This project did not start as an attempt to build a generic image recognition system or to benchmark computer vision frameworks. It started with three teddy bears that have been traveling with me since 2017. Over the years, they have accompanied me on flights, through airports, into hotel rooms, conference venues, cafés, and occasionally onto […]
Teaching a Machine to Recognize Traveling Bears Weiterlesen »
This „project“ did not start with the ambition to build a generic document classifier or to compete with existing document management systems. It started with a much more personal and probably familiar situation. I wanted to explore whether machine learning could help me to organize my PDFs better. Not reminding me of deadlines or summarizing
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Why equating generative models with intelligence is technically wrong — and dangerous. At some point in the last two years, the term Artificial Intelligence stopped meaning what engineers and scientists meant by it.It became shorthand for anything that calls an OpenAI API or produces text that sounds clever. But a system that completes your sentences
The „LLM = AI“ Myth Weiterlesen »
You’ve heard the buzz. AI is changing everything. Machine learning is everywhere. And yet, behind all the jargon and hype, the basic mechanics of how it works often get lost in translation. So let’s fix that.Here’s a no-fluff, clear-eyed walkthrough of how machine learning actually works—broken into five essential steps. No advanced math. No mysterious
How Machine Learning Works Weiterlesen »
The world of investing has always been a numbers game, but in the age of AI, those numbers are being processed at an unprecedented scale and speed. Financial markets generate vast amounts of data every second—price movements, trading volumes, earnings reports, economic indicators, and news sentiment. AI is transforming how investors analyze this information, identify
How AI Powers Smart Investing Weiterlesen »
The phrase “data is the new oil” has become a common metaphor in the digital economy, emphasizing data’s immense value as a driver of business and technological innovation. However, like crude oil, raw data in its unprocessed form is not inherently useful. Just as oil must undergo refining before it can power industries, data must
Data is the New Oil, but Not All Oil is Refined Weiterlesen »