The Ghost Teacher: Why Yann LeCun Says “Generative” AI might be a Dead End
Author(s): Siddharth M Originally published on Towards AI. Meta’s latest 7B-parameter vision model (DINOv3) proves that “labels” are the bottleneck of intelligence. Here is the definitive engineering deep dive into Gram Anchoring, the Ghost Teacher, and the future of Objective-Driven AI. Yann …
Beyond Vector Search: Building an Adaptive Retrieval Router for Agentic AI Systems
Author(s): Abi Originally published on Towards AI. A hands-on guide to making retrieval a learnable decision layer—with code, architecture, and production trade-offs. Vector search works great for “one query, one answer” workflows. But agentic AI systems retrieve multiple times across a plan …
SQL for Data Analysts:
Author(s): Gitanjali Originally published on Towards AI. SQL powers most data analyst roles today. If you work with data, chances are you will spend a large part of your day writing SQL queries. SQL allows you to work directly with data stored …
AI Agents in Production: What Actually Works (Based on 300+ Deployments)
Author(s): Artem Shelamanov Originally published on Towards AI. As 2025 comes to an end, everyone wants to wrap themselves in cozy blankets, stare at the Christmas tree, and relax with a mug of hot cocoa. Instead, many data scientists are working overtime …
How I Automated Sales KPI Reporting with n8n and Cut 99% of Manual Work
Author(s): Apoorvavenkata Originally published on Towards AI. Every sales organization depends on understanding which distributors perform best and which items drive the most volume. Yet in many analytics teams, this information remains trapped in spreadsheets, requiring manual cleanup, complex formulas, pivot tables, …
How to Craft a Strong AI/ML Thesis Statement
Author(s): Ayo Akinkugbe Originally published on Towards AI. Defining Scope, Hypotheses, and Contribution Boundaries for Clarity, Testability, and Impact in AI & ML Research Photo by Omar:. Lopez-Rincon on Unsplash Snapshot A thesis statement is the central claim of your dissertation or …
Understanding Retrieval in RAG Systems: Why Chunk Size Matters
Author(s): Sarah Lea Originally published on Towards AI. A step-by-step retrieval guide using sentence transformers, chunk size and similarity scores. These are exactly the kinds of answers we expect today from retrieval-augmented generation systems. You upload a PDF, ask a few questions, …
I Tested 12 Quantization Methods: The Winner Surprised Me (2-Bit vs 4-Bit)
Author(s): Manash Pratim Originally published on Towards AI. Small LLM Engineering #7 Everyone says 4-bit quantization is the practical limit. Image generated using AIThis article explores the implications of different quantization methods for machine learning models, particularly focusing on 2-bit and 4-bit …
The AI Engineering Bookshelf: Five Books That Changed How I Think About Building AI Systems
Author(s): Hamza Khaled Mahmoud Originally published on Towards AI. The AI Engineering Bookshelf: Five Books That Changed How I Think About Building AI Systems Few engineers have the luxury of reading every technical book cover-to-cover. I certainly haven’t. But deep engagement with …
What Healthcare Taught Me About Churn (Hint: Classification Is the Wrong Tool)
Author(s): Marie Humbert-Droz, PhD Originally published on Towards AI. Using survival analysis to predict when customers leave — and avoid a common data leakage trap Most churn models answer the wrong question: They tell you who might leave but not when. Observed …
ChatGPT Is Built With Millions of These (Sort of): Understanding the OG Perceptron
Author(s): Sayan Chowdhury Originally published on Towards AI. Understanding the OG Perceptron Neural networks look complex from the outside, but at their core they are built from one simple unit. This unit is called the perceptron. The OG 😀The article explains the …
Creating an AI-powered Database Assistant with OpenAI, SQLAlchemy, and Conversational Buffer Memory
Author(s): VARUN MISHRA Originally published on Towards AI. Creating an AI-powered Database Assistant with OpenAI, SQLAlchemy, and Conversational Buffer Memory In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of creating a sophisticated AI-powered database assistant that converts natural language queries into …
Unveiling the BLEU Score: Your Guide to Judging Machine Translation Quality
Author(s): VARUN MISHRA Originally published on Towards AI. Unveiling the BLEU Score: Your Guide to Judging Machine Translation Quality Machine translation has come a long way, from clunky rule-based systems to sleek neural models like Transformers. But how do we know if …
AI Papers to Read in 2025
Author(s): Ygor Serpa Originally published on Towards AI. Photo by Susan Q Yin on Unsplash Today, I return to Medium with my series of AI paper recommendations. My long-term followers might recall the four previous editions ([1], [2], [3], and [4]). I’ve …
Linear Transformation vs. Change of Basis (Deep Dive)
Author(s): Irene Markelic, PhD Originally published on Towards AI. Mastering the Math Behind AI, Machine Learning and Data Science Linear transformations and Change of Basis are deceptively simple concepts that tempt us to rush over them quickly. However, mastering the duality between …
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