where I walk through the code! If you’re getting started in the machine learning world (and let’s be real here, who isn’t?), the tooling seems to just keep getting better and better. Keras has been a…Machine Learning2 min readMachine Learning2 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Aug 3, 2018Deploying scikit-learn Models at ScaleScikit-learn is great for putting together a quick model to test out your dataset. But what if you want to run it against incoming live data? Find out how to serve your scikit-learn model in an auto-scaling, serverless environment!Machine Learning4 min readMachine Learning4 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Jul 31, 2018Get going with Scikit-Learn on KaggleScikit-learn has long been a popular library for getting started with machine learning. However, not everyone has had a chance to try it out yet. I’ll show you how to get going on scikit-learn with the shortest path possible, all you need a web browser! In this post…Machine Learning3 min readMachine Learning3 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Jul 11, 2018Getting started with AutoML Vision alphaOne of the top things that I get asked about when I give talks is Google Cloud AutoML. Let’s use AutoML Vision alpha to build and deploy a machine learning model that recognizes different types of chairs, along with a few other items sprinkled in for good measure. …Machine Learning8 min readMachine Learning8 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Jul 3, 2018Cooking up a data science project using Kaggle Datasets and KernelsOn this episode of AI Adventures, I’ve asked Megan Risdal, Product Lead of Kaggle Datasets, to give us a tour of some of the latest features of Kaggle Kernels and Kaggle Datasets, and to showcase some of the ways to collaborate on Kaggle Kernels. …Data Science2 min readData Science2 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Jun 12, 2018BigQuery Public DatasetsThe only thing better than data is big data! But getting your hands on large datasets is no easy feat. From unwieldy storage options to difficulty getting analytics tools to run over the dataset properly, large datasets can lead to all sorts of struggles when it comes to actually doing…Big Data3 min readBig Data3 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·May 7, 2018Quick Draw: the world’s largest doodle datasetA team at Google set out to make the game of pictionary more interesting, and ended up with the world’s largest doodling dataset, and a powerful machine learning model to boot. How did they do it? What is Quick Draw? “Quick, Draw!” was a game that was initially featured at Google I/O in…Machine Learning4 min readMachine Learning4 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Mar 21, 2018Visualize your data with FacetsData is messy. It’s often unbalanced, mislabeled, and sprinkled with wacky values to throw off your analysis and machine learning training. The first step to getting your dataset cleaned up is understanding where it needs cleaning. Today, I’ve got just the tool for the job. Visualize your Data Understanding your data is…Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read