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desirability2
The desirability2 package, for multivariable optimization, is now on CRAN.
Posit
Ryan Johnson deploys a Shiny for Python app using Posit Workbench and Posit Connect.
Posit AI Blog: LLaMA in R with Keras and TensorFlow
Implementation and walk-through of LLaMA, a Large Language Model, in R, with TensorFlow and Keras.
The Nine Circles of Python Dependency Hell
“Dependency hell” is a term for the frustration that arises from problems with transitive (indirect) dependencies. Dependency hell in Python often happens because pip does not have a dependency…
openai-cookbook/Question_answering_using_embeddings.ipynb at main · openai/openai-cookbook · GitHub
Examples and guides for using the OpenAI API. Contribute to openai/openai-cookbook development by creating an account on GitHub.
Analysis: How AI is helping astronomers study the universe
Artificial intelligence tools are making waves in almost every aspect of life, and astronomy is no different. An astronomer explains the history and future of AI in understanding the universe.
ChatGPT - Genie AI - Visual Studio Marketplace
Extension for Visual Studio Code - Your best AI pair programmer. Save conversations and continue any time. A Visual Studio Code - ChatGPT Integration. Supports GPT-4, GPT3.5, GPT3 and Codex models. Create new files, view diffs with one click; your copilot to learn code, add tests, find bugs and more.
Shiny - Shiny on Hugging Face
Shiny is a package that makes it easy to create interactive web apps using R and Python.
Shiny - AI chat apps with Shiny for Python
Shiny is a package that makes it easy to create interactive web apps using R and Python.
Posit
Learn how Shiny for Python's design philosophy sets it apart from Streamlit, Dash, and traditional web development frameworks.
Answering counterfactual “what-if” questions in a trustworthy and efficient manner - Spotify Research
Answering causal questions with machine learning algorithms is a challenging yet critical task.
A geolocation game in the format of Wordle
With a cross between the games Wordle and GeoGuessr, Russell Samora for The Pudding made a daily game that challenges you to geolocate a place based on images of the place from Wikimedia Commons. Y…
Every Single Household Type in the U.S.
No need to restrict ourselves to the most common types. There are thousands. Let’s look at all of them.
3MW (Data wrangling superpowers with {tidyselect})
Weekly bite-sized tips on DataViz, Shiny and Stats/Machine Learning.
#14: How many people die from snakebites?
This week: Missing data – the most underrated problem in global health.
rstudio/learnr: Interactive Tutorials with R Markdown
Interactive Tutorials with R Markdown. Contribute to rstudio/learnr development by creating an account on GitHub.
Introducing speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and more for 1,100+ languages
We expanded speech technology from about 100 languages to over 1,000 by building a single multilingual speech recognition model supporting over 1,100 languages.
How companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed
Unsubscribing should be easy. It’s not.
Load US Census Boundary and Attribute Data as tidyverse and sf-Ready Data Frames
An integrated R interface to several United States Census Bureau
APIs (https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets.html) and the US Census Bureau's
geographic boundary files. Allows R users to return Census and ACS data as
tidyverse-ready data frames, and optionally returns a list-column with feature geometry for mapping
and spatial analysis.
Up Your Blogging Game: Three Enhancements to Hugo Apero | Harshvardhan
Revamp Themes, Add Search Bars, Change Fonts
Merriam-Webster on Twitter
Here is an interesting adjective quirk that you probably aren’t even aware you are doing.In English, adjectives seem to follow a specific order:opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose - noun— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) April 19, 2023
Intra-interstate populations
Another road-themed piece today, this time looking at US Interstates, and how many people live in between them. Why? Curiosity, plus it's a...
How much AI will affect your job
Research by Edward W. Felten, Manav Raj, and Robert Seamans provides estimates for how occupations will be impacted by artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT and Midjourney, based on AI exposure …
Map of GitHub
This website shows a map of GitHub. Each dot is a project. Two dots within the same cluster are usually close to each other if multiple users frequently gave starts to both projects
Demonstrating how large language models work
You might’ve heard about large language models lately. They’re the “brains” behind recent chatbots that seem to know an awful lot. Aatish Bhatia, for NYT’s The Upshot,…
Arguing in favor of dual axes to show correlation
Charts that use two different scales on the same vertical often get the automatic “misleading” label, because if you stretch and shrink two data series enough, you’ll eventually f…
Mona Chalabi wins Pulitzer for data illustrations
Mona Chalabi, known around these parts for her illustrative approach to data journalism, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her New York Times piece on Jeff Bezos’ extreme wealth. She compared …
Improved color palettes in R
Achim Zeileis and Paul Murrell provide a rundown of the more user-friendly color palettes available in R by default since version 4.0. The new palettes make it easier to see differences and less li…
Best Possible Life for You, with Age
Maybe your best possible life is ahead of you.