Frances Buontempo
Consultant and Author, BCL
TALK
Regression (towards mediocrity)?
People sometimes say machine learning/AI is "just curve fitting". Let's see why and why this isn't 100% true, and remind ourselves of some AI and statistics history too. We'll remember there is more to AI than LLMs, and we'll also see a few ProTips for ensuring we can test/deploy any AI code sensibly.
Thursday, 24 October, 16:20
Duration: 30 minutes
Track: Back to Basics: AI Fundamentals for Beginners
About the speaker
Frances Buontempo is currently editor of the ACCU’s Overload magazine, has written a book on Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning, and a C++ book to help you catch up since C++11. She has worked as a programmer at various companies, mostly in London with a focus on finance. She enjoys testing and deleting code and tries to keep on learning.
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