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This week on KDnuggets: Here are five free university courses to help you get started in a data science career • Understand the unstructured data dilemma • And much, much more! Source link

Photo by Google DeepMind   2023 was the year of Large Language Models and Open Source. Many startups and companies open-sourced their models and weights to combat proprietary LLMs such as ChatGPT and Claude. Some of the important companies and models (open source) for 2023 were: Meta (LLama, LLamav2) TII (Falcon 7B, 40B, 180B) Mistral…

Image by Freepik   Conversational AI refers to virtual agents and chatbots that mimic human interactions and can engage human beings in conversation. Using conversational AI is fast becoming a way of life - from asking Alexa to “find the nearest restaurant” to asking Siri to “create a reminder,” virtual assistants and chatbots are…

Image by johnstocker on Freepik   A while ago, I wrote a tutorial on writing efficient Python code. In it, I talked about using context managers and the with statement to manage resources efficiently. I used a simple file handling example to show how files are automatically closed when the execution exits the with…

Image by Author   You’re reading this because you’re thinking about joining the ranks of aspiring data scientists. And who can blame you? Data science is a growing field, even a decade after its now-infamous “sexiest job” accolade from the Harvard Business Review. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics currently predicts the employment rate…

Image Generated with DALL-E   In a time where data analytic processing is the critical difference between a successful business and not, we need a tool stack that could support the needs. The advancement of technology has helped advance all these data tools that we need, namely DuckDB and MotherDuck. DuckDB is an…

This week on KDnuggets: We cover what a generative AI developer does, what tools you need to master, and how to get started • An in-depth analysis of Python DataFrame library syntax, speed, and usability... which one is best? • And much, much more! Source link

Image by Freepik   As a data professional, you’ll use SQL all the time. But even if you know SQL, it can be helpful to have a quick reference to look up certain syntaxes and use cases. Here’s a collection of five super helpful SQL cheat sheets/references covering the following topics: SQL basics  Data…

Image by Author   I'm excited to share with you another degree program that is similar to the Computer Science Degree Program we discussed earlier. This program is offered by the Open Source Society University and is completely free. The ossu/data-science curriculum is designed for learners who are self-motivated and interested in exploring the…