Machine Learning, AI, & Future Predictions w/ Santiago Valdarrama

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Kicking off the new season of Select* with Santiago, a well-known Machine Learning Engineer and content creator. Questions covered include:

• Share a bit about who you are / your background and journey into tech

• What are you working on now? What is bnomial.com and how was it created?

• Why is machine learning so important today? How can it help organizations, what problems does it solve?

• What do you predict with machine learning in 5-10 years?

• What are some of the biggest mistakes when it comes to machine learning? Pieces of advice to avoid headaches?

• Can you explain bias and variance in simple terms?

• What technologies or tools or frameworks are you really excited about right now?

Santiago is the Director of Computer Vision at Levatas. He has a Master's in Machine Learning from the Georgia Institute of Technology and two decades of experience building software for some of the largest companies in the world. He co-founded bnomial.com, where he publishes daily Machine Learning questions and competitions.