RAG
RAG stands for Retrieval-Augmented Generation. It’s a powerful technique used in artificial intelligence to make Large Language Models (LLMs) like me more accurate, up-to-date, and trustworthy. The Simple Analogy: An “Open-Book Exam” Think of a…
LangChain: The Powerhouse Behind Intelligent Language Applications
LangChain is an open-source framework designed to simplify the creation of applications powered by large language models (LLMs). Available in both Python and JavaScript, it provides a modular and extensible architecture that allows developers to…
LlamaIndex: Bridging the Gap Between Your Data and Large Language Models
LlamaIndex is a powerful and flexible open-source data framework designed to connect custom data sources to large language models (LLMs). In essence, it acts as a crucial bridge, enabling developers to build applications that can…
Importance Things to Notice when Resubmitting a Rejected Paper
Resubmitting a rejected paper is a common part of the academic publishing process. Approaching it systematically can dramatically increase your chances of success at a new venue. Here are the key things to note, broken…
The Specter in the Machine: Understanding Hallucinations in Large Language Models
In the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as powerful tools capable of generating human-like text, translating languages, and answering questions with remarkable fluency. However, these sophisticated models are…
RAG with EmbeddingGemma with Python Code using Ollama
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is a powerful technique that enhances the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) by connecting them to external knowledge sources. According to Google Developer website, EmbeddingGemma is a compact, open‑source embedding model…
Professional Xmind chart templates for writing Grants, Proposals, etc.
Each of the following templates is followed by a download link on Xmind. To download, click the link, and then click on the “…” button on the top right corner of the page. Tables with…
AdamW optimization and implementation in PyTorch
The AdamW method was proposed in the paper “Decoupled Weight Decay Regularization” by Ilya Loshchilov and Frank Hutter. While the paper was officially published at the prestigious International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) in 2019,…
The Critical Risks of Using AI for a Literature Review
Tempted to use AI for your literature review? Think about the critical risks, including factual ‘hallucinations,’ fabricated citations, subtle plagiarism, and incorrect attributions. Protect your research and academic integrity.
Train AI Models Faster and Better: The Power of Progressive Resizing
In the world of computer vision, we’re always chasing two things: better accuracy and faster training. The conventional wisdom is to use the largest, highest-quality images you can from the very beginning. But what if…
Types of Pooling operations
“You said pooling operations in Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are like the magical zoom-out buttons.” “They reduce the size of feature maps while keeping the juicy bits of information. But how?” Peter asked. “There are…
Why CNNs are so effective
“Professor, why is CNN so effective?” “CNNs don’t just look at the whole image like a confused tourist—they zoom in on tiny patches (called kernels) and analyze them like Sherlock Holmes inspecting clues.” “Ok. This…
The CNN Workflow
“What’s CNN workflow?” Alex asked. Peter replied, “If we have an input image represented as a tensor, like a 32×32 pixel image with 3 color channels (Red, Green, Blue) would have a shape of 32x32x3.”…
ResNet – Residual Network
I’m building a super tall tower out of Lego blocks. Each block is a layer in a neural network. The taller the tower, the more complex patterns it can learn. But the problem is “Tall…
AlexNet: The CNN That Changed Everything
“Hey Alex, do you know what AlexNet is?” The little spirit asked Alex. “AlexNet is a game changer. Many years ago, everyone were using basic machine learning models to recognize images — and they were…
VGGNet in the Magic Canvas
“Wow. So this is the canvas that can do image classification and object detection?” Vixel asked. “Yes, I am VGG. VGG stands for Visual Geometry Group.” the Canvas replied. “More exactly, I’m VGG19, which means…
convolutional operations and convolutional neural networks (CNNs) — the backbone of modern computer vision
“Hey, Kernel. You work for Mr. Convolution, right? What do you do there?” The pixelated giant asked, to which the young Kernel response, “A convolution is a mathematical operation that blends two functions to produce…
Object Detection
“I love sortering, especially beautiful mushrooms like this.” Jon thought “But I heard something on object detection trying to micmic human ability. It combines object localization to create bounding boxes around each object and then…
Segmentation by Thresholding: Techniques and Python Implementation
“The cat is so cute, but not the carpet! I want to grab the cat area only.” “What should I do now, Mr. Crystal?” Kevin asked, to which the magic crystal replied, “You can do…
Convolution & Filtering
“The world was a dazzling mosaic of colors and shapes, but I wonder if the magical computer to see it differently.” The little fairy thought and flew to the house of the Great Wizard. “It’s…
Image Transformations for Data Augmentation
“Professor Elara,” chirped the little kid, “Can show me the magic of Image Transformations?” and Professor Elara blinked slowly. “Ok. We begin with Scaling.” With a gentle wave of her wing, Professor Elara conjured a…
Pixel Operations
Pixels are the smallest units of a digital image — think of them as the individual tiles in a mosaic. Each pixel holds color and intensity information, and by manipulating these values, we can transform…
Image Formation: Pixels & Color Spaces
In a realm painted with light and shadow, there lived tiny sprites of light called Pixels. They were the weavers of the visual world, each a tiny, glowing dot of energy. The more Pixels that…
Exploring Computer Vision & The Seeing Machine
“Professor Hoot,” Gizmo chirped, “how does this self-driving car see where it’s going?” Professor Hoot chuckled, his feathers ruffling. “Ah, that’s the magic of Computer Vision, my dear Gizmo! It’s how we teach machines to…
Overfitting, Cross validation: a story example of Kiko’s super secret
The story of Kiko the overconfident student is a simple but accurate analogy for the concept of overfitting in machine learning and how cross-validation is used to prevent it. Here is a more technical breakdown…
Fixed: CUDA error: an illegal memory access was encountered
This typically means: Let’s go over a realistic and mockable example where: After that, we’ll go through an example where Then we’ll fix it by isolating the unsafe loss. After that, we’ll list which operations…
Norwegian vocabularies in cartoon
En-Ei-Et In Norwegian, the prefixes “ei-“, “en-“, and “et-” are used to indicate the grammatical gender of nouns. Here is how each is used: Note also that en mann (a man) & mannen (the man).…
Vietnamese Most Interesting Fairy Tales – A collection
Lạc Long Quân, Âu Cơ & The Legend of the Hung Kings e story begins with Lạc Long Quân, a dragon lord, and Âu Cơ, a mountain fairy. Their union symbolizes the harmony between the…
Hoán vị trong âm nhạc và nghệ thuật: Khám phá sáng tạo và sự biến đổi
Hoán vị là một khái niệm quan trọng trong nhiều lĩnh vực sáng tạo, đặc biệt là âm nhạc và nghệ thuật. Nó liên quan đến việc thay đổi, sắp xếp lại các yếu tố…
Chiến Lược Hiểu Khách Hàng Bằng Dữ Liệu
Hiểu hành vi, sở thích và nhu cầu của khách hàng Hiểu hành vi, sở thích và nhu cầu của khách hàng là một phần quan trọng trong việc xây dựng chiến lược kinh doanh…
The compound eye of a dragonfly: the beatiful net of hexagons
The compound eye of an insect, like that of a dragonfly, is a stunning example of how nature uses the hexagon to solve complex design challenges. The result is an incredibly effective visual system built…
Honeycomb: masterpiece of engineering
Of the many marvels in the natural world, the honeycomb stands out as a masterpiece of engineering. The reason for its consistent hexagonal structure is a fascinating story of efficiency, strength, and fundamental physics. It’s…