Why Machine Learning isn't Scary

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1. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 1/58 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary PyCaribbean 2019 Rivo Laks ⋅ 2019-02-17
2. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 2/58 Who is Rivo? Rivo Laks @rivolaks
3. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 3/58 One Year Ago Thorgate - Estonian product dev company Mostly full-stack web dev Rivo Laks @rivolaks
4. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 4/58 One Year Ago Thorgate - Estonian product dev company Mostly full-stack web dev Thinking about moving towards machine learning / data science Rivo Laks @rivolaks
5. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 5/58 Sabbatical Quit my previous job Went on a sabbatical Rivo Laks @rivolaks
6. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 6/58 Sabbatical Quit my previous job Went on a sabbatical Started doing ML courses ... Rivo Laks @rivolaks
7. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 7/58 Starting is Hard Rivo Laks @rivolaks
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10. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 10/58 DjangoGirls Workshop to get women started with web development Makes starting with web dev less scary Takes away the mystery & shows you can do it Rivo Laks @rivolaks
11. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 11/58 Misconceptions in ML You need advanced math/statistics/etc degree to do ML... right? Rivo Laks @rivolaks
12. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 12/58 Misconceptions in ML You need advanced math/statistics/etc degree to do ML... right? Rivo Laks @rivolaks
13. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 13/58 fast.ai Rivo Laks @rivolaks
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15. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 15/58 fast.ai o ers free deep learning courses Rivo Laks @rivolaks
16. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 16/58 fast.ai o ers free deep learning courses Aims to make deep learning accessible to everyone Rivo Laks @rivolaks
17. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 17/58 deep learning course Practical approach State-of-the-art Minimizes initial e ort needed Rivo Laks @rivolaks
18. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 18/58 Training a Simple Model From fast.ai's rst lesson Detect 35 dog & cat breeds Rivo Laks @rivolaks
19. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 19/58 Training a Simple Model Rivo Laks @rivolaks
20. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 20/58 Training a Simple Model From fast.ai's rst lesson Detect 35 dog & cat breeds Use pre-trained model Rivo Laks @rivolaks
21. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 21/58 Training a Simple Model path = untar_data(URLs.PETS) data = ImageDataBunch.from_folder( path, size=224, ).normalize(imagenet_stats) learn = create_cnn(data, models.resnet34) learn.fit_one_cycle(4) Rivo Laks @rivolaks
22. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 22/58 Training a Simple Model path = untar_data(URLs.PETS) data = ImageDataBunch.from_folder( path, size=224, ).normalize(imagenet_stats) learn = create_cnn(data, models.resnet34) learn.fit_one_cycle(4) 95% accuracy! Rivo Laks @rivolaks
23. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 23/58 Course Topics Image classi cation Language models (NLP) Tabular data (e.g. sales predictions) Datasets preparation Some theory behind neural nets Rivo Laks @rivolaks
24. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 24/58 Real-World Applications Rivo Laks @rivolaks
25. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 25/58 More Data Than Ever Before Rivo Laks @rivolaks
26. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 26/58 More Data Than Ever Before It needs to be analyzed Rivo Laks @rivolaks
27. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 27/58 More Data Than Ever Before It needs to be analyzed Most jobs involve data processing Rivo Laks @rivolaks
28. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 28/58 More Data Than Ever Before It needs to be analyzed Most jobs involve data processing Machine learning skills are becoming universally necessary Rivo Laks @rivolaks
29. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 29/58 More Data Than Ever Before It needs to be analyzed Most jobs involve data processing Machine learning skills are becoming universally necessary Existing frameworks make it easy to get started Rivo Laks @rivolaks
30. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 30/58 Spectrum of ML Roles Rivo Laks @rivolaks
31. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 31/58 Spectrum of ML Roles Data scientist Rivo Laks @rivolaks
32. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 32/58 Spectrum of ML Roles Data scientist Machine learning engineer Rivo Laks @rivolaks
33. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 33/58 Spectrum of ML Roles Data scientist Machine learning engineer Data engineer Rivo Laks @rivolaks
34. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 34/58 Spectrum of ML Roles Data scientist Machine learning engineer Data engineer Software engineer Rivo Laks @rivolaks
35. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 35/58 Is Data Science Overhyped? Rivo Laks @rivolaks
36. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 36/58 Is Data Science Overhyped? Lots of junior data scientists entering the market Rivo Laks @rivolaks
37. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 37/58 Is Data Science Overhyped? Lots of junior data scientists entering the market Creating ML models is a tiny piece of puzzle Rivo Laks @rivolaks
38. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 38/58 Is Data Science Overhyped? Lots of junior data scientists entering the market Creating ML models is a tiny piece of puzzle Maybe get started with another role in the same eld Rivo Laks @rivolaks
39. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 39/58 Back to My Journey Rivo Laks @rivolaks
40. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 40/58 Programming Language Detector image-based detection of 8 languages Rivo Laks @rivolaks
41. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 41/58 Programming Language Detector image-based detection of 8 languages Rivo Laks @rivolaks
42. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 42/58 Programming Language Detector image-based detection of 8 languages very similar to fast.ai lesson Rivo Laks @rivolaks
43. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 43/58 Programming Language Detector image-based detection of 8 languages very similar to fast.ai lesson 95% accuracy Rivo Laks @rivolaks
44. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 44/58 Robotex Rivo Laks @rivolaks
45. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 45/58 Robotex Goal: predict customer satisfaction Rivo Laks @rivolaks
46. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 46/58 Robotex Goal: predict customer satisfaction Solution: calculate subscores for each input parameter, then sum the subscores Rivo Laks @rivolaks
47. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 47/58 Robotex Goal: predict customer satisfaction Solution: calculate subscores for each input parameter, then sum the subscores Surprisingly won the competition :) Rivo Laks @rivolaks
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49. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 49/58 Job Offers Started looking at jobs Got several very interesting o ers Rivo Laks @rivolaks
50. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 50/58 Job Offers Started looking at jobs Got several very interesting o ers Also got turned down couple of times Rivo Laks @rivolaks
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52. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 52/58 Veriff Joined Veri 3 weeks ago Estonian startup doing online identity veri cation Rivo Laks @rivolaks
53. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 53/58 Veriff Joined Veri 3 weeks ago Estonian startup doing online identity veri cation Machine learning engineer, getting models into production Rivo Laks @rivolaks
54. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 54/58 Final Words Take it one step at a time Rivo Laks @rivolaks
55. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 55/58 Final Words Take it one step at a time There's a lot of excellent material online Rivo Laks @rivolaks
56. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 56/58 Final Words Take it one step at a time There's a lot of excellent material online Machine learning roles are spectrum, pick wisely and use your existing skills Rivo Laks @rivolaks
57. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 57/58 Links My programming language detector fast.ai online course Data science is di erent now - Vicki Boykis But what is this “machine learning engineer” actually doing? - Tomasz Dudek Rivo Laks @rivolaks
58. 2/17/2019 Why Machine Learning isn't Scary file:///home/rivo/Projektid/talk-pycaribbean-2019/index.html#1 58/58 Thanks! Questions? Rivo Laks ⋅ @rivolaks ⋅ rivolaks.com tinyurl.com/pyc-MLNotScary