All Hands on Data #33
Thank you for joining us for the second AHOD of the new year! Be looking out for a special AHOD early next week that will allow you to be a part of the crew.
Creating the ultimate smart map with new map data initiative launched by Linux Foundation
I'm a big fan of open source projects and this is a really cool project being announced. I'm excited to see what sort of possibilities this opens up in the future. - Jon Davidson
ChatGPT Watermarking: What's Really Human?
Honestly, what drew me to the article was the mention of 'Memorex'! Anyone else remember them? What kept me reading was the seemingly impossible task we face...categorizing what is AI and what is human. This article discusses OpenAI's move to watermark content generated by ChatGBT and how well (or not) it will assist us in this difficult task. - Katt Baum
How I became a Software Engineer After 5 Years in Data Science
The author digs into his experience shifting from a purely data science-oriented role to one more focused on software engineering. Two things of particular note were the use of prior data science projects to make up a portion of his portfolio as well as the highlighting of the differences in the types of projects each would work on. I wonder if unit tests were added to those data science projects... - John Forstmeier
AI-Generated Art Used in Rick and Morty Creator's New Game: High on Life
One of the key areas I've been focusing on recently is AI and how it's going to change the content we consume (music, movies, etc). We're now seeing that leap into video games. And while it does seem like AI was only a minor piece in the development of this game, it's exciting to realize the potential for the video game industry moving forward. - Joseph McDermott
Understanding the Importance of Diversity in Ensemble Learning
More interesting to me than the title matter of diversity is the notion of disagreement between models and wasted votes. Limiting wasted votes has an intuitive notion about how to best decide on what models (or any voting body) makes it's final selection. - Eric Elsken
Reverse Prompt Engineering for Fun and (no) Profit
Most of us know about SQL injection attacks, but with the advent of GPT-3 based tools, are we prepared for prompt injection attacks? Shawn digs into Notion AI and walks through through 7 different techniques that can be used to understand the original prompt. I found this to be a fascinating journey into understanding how larger companies are using OpenAI services and how the functionality can be easily replicated. - Blake Burch
On Measuring: Company Metrics, Team KPIs, and OKRs
When I read the title of this article, the scariest three letters in the business world made me shudder:OKR. I felt joy in knowing that Erica also used to hate OKRs just like me. She does a great job of describing what an OKR is and more importantly, she describes why you should transition from being scared of OKRs to utilizing them to your advantage. - Steven Johnson