Understanding Neural Networks – Part 1: Neurons and Networks, What They All Mean

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In this post, I want to give a clear explanation of what artificial neural networks are, how they work, and present a few different perspectives on why they work, from linear algebra to logic circuits. You do not need to have any real previous knowledge, just some basic maths understanding. Introduction Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been around for a long time (since the middle… Read More »Understanding Neural Networks – Part 1: Neurons and Networks, What They All Mean

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What I learned from my first experience as a manager

Three parrots

I have been working as a machine learning engineering manager at Babylon Health for the past two years. This was my first experience as a manager and I’ve learned so much that it would seem a pity not to share some of it. In this post, I’ll try to summarise the key takeaways from these first two years of management. Although everything I write is… Read More »What I learned from my first experience as a manager

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Interactive Lexical Similarity Map of European Languages

The interactive tool

TL;DR: I’ve created an interactive map of the lexical similarity of European languages. If you don’t have time to read the whole post, just click on the image below and have fun playing around with this tool! Motivation I’ve had many conversations in the past where, being Italian, I was asked things like: “so, how much Spanish can you understand?” or “How similar is Spanish… Read More »Interactive Lexical Similarity Map of European Languages

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