Francois Chollet

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What's the highest score you can do on CIFAR10 with no data augmentation and no external data?
I was happy that it was this easy to do. I didn't even have to make it a Model or a Layer (though I did make it a layer for a separate reason -- to make sure a subclassed layer could own a FeatureSpace and have it tracked for later saving)
I'm adding serialization & saving support to the new FeatureSpace structure data processing utility: https://github.com/keras-team/keras/pull/17355/files
Add serialization support to FeatureSpace. by copybara-service · Pull Request #17355 · keras-team/keras

Add serialization support to FeatureSpace.

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Essay writing is about clarity of thought. You achieve clarity of thought by using fewer words, not by generating more.
It's hard to beat a plain SGD optimizer that has a finely tuned learning rate schedule.
Combination of heartbreak and morbid fascination, like watching a bus full of orphans undergo a slow-motion crash
Watching someone get radicalized is so incredibly sad. As everyone who has lost a friend or loved one to the far-right rabbit hole knows. Social media is not a force for good.
I just sent out this week's edition of my newsletter, where I talk about the loop of progress. Read it here: https://fchollet.substack.com/p/the-loop-of-progress
The loop of progress

The best ideas are born from years of iterative refinement.

Sparks in the Wind
AI is cognitive automation, not cognitive autonomy

Like the rest of computer science, AI is about making computers do more, not replacing humans.

Sparks in the Wind
Looking at kids teaches you a lot about adult psychology