What patent trends can tell us — Recently, Facebook announced they will delete their facial recognition files and terminate their automatic image recognition program. At the same time, they have rebranded as Meta and plan to focus on virtual reality. …

Who is creating patents and should you get one too? — Patent Publication Trends Patent publications related to AI and machine learning have continued to increase at a dramatic rate, now reaching close to 100K applications a year at the US Patent Office. Only three years ago the rate was closer to 70K applications a year. Using patentguru.com, I reviewed the frequency of U.S…

Recent print publications of interest — Here are some of the notable data science publications that are currently available in print form, listed in order of publication. I have found myself using more and more online training resources, blogs, videos, and other sources of information besides printed books for keeping up with industry trends and the…

Creating API Deployments From Python Models — The Victorian Gasolier is an example of an industrial gas pipeline terminating in an elegant fixture. Similarly, our machine learning pipeline needs to be functional, compatible with other systems, and attractive for both developers and users. This post contains an example of python machine learning model development using Scikit-learn pipelines…