Stick to The Basics : Simple Solutions Beats Complex Ones
For more than 7 days,
I struggled to import data into MySQL.
I had 9,994 rows of data in a CSV file that I needed to import into MySQL.
But every attempt failed.
I ended up with only 9,694 rows.
Many machines and systems do complex tasks, but that doesn’t make them AI.
The only feature that makes a machine or system to be AI is when that system can learn from data and improve over time,
Otherwise, it just advanced software.
One of my goals this month was to improve my knowledge of AI.
It never happened... until ALX offered me a free AI course by IBM SkillsBuild.
I joined the course yesterday, and I'm already learning a lot.
Here are 6 valuable lessons I've learned so far:...
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AI works in steps.
Collects data > finds patterns and trends > makes predictions and recommendations > improves through feedback.
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Just because something runs automatically doesn’t mean it’s powered by AI.
• Donor site looked like a fresh bruise
• It was cleaned and dressed
• Graft was meshed (tiny holes) before being laid over the excised hemangioma site for aeration and to also stretch the skin
Reality vs the picture in your head 😅
#SurgeryPosting#MedStudent#MedTwitter
Watched my first skin grafting procedure today.
The precision of harvesting and placing donor skin was incredible to see up close.
The surgeon had hinted to us that he was going to use a graft to seal the surgical wound from the excision of hemangioma from the left foot
I expected skin grafting to look something like:
scalpel incision → diathermy to lift skin & fascia → cover the site → suture/staple the graft on the wound.
What I actually saw:
• Surgeon used a Humby knife to shave off a paper-thin skin graft
• Donor site looked like a...