Stop Flattening Your Data! Why NdLinear Might Be Your AIβs Secret Weapon
Author(s): Vivek Tiwari Originally published on Towards AI. Linear layers are fundamental building blocks in countless neural networks, performing essential transformations on data. The standard approach, often implemented as nn.Linear in frameworks like PyTorch, typically operates on flattened input vectors, effectively treating …
Building Custom Text Classifiers with Mistral AI Classifier Factory: A Technical Guide
Author(s): Vivek Tiwari Originally published on Towards AI. Introduction Mistral AI has introduced the Classifier Factory, a capability designed to empower developers and enterprises to create custom text classification models. Leveraging Mistralβs efficient language models and fine-tuning methodologies, this tool provides a …
The 2025 U.S. Data Job Market: A Case Study in AI Disruption and International Talent Strategy
Author(s): Vivek Tiwari Originally published on Towards AI. All images created by author unless otherwise noted Executive Summary The United States data job market in 2025 presents a dynamic landscape of both significant opportunities and considerable challenges, particularly for international graduates seeking …
Attention Is All You Need – A Deep Dive into the Revolutionary Transformer Architecture
Author(s): Vivek Tiwari Originally published on Towards AI. Attention Is All You Need – A Deep Dive into the Revolutionary Transformer Architecture Table of Contents Introduction 🚀 Background: The Evolution of Sequence Models 🌿 Transformer: A High-Level Overview 🌐 The Attention Mechanism …