Alex Esterkin

#Data_Science Architect with common sense #Innovation #BigData #DW #DataMining #MachineLearning #CX #CXM #AI #Cloud #SaaS #IoT #Blockchain. Views are my own.

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned!" - Richard Feynman
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[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned!

[Joanna Maciejewska @AuthorJMac]

You know what the biggest problem with pushing all-things-AI is? Wrong direction.
I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

@disclosetv Everybody, who funded, organized, or conducted this research, must be arrested, charged, convicted, and jailed.

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

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[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

Making Face Recognition Less Biased Doesn’t Make It Less Scary (prone to abuse) https://t.co/6OsyOYCdL7 by @_KarenHao @techreview #AI #ML “Without algorithmic justice, algorithmic accuracy/technical fairness can create A.I. tools that are weaponized,” says @jovialjoy

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

The executive’s AI playbook https://t.co/WzRg7FAFkP via @McKinsey
Value & Assess [Size the opportunity, determine data needs] -> Execute [Best practices to realize the value] -> Beware [Know the warning signs of #AI program failure]

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

"Even as unemployment reaches historic lows, close to 8 million Americans 55 and over are either out of work, stuck in part-time jobs or in positions that do not provide health insurance and pay low wages, The Wall Street Journal reports." Precisely! https://t.co/B4MBnjyGTg

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

Taming #DataLake #DataQuality with circuit breakers. Seemingly, this allows for tracking/persisting data provenance in a #graphdatabase. The article discusses only real time data quality mgmt, but there may be many more uses. #bigdata #datascience #ml https://t.co/SnPkfgdc8Q

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

"The world’s two fastest supercomputers are now American, according to the rankings that are released biannually." #Computational #Neuroscience #ClimateModelling #ArtificialIntelligence #Supercomputing #BigData #KnowledgeDiscovery https://t.co/A1WI2CzFtG

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

MIT has just announced a $1 billion plan to create a new college for #AI
MIT’s new Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing will open next September and will be housed in existing buildings at #MIT before moving to its own space, expected in 2022. https://t.co/TZ1m0v7E5G

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

Massachusetts "lawmakers passed a bill earlier this week that will put limits on the so-called “non-competition” agreements that can prevent workers from starting their own businesses or taking new jobs that would make them rivals…https://t.co/J2m2DssVSH https://t.co/EUfBh5jlSd

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

Those, who use follow/unfollow strategy to gain more followers, should know: #DeepLearning and #BigData #DataAnalytics algorithms can detect hubris, thus causing your social #influencer realms to shrink. But foreign princes may still follow you with offers to transmit millions.😀

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

🤔Deep Learning on Apache Spark with DeepLearning4j https://t.co/Vwj8KPp111 #DeepLearning #MachineLearning #Spark #DL4J ✦Also: Distributed Training: Gradients Sharing https://t.co/jsJNrzpjXw ✦ Using a major SaaS cloud-hosted framework, such as #TensorFlow is not the only option

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

Gorbyte public crypto-network verification of transactions, network security, MARPLE and the Distributed Operating Environment (DOE) in two minutes. https://t.co/voHJVwdxKl According its founder, Gorbyte, DOE can support general distributed applications. @Gorbyte #blockchain #IoT

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

Theano was one of the leading #DeepLearning #NeuralNetwork #ML frameworks. Last fall new #Theano development was halted, as several its creators moved on to other projects. However, it is still maintained and kind of evolves. Does Theano have a future? https://t.co/4UNxOi31lK

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

Boston or D.C. ‘most likely to win’ Amazon’s HQ2, report finds via @BosBizJournal https://t.co/yPLcVYtqsq https://t.co/IdG9kPUSeh

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

Ten ridiculous HR practices that need to die include job performance reviews, 360 reviews, and resume parsing/screening software.    https://t.co/Iuv60CnYM3 https://t.co/waUkne9xrM

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

Wow! Former employees say Lyft staffers spied on passengers https://t.co/OSau9V9qMu via @techcrunch

[Alex Esterkin @alexesterkin]

Decentralized #blockchain is a myth: the top four #Bitcoin-mining operations accounted for 53% of its weakly mining volume, Mining for #Ethereum even more consolidated: three miners accounted for 61% - via @techreview @el33th4xor https://t.co/exuiv7OEdp #BigData #DataMining Wow!