Author Archives: Srishti Mukherjee - Page 2

25 Jan

NFTs vs the environment: The choice is no longer binary

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NFTs minted on blockchain are carbon-intensive assets. The magnitude of damage cryptomining inflicts on the environment is astronomical.However, soon environmentally-conscious artists and musicians might revise their hard pass on NFTs as new sustainable platforms emerge. While the new platforms don’t have the same volume as their Ethereum-based counterparts (and for this reason, are likely to […]
25 Jan

How to navigate uncertainty in deep learning

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Machine learning heavily relies on probability theory. Hence, managing uncertainty (read imperfect or incomplete information) is key to machine learning (ML) projects. Ideally, deep learning makes it possible to produce dependable predictions on data from the same distribution the models were trained on. However, there are often disparities in the distribution of data on which […]