40 under 40 data scientists, ConvNets & AI landscape in India 🎮🎚 🕣🎀
And other top AI stories of the week
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We concluded the 4th edition of the Machine Learning Developers Summit successfully last week. The event also announced the winners of 40 under 40 data scientists in India. Know more about them here.
Also, the Nominations are open for AIM’s ‘50 Best Firms In India For Data Scientists To Work For’. Send your nominations here.
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ConvNets vs Transformers
Traditionally, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) have been the preferred choice for computer vision tasks. Indubitably, the invention of AlexNet was the apogee of the CNN movement.
Transformers, introduced in 2017, revolutionised natural language processing. In the last few years, the purview of Transformers application has grown in scope, especially in the computer vision domain. Slowly, Transformers started catching up with CNNs for computer vision tasks.
Also: Machines Are Indifferent, We Are Not
+ Facebook Loves Self-Supervised Learning. Period.
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How Fractal’s entry to unicorn club impacts the AI landscape in India?
The year could not have been any better for AI and analytics startups. It started with Mumbai and New York-based Fractal Analytics joining the unicorn club after raising $360 million funding from TPG Capital Asia, a private equity fund.
It is said to be spending the capital on research and development, particularly in the areas of quantum computing, computational neuroscience and development of AI products, alongside mergers and acquisitions.
Also: Analytics & AI firm Fractal raises $360 million investment, becomes the second unicorn of 2022
+ We will use our recent funding for R&D and Acquisitions: Srikanth Velamakanni, Fractal Analytics
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Council Posts
These articles are written by members of the AIM Leaders Council. AIM Leaders Council is an invitation-only forum of senior executives in the Data Science and Analytics industry. To check if you are eligible for a membership, please fill the form here.
+ Collaborating with the government—Lessons & experiences by Noshin Kagalwalla
+ How accurate is Implicit Association Test in analysing consumer behaviour by Neeraj Pratap
+ Experience vs skill debate in data science hiring by Angshuman Ghosh
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Microsoft’s Metaverse agenda behind Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft has bought Activision Blizzard for USD 95 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at USD 68.7 billion. The move comes in lock step with Microsoft’s decision to launch Activision Blizzard games in Xbox Game Pass.
Videogames are seen as an open sesame to the Metaverse, the virtual world where people can play, work and shop across different platforms using digital avatars.
Also: Google has DeepMind, Microsoft has OpenAI. Will AWS be left behind?
+ Microsoft Open Sources This “Mixture of Exp
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Featured Video: 40 Under 40 Data Scientists - Awards 2022
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Hands-on Guides for ML Developers
+ A Guide to Explainable Named Entity Recognition
+ What is Uplift modelling and how can it be done with CausalML?
+ How can Fuzzy Logic be used for rule-based decision-making?
+ 10 real-life applications of Genetic Optimization
+ A guide to end-to-end Anomaly Detection using PyFBAD
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People & Startups
+ Interview with Tulsee Doshi, Google Head of Product - Responsible AI & ML Fairness
+ Early funding remains a challenge for deep tech startups: CS Murali, SID, IISc
+ SpotDraft CTO Madhav Bhagat on the tech behind contract lifecycle automation
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Can Github Copilot create art?
On 29 June 2021, GitHub took the world by surprise by launching their “AI Pair Programmer” Github Copilot, a tool that helps out with any kind of coding as it is written.
With the launch of GitHub Copilot, programmers breathe a sigh of relief as the tool helps them furnish the code that they want to create with exceptional speed. Can the same AI tool help coders who look to create pieces of art?
Also: 6-month review: GitHub Copilot elicits mixed reactions from developers
+ Upto 40 Percent Of GitHub Copilot Generated Code May Be Insecure
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Is data engineering the sexier job of 21st century?… than Data Scientist
Data science was termed the sexiest job of the 21st century by Harvard, but in a surprising turn of events, data engineering may overtake this status. “The dearth of data engineers will be felt even more in 2022”, noted a survey by AIM on the top AI and Data Science trends for 2022.
This is owing to the increase in digital transformation after the pandemic and the explosion of data following it.
Also: Is There More Dearth Of Data Engineers Than Data Scientists
+ Are Data Engineering Jobs Getting More Popular Than Data Science Jobs?
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BOTTOM OF THE NEWS
Here's what all happened last week.
+ Google Analytics banned in EU for GDPR violation
+ Amazon to open its first AI-powered fashion store called Amazon Style
+ pi Ventures raises INR 300 Cr to invest in deep tech startups
+ Reliance picks up majority stake in robotics startup Addverb Technologies for USD 132 Mn
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