Getting Started with Gradients and Automatic Differentiation in TensorFlow

Automatic differentiation is useful for implementing machine learning algorithms such as backpropagation for training neural networks. In this guide, you will explore ways to compute gradients with TensorFlow, especially in eager execution. Setup import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import tensorflow as tf 2024-08-15 01:30:07.003169: E external/local_xla/xla/stream_executor/cuda/cuda_fft.cc:485] Unable to register cuFFT factory: Attempting to register factory … Read more

TensorFlow Variables, Once and for All

A TensorFlow variable is the recommended way to represent shared, persistent state your program manipulates. This guide covers how to create, update, and manage instances of tf.Variable in TensorFlow. Variables are created and tracked via the tf.Variable class. A tf.Variable represents a tensor whose value can be changed by running ops on it. Specific ops allow you to read and modify the values … Read more

How Sachin Shinde Slashed Sales Planning Time by 88% Using Azure

In today’s competitive business landscape where efficiency directly impacts revenue generation, the remarkable transformation of a critical sales planning process stands as an exemplary case of technological innovation driving substantial business value. Under the expert leadership of Software Engineering Professional Sachin Shinde, an ambitious cloud-based sales planning platform has redefined how large-scale sales operations are … Read more

Leadership Success Story of Pratik Mayur Parekh’s DoorDash ETA Transformation

In the fast-paced and highly competitive world of food delivery technology, the remarkable transformation of DoorDash’s Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and Routing Engine stands as a compelling testament to visionary leadership and innovative engineering excellence. Led by Pratik Mayur Parekh, this initiative transformed from a critical business challenge into a groundbreaking success story that … Read more

How Prem Kothandaraman Helped Zynga Attract 1M New Players

In the competitive landscape of mobile gaming, where innovation and user engagement are paramount to success, the recent transformation of Zynga’s Words With Friends stands as a testament to exceptional engineering leadership and strategic vision. Under the guidance of Software Engineer Prem Nishanth Kothandaraman, the introduction of the first-ever in-game currency system for this flagship … Read more

Cwallet Launches Next-Gen Wallet and CozyCard Redesign: Elevating Crypto to Real-World Spending

Since 2019, Cwallet has focused on solving one of the most overlooked pain points in the crypto space: usability. While most wallets emphasize technical capabilities and token support, Cwallet sets itself apart by delivering a Web2-like user experience tailored for the next billion users. Unlike traditional wallets that require managing seed phrases or private key … Read more

Accelerating Neural Networks: The Power of Quantization

Quantization is a powerful technique widely used in machine learning to reduce the memory footprint and computational requirements of neural networks by converting floating-point numbers into lower-precision integers. This approach helps models run efficiently on embedded devices and edge hardware. In this article, we’ll explore quantization in detail, implementing a simple quantization and dequantization process … Read more

Fine-tuned GPT-3.5 Performance for Explanatory Feedback

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background 2.1 Effective Tutoring Practice 2.2 Feedback for Tutor Training 2.3 Sequence Labeling for Feedback Generation 2.4 Large Language Models in Education 3. Method 3.1 Dataset and 3.2 Sequence Labeling 3.3 GPT Facilitated Sequence Labeling 3.4 Metrics 4. Results 4.1 Results on RQ1 4.2 Results on RQ2 … Read more

Cut Security Costs by Building It Into Your Software from Day One

Software teams often try to fit security requirements into the later stages of development, rushing to nail down product requirements and push out code, only to hit a bottleneck later. Writing functional software is critical—no doubt about that—but ignoring security until the end of a project triggers expensive redesigns, delays, and non-negotiable critical fixes. Let’s … Read more

Modified Intersection over Union (M-IoU) for Sequence Labeling Evaluation

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background 2.1 Effective Tutoring Practice 2.2 Feedback for Tutor Training 2.3 Sequence Labeling for Feedback Generation 2.4 Large Language Models in Education 3. Method 3.1 Dataset and 3.2 Sequence Labeling 3.3 GPT Facilitated Sequence Labeling 3.4 Metrics 4. Results 4.1 Results on RQ1 4.2 Results on RQ2 … Read more

GPT Models for Sequence Labeling: Prompt Engineering & Fine-tuning

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background 2.1 Effective Tutoring Practice 2.2 Feedback for Tutor Training 2.3 Sequence Labeling for Feedback Generation 2.4 Large Language Models in Education 3. Method 3.1 Dataset and 3.2 Sequence Labeling 3.3 GPT Facilitated Sequence Labeling 3.4 Metrics 4. Results 4.1 Results on RQ1 4.2 Results on RQ2 … Read more

Digital Advertising in 2025 is a Pyramid Scheme

We’re going to piss a lot of folks off with this, but hear us out: Digital advertising in 2025 is a pyramid scheme—and you’re not the villain for opting out. If you’ve ever felt a pang of guilt for running an ad blocker, that’s not your conscience talking… That’s conditioning from a broken, surveillance-based ad … Read more

A Digital Nomad’s Guide to Ethical Hedonism (in South America’s #1 Vice City)

In a radical lifestyle experiment and self-control challenge, I spent over three and a half months completely sober in Medellin, Colombia. In these +100 days, I experienced meteoric personal development in multiple dimensions. I also partied with some of the coolest, most interesting, and sexiest people I’ve ever met. [Update: I went on to spend over six months … Read more

The 7 Competitors Vying for the Ultimate Quantum Computing Architecture

A Short Introduction to Quantum Computing Quantum computing, a revolutionary field at the intersection of physics and computer science, promises to reshape our world by tackling problems currently intractable for even the most powerful classical computers. Unlike classical computers that store information as bits representing either 0 or 1, quantum computers utilize qubits. Qubits can … Read more

A Developer’s Guide to Merging AI with the Spring Ecosystem

As AI tools become more integral to modern applications, developers are increasingly looking for ways to integrate intelligent models into production systems without sacrificing maintainability or developer experience. Enter Spring AI — a lightweight yet flexible framework designed to bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI and the robust Spring ecosystem. Whether you’re building smart recommendation … Read more

How to Design AI Agents Using User Stories

You can think of AI agents as specialized tools: each one engineered to tackle a distinct user goal, while a central LLM plays the role of orchestrator, deciding which tool to call on to fulfill a user’s request. Rather than building one monolithic “AI everything” bot, you give each capability its own lightweight agent (e.g. … Read more

Winston Ong Pushes for Ethical Standards in Social Media VAs

Meta’s recent decision to replace third-party fact-checkers with user-generated Community Notes marks a transformation in how truth is arbitrated online. According to Winston Ong, CEO of global outsourcing firm BruntWork, this change creates challenges and opportunities for businesses managing social platforms. “The shift from professional fact-checkers to community-based verification changes the rules of engagement for … Read more