Data Morph for Data Visualization, Making Personas with Gen AI, and What it’s Like to be a Prompt Engineer

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5 min readSep 13, 2023

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Data Morph: Moving Beyond the Datasaurus Dozen

This article introduces Data Morph, a new open-source Python package that can be used to morph an input dataset of 2D points into select shapes while preserving the summary statistics to a given number of decimal points through simulated annealing.

How to Make Personas Using Generative AI Like ChatGPT

Sometimes generic chatbots aren’t enough. Here’s how you can use AI like ChatGPT to make more customized chatbots and personas with ease.

Machine Learning Engineering in the Real World

Let’s introduce the idea of machine learning engineering and how that fits within a modern team building valuable solutions based on data.

Indigos-Inspired Machine Learning as a Poetic Search for Insight

Tired of love songs and sad poems? Check out how this writer turned the data science process into a poem of his own!

What It’s Like to Be a Prompt Engineer

Prompt engineers work closely with other engineers, scientists, and product managers to ensure that LLMs are accurate, reliable, and scalable. What’s their day-to-day like for one, though?

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Microsoft Files a Patent on its New AI-Powered Smart Backpack

Back in May, Microsoft filed a patent that is looking to turn wearable technology on its head. This new smart backpack hopes to expand what is possible when it comes to AI-supported technology.

AI Chip Startup d-Matrix Raises $110 Million From Investors

The AI chip startup d-Matrix has raised $110 million from notable investors such as Microsoft. This comes during a time when other chip companies are finding it difficult to raise capital.

Khan Academy Releases Khanmigo, a Generative AI Learning Tutor

This fall, over 8,000 students and teachers will get their hands on Khan Academy’s AI tutor Khanmigo, a generative AI tool that can revolutionize education.

Directors Guillermo del Toro and Tim Burton Have Two Different Views of AI

Oscar-winning directors Guillermo del Toro and Tim Burton have two very interesting takes on AI and its possible impacts.

Announcing the ODSC West 2023 Preliminary Schedule

ODSC West 2023 is just a couple of months away, and we couldn’t be more excited to be able to share our Preliminary Schedule with you!

Announcing the New Generative AI Fundamentals Certificate

We know that generative AI is the big thing right now, so we’re proud to offer a brand-new generative AI fundamentals certification course! Learn more about it here.

Pre-Bootcamp Primer Courses

These primer courses can be taken stand-alone or as part of our Mini-Bootcamp series. This foundations series is built from the ground up to boost your understanding of data-centric AI.

Video of the Week: Emerging Approaches to AI Governance: Tech-Led vs Policy-Led

Discover the contrasting approaches to AI governance: the technical prowess that promises ethical solutions and the power of compliance and policy methods in enforcing standards. Learn the pros and cons of each method and learn invaluable insights for building a robust AI governance framework. Whether you’re into machine learning, NLP, or data science, this discussion is a must-watch for anyone navigating the AI landscape.

What’s New at the Ai X Business and Innovation Summit

The advent of generative AI and LLMs this past year has changed the landscape of industry and business. To address the rapidly changing needs and concerns of the business-minded members of our community, we’re revamping our Ai X Business and Innovation Summit, co-located with ODSC West 2023.

ODSC West Call for Volunteers

October 30th to November 2nd

Our Volunteer program is a great way to get involved in ODSC — one of the world’s largest conferences and communities of artificial intelligence and data science experts. Get a chance to collaborate with our community/media partner team and support us with the organization of ODSC West 2023!

Upcoming Webinars:

Building a ChatGPT-Powered and Voice-Enabled Assistant using React and Express

Thu, Sep 14, 2023 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM EDT

This presentation will navigate the basics of leveraging LLM and AI Speech technologies to build a chatbot and explore the differences in its behavior through prompt engineering.

Leveraging Location Intelligence Data for Data Scientists: Enhancing Analytics & Applications Across Industries

Tue, Sep 19, 2023 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM EDT

This presentation aims to provide a comprehensive overview of location data, its challenges and applications, and its value to data scientists in their analytics processes.

Unlocking the Power of Knowledge Graphs for Generative AI in Enterprise Environments

Wed, Sep 27, 2023 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM EDT

Join us for an insightful exploration of how Knowledge Graphs are revolutionizing the way enterprises harness the capabilities of Generative AI.

Lightning Interview: “AI Code Assistants & The Future of Software Development”

Fri, Sep 29, 2023 12:00PM EDT

AI code assistants have the potential to not only free developers from time-consuming, repetitive tasks, and make code accessible to a wider range of roles and skill levels, but also to introduce increased privacy and security risk, as well as bias.

Time Series Forecasting: ARIMA, Prophet, vs. Advanced Feature Engineering

Thu, Oct 5, 2023 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM EDT

Join dotData Sr. Data Scientist Sharada Narayanan as she dives into the strengths, uses, and limitations of popular time-series forecasting techniques like ARIMA and Prophet. Sharda will walk through real-world examples, share code snippets, and explore how ARIMA Prophet compares when building models using Feature Engineering techniques and advanced machine learning algorithms.

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