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XGBoost: Theory and Application
XGBoost: Theory and Application
Introduction
Sam Wirth
Apr 17, 2023
“It’s Called VADER”: A Python Twitter Sentiment Analysis on USMNT Fans during the 2022 World Cup
“It’s Called VADER”: A Python Twitter Sentiment Analysis on USMNT Fans during the 2022 World Cup
By Will Calandra, Sameer Tirumala, Spencer Karp, and Annika Lin
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Jan 16, 2023
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In the News: Project Starline, NLP Annotations, and Earth Day Special
In the News: Project Starline, NLP Annotations, and Earth Day Special
This week, we cover the future of remote communication in Google Starline. Next, we discuss the contributions of NLP annotations for…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Apr 24, 2023
In the News: AI deepfakes, safety, and art competitions
In the News: AI deepfakes, safety, and art competitions
This week we cover AI ethical challenges including news on viral deepfakes resembling Drake and The Weeknd, award-winning AI-generated…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Apr 20, 2023
In the News: Tap for Apple Pay Later, No More AI, and AI Campaign Mail
In the News: Tap for Apple Pay Later, No More AI, and AI Campaign Mail
This week we’ll cover new forms of consumption: deferred payments from your Apple wallet and political advertising. The potential harms are…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Apr 5, 2023
In the News: Is Your Job Safe? SVB’s acquisition, and GPT-4 Wrote a Book??
In the News: Is Your Job Safe? SVB’s acquisition, and GPT-4 Wrote a Book??
This week see why your job may not be at risk of AI automation. Learn about SVB’s acquisition. And ChatGPT wrote a book…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Mar 30, 2023
In the News: Concerns about AI, Protective Technology against AI Art, and Microsoft AI
In the News: Concerns about AI, Protective Technology against AI Art, and Microsoft AI
This week, learn about how the world is rapidly evolving in light of the boom in generative AI. Take heed of the ethical…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Mar 20, 2023
Gradient Descent: How Machine Learning Learns (Part II)
Gradient Descent: How Machine Learning Learns (Part II)
Welcome to Part II of understanding gradient descent. If you haven’t yet, check out Part I for a conceptual understanding. Now, let’s dive…
Sameer T.
Mar 18, 2023
Gradient Descent: How Machine Learning Learns (Part I)
Gradient Descent: How Machine Learning Learns (Part I)
How does a linear regression model determine the optimal slope and coefficient? You might have heard that it chooses the values that…
Sameer T.
Mar 18, 2023
In the News: SnapchatGPT, Creepy Chatbots, and the Most Innovative Companies
In the News: SnapchatGPT, Creepy Chatbots, and the Most Innovative Companies
This week learn about Snapchat’s new chatbot; some are having reservations about these chatbots; and see the most innovative startups…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Mar 7, 2023
In the News: Safer Consumer Data, an AI Case in the Supreme Court, and AI for Layoffs
In the News: Safer Consumer Data, an AI Case in the Supreme Court, and AI for Layoffs
This week see how data clean rooms are assisting safe market research. The Supreme Court will rule on the future of AI and layoffs using…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Feb 27, 2023
Common Metrics to Evaluate Model Performance
Common Metrics to Evaluate Model Performance
Curious about how to use a confusion matrix and common metrics to evaluate your model performance? We got you covered.
Annika Lin
Feb 21, 2023
In the News: Roblox and Generative AI, Preventing Stolen Art, and Tesla’s Recall
In the News: Roblox and Generative AI, Preventing Stolen Art, and Tesla’s Recall
This week find out how Roblox is implementing generative AI! See how one company is fighting AI art theft. And check in with Tesla…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Feb 20, 2023
Lengua.io and an Introduction to Word2Vec
Lengua.io and an Introduction to Word2Vec
By Christopher Tengey
Christopher Tengey
Feb 13, 2023
In the News: ML for Aliens, Responsible AI, and new EU Restrictions
In the News: ML for Aliens, Responsible AI, and new EU Restrictions
This week check out how researchers are using machine learning to find extraterrestrial life Also, see how governments are regulating AI…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Feb 13, 2023
In the News: AI in the Metaverse, the Environmental Risks of Data, and the Strongest Password
In the News: AI in the Metaverse, the Environmental Risks of Data, and the Strongest Password
This week we’ll explore how human interaction in the metaverse will be enhanced with AI. Also, what are the environmental effects of data…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Feb 6, 2023
In the News: Anthropic and What’s Google Up To?
In the News: Anthropic and What’s Google Up To?
This week, learn more about Anthropic the start up and its stunning growth. Also, Google is concerned about ChatGPT and may be looking to…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Jan 30, 2023
In the News: ChatGPT, its Competitors, and… Mittens??
In the News: ChatGPT, its Competitors, and… Mittens??
This week, we explore ChatGPT and one of its competitors, Claude. Also, a new deceivingly cute chess bot is taking the world by storm!
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Jan 23, 2023
In the News: AI for Drug Development, Ensuring Chess Fairness, and Automating Google Sheets!
In the News: AI for Drug Development, Ensuring Chess Fairness, and Automating Google Sheets!
This week’s newsletter will recap Sanofi’s massive AI drug-discovery research deal and explore how Chess.com’s Strength Score ensures…
The Editors at Hoyalytics
Nov 13, 2022
BYOC — Build Your Own Clustering Algorithm
BYOC — Build Your Own Clustering Algorithm
Welcome back to the second stage of our project using the Spotify API in Python! If you want to learn the basics about APIs in general and…
Sameer T.
Nov 8, 2022
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