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Dec 12, 2023

Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch) is now available via Manning's Early Access Program.
In this book, I'll guide you step by step through creating your own LLM, explaining each stage with clear text, diagrams, and examples.

Building LLMs from Scratch Cover



Dec 07, 2023

I am looking forward to attend the NeurIPS 2023 Large Language Model Efficiency Challenge: 1 LLM + 1GPU + 1Day workshop on Dec 14 in New Orleans. I'll be giving a talk on "LoRA in Action: Insights from Finetuning LLMs with Low-Rank Adaptation".

LoRA at NeurIPS 2023



Nov 4, 2023

My new book, Machine Learning and AI Beyond the Basics is now available for preorder at No Starch Press and Amazon!

Machine-Learning-AI-Beyond-Basics



Sep 04, 2023

I really enjoyed attending the Southern Data Science Conference 2023 in Atlanta on Sep 5-7! I was honored to give the conference keynote and also participate in a panel on open-source LLMs.



Sep 24, 2023

I will be giving a 30 min talk on Finetuning Open-Source LLMs at the virtual LLMs in Production conference organized by the MLOPs community on October 3rd. If you are interested to join, more info here.
And as my last talk before taking a vacation in November, I will also be joining Packt's virtual GenAI conference for a 30 min workshop on Using Open-Source LLMs on Oct 13.



Sep 04, 2023

I really enjoyed attending the Southern Data Science Conference 2023 in Atlanta on Sep 5-7! I was honored to give the conference keynote and also participate in a panel on open-source LLMs.

SDSC conference keynote



Jun 18, 2023

Machine Learning Q and AI has been a bestseller on LeanPub for 3 weeks straight! Thanks for all the kind comments and support so far!

ML Q and AI on LeanPub



Jun 18, 2023

If you are at CVPR 2023 this year and have no plans on Wed 21 June, 2023 10:30 - 10:45 am (local time), I'll be giving a talk about Scaling PyTorch Model Training With Minimal Code Changes (Exhibitor Hall). Happy to meet and chat!

CVPR 2023



Jun 11, 2023

My new book Machine Learning Q and AI is now complete! It's aimed at researchers and pracitioners who completed an introductory machine learning, deep learning, or AI course and are seeking to learn about more advanced topics. This book covers 30 key concepts in machine learning and AI. Topics include:

Machine Learning Q and AI

PS: If you prefer reading a print version, I partnered with a publisher to make this happen. Stay tuned for more details on that later this summer.



Jun 1, 2023

Our paper Deep Neural Networks for Rank-Consistent Ordinal Regression Based On Conditional Probabilities was accepted for publication! In this paper, we propose the CORN method to convert any deep learning classifier (convolutional neural network, recurrent neural network, transformer-based LLM, or multilayer perceptron) into a ordinal regression model for data with ordered responses (e.g., stars for Amazon product reviews).

LLM Ordinal Regression CORN Overview



May 16, 2023

Ahead of AI just received a bestseller badge on Substack. There's a lot of hard work that goes into this newsletter, and I am really thanksful for your support, everyone!

Substack Bestseller 2023



May 11, 2023

Want to learn about modern Deep Learning with PyTorch? I will be giving a 4-hour live session at SciPy 2023 in Austin (10 Mon 2023)!

SciPy 2023



May 9, 2023

Will be giving the keynote talk at the Southern Data Science Conference on September 5 in Atlanta!

SDSC keynote 2023



Mar 14, 2023

You love using PyTorch for Deep Learning but want it a bit more organized, so it's easier to take advantage of more advanced features? Great news: Unit 5 is finally live! In Unit 5, I'll show you how to train PyTorch models with the Lightning Trainer!

Unit 5: Organizing PyTorch with Lightning Trainer



Feb 5, 2023

On Feb 8 (8:00 am PT) my colleagues and I are giving a live webinar and code demo on how we recently tripled the inference speed of stable diffusion. You can sign up for free on the webinar page here.

How to Triple Your Model's Inference Speed



Jan 30, 2023

Had a fun chat with Prateek Joshi on the Infinite Machine Learning Podcast.

Infinite Machine Learning



Jan 25, 2023

Thank you for your support! Machine Learning Q and AI just became the #1 bestseller in the Machine Learning category on Leanpub.

Machine Learning Q and AI Bestseller



Jan 21, 2023

Machine Learning Q and AI -- Expand Your Machine Learning & AI Knowledge With 30 In-Depth Questions and Answers. An early-access version of my new book is now on Leanpub.

Machine Learning Q and AI Cover



Jan 01, 2023

The (free) virtual StateOfTheArt() conference is coming up on January 10, 2023. I will be doing the keynote firesite chat on generative AI and large language models with an open Q&A session. You can find out more (and register for free) on the conference page here.

StateOfTheArt Conference




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