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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on July 20, 2023

What Is Synthetic Data?

Synthetic data allows people to digitally generate the exact data they need, on demand.

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Suraj Gurav Suraj Gurav
Updated on July 17, 2023

An Introduction to the Confusion Matrix in Python

A confusion matrix is used to evaluate the accuracy of your classification model. Here’s how to build one in Python and read it.

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Sara A. Metwalli Sara A. Metwalli
Updated on July 12, 2023

What Is Data Labeling in Machine Learning?

Data labeling is a crucial step for supervised machine learning algorithms. Here’s what you need to know about data labeling methods, advantages and best practices.

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Noah Topper Noah Topper
Updated on July 10, 2023

Sigmoid Activation Function: An Introduction

The sigmoid activation function is one of the earliest activation functions used in machine learning, but it still has many useful applications today. Our expert explains everything you need to know.

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Sparsh Gupta Sparsh Gupta
Updated on June 30, 2023

The 7 Most Common Machine Learning Loss Functions

Every machine learning engineer should know about these common loss functions and when to use them.

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Jye Sawtell-Rickson Jye Sawtell-Rickson
Updated on June 29, 2023

What Is Augmented Reality (AR)?

Augmented reality technology places digital artifacts into the real world by way of a smartphone or headset. Here’s how AR works and some interesting applications.

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Ken Cox Ken Cox
Updated on June 28, 2023

Why We Can’t Ignore the Dark Side of AI

As AI continues to evolve, it introduces greater security and data risks. Here’s what we need to do about it.  

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on June 26, 2023

15 Machine Learning Tools to Know

Machine learning is getting more complicated, but these tools are making it easier than ever to harness its power.

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Mohamed Lazzouni Mohamed Lazzouni
Updated on June 14, 2023

Voice Cloning: What It Is and Why It’s Scary

Voice cloning, a potent new use of artificial intelligence, copies a person's voice with eerie accuracy.

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Jason Beres Jason Beres
Updated on June 13, 2023

A Software Developer’s Guide to Generative AI

Accelerate your code development and automate repetitive tasks with generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot. Here’s how.

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