Writing an algorithm from scratch is a rewarding experience, providing you with that "ah ha!" moment where it finally clicks, and you understand what's really going on under the hood.
The 2011 McKinsey report on Big Data said that “The United States alone faces a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 people with analytical expertise and 1.5 million managers and analysts with the skills to understand and make decisions based on the analysis of Big Data.”
The security industry has experienced its share of rapid changes that have been well documented in recent years. The question is how soon will the next wave of potential disruption really take hold?
How many data scientists are there and is there a shortage? - We examine the famous McKinsey prediction from 2011 and look into whether there a shortage of people with analytical expertise and estimate how many Data Scientists are there.
https://www.kdnuggets.com/2018/09/how-many-data-scientists-are-there.html
Machine Learning: How to Build a Model From Scratch - Register now for upcoming webinar, Building a Machine Learning Fraud Model with Momentum Travel, on Sep 27 @ 10 AM PT.
https://www.kdnuggets.com/2018/09/whitepages-machine-learning-build-model-from-scratch.html
6 Steps to Write Any Machine Learning Algorithm From Scratch: Perceptron Case Study - Writing a machine learning algorithm from scratch is an extremely rewarding learning experience. We highlight 6 steps in this process.
https://www.kdnuggets.com/2018/09/6-steps-write-machine-learning-algorithm.html
7 Questions On Proptech That Will Make You Sound Like A Pro - Don’t you hate when people from a sector use shop talk and expect everybody else to understand what they’re saying? I’ve never before had the opportunity to discuss proptech outside the real estate and construction space, and even within the industry, there is quite a bit of confusion on the topic.
What is Deep Learning? A Complete Guide to AI in Security - There is much work to be done as these still-futuristic-sounding technologies make their way into the security industry. Since many sensor manufacturers do not have the expertise in these areas, go-to market strategies have been mostly by partnering with video analytics solution providers taking their first steps into AI.
https://www.securitysales.com/emerging-tech/deep-learning-ai-security/
“We’ve been seeing specialized AI in every aspect of our lives, from medicine and transportation to how electricity is distributed, and it promises to create a vastly more productive and efficient economy … But it also has some downsides that we’re gonna have to figure out in terms of not eliminating jobs. It could increase inequality. It could suppress wages.”