Finding the “Best” You (Well, the Best Model Anyway!)

Welcome back to All that is under the Sun, your friendly guide through the fascinating, and sometimes bewildering, world of Artificial Intelligence. This month, we’re kicking off a brand-new series that gets to the very heart of how AI learns and improves. Think of it as the AI equivalent of a motivational seminar, a Marie …

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AI Aces the Test, But Can It Make the Grade? Why Classification Isn’t Decision-Making

We constantly hear about AI’s incredible feats: identifying cats in photos better than your cousin Kevin, translating languages on the fly, even spotting diseases on medical scans. AI models, especially those powered by Deep Learning, are phenomenal classifiers. They can look at data and yell “CAT!” or “SPAM!” or “POTENTIAL TUMOR!” with astonishing accuracy. But …

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Understanding Probability Distributions: The Language of Uncertainty

In the real world, outcomes are rarely certain. Will it rain tomorrow? Will a stock price go up? Will a user click on an ad? Probability theory provides the mathematical framework for reasoning about uncertainty, and at the heart of this framework lies the concept of a probability distribution. A probability distribution is a fundamental …

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Neuroplasticity in AI: How the Brain’s Adaptability Inspires Smarter Machines

“Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor of his own brain.” – Santiago Ramón y Cajal Imagine you wake up one morning to find your coffee machine has grown extra buttons overnight, ready to prepare new exotic brews you didn’t even know existed. Far-fetched? For your kitchen appliances, certainly—but what if your …

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Gen AI Simplified: Generative AI Search: Disrupting the Internet Ecosystem

Welcome to my AI blog, where I break down the AI concepts and discuss how they’re reshaping our digital world. In this post, we dive into the evolution of search—from the old-school librarian-style search engines to today’s conversational, AI-powered assistants. We’ll explore how technologies like Google’s Search Generative Experience, Microsoft’s Bing with GPT-4, and even …

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