Happy to announce that I took the offer from to lead the creation an AI driven social network for the 21st century and beyond.
It's been wonderful working at Google, but onto the next adventure...
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Laurence Moroney 
@lmoroney
AI Lead at Google // Teacher of millions // Author of best selling AI books amzn.to/2VVKMmf // Creator of Stargate-AI // Sci Fi Comic, Book and Movie author
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Just finished the second draft (implementing tech feedback) of 'AI and ML for Coders' -- I'm so happy today! :)
My new book is finished and off to the printers! EBook should be on sale next week, print copies in 2-3 weeks. The full book is already available to OReilly subscribers.
#MachineLearning #AI #Android #iOS #TensorFlow
Details and Table of Contents here: laurencemoroney.com/2021/08/12/new
I continue to be amazed at how easy Python makes a lot of programming tasks. Definitely sparks joy!
If there's a language you don't know that you always wanted to learn, give it a try!
Cover reveal: My next book!
Your guide to getting ML models running on mobile devices, covering Android and iOS.
Kotlin, Swift, ML Kit, CoreML, Colab, Firebase, Ethical AI and much more!
Pre-Order: amzn.to/3xcOkhN
Check out the ML Bootcamp from Google -- it was amazing to be a part of this, starting in South Korea, and then spreading around the world!
Early release of my book "AI and Machine Learning for Coders" now available!
oreilly.com/library/view/a
Looking for a job in tech?
- Maintain a project in GitHub
- Use more than one language
- Demonstrate more than one deployment type (web, cloud, desktop, mobile etc)
- Show your work in blogs and videos
- Don't be a fanboy/girl
- Treat others with respect
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What has Android, iOS, Kotlin, Swift, ML Kit, TensorFlow, Core ML, Create ML, Model Serving and a whole lot more in one box?
"AI and Machine Learning: On Device Development" -- my next book from O'Reilly, now in early access:
Go to Google.
Search for 'Cat'
On the rightmost information bar, click the 'paw' icon.
Keep clicking.
You'll thank me later ;)
It's TPU time! :)
A single TPUv4 pod contains 4096 chips, with each having 10x bandwidth at scale.
1 exaflop per second.
Per second.
#GoogleIO
So I just tried GitHub Copilot, and realized that job-interview algorithms will never be the same again!
Part two of the course on Programming TensorFlow that I've been working on with and is now live, just in time for #io19. Check it out at: coursera.org/learn/convolut
I'm a Googler who has primarily been working-from-home for >5 years, and love it!
If you're stir-crazy, get out and take a walk.
Meetings by hangouts FTW
2 hours less commuting = better environment, more family time and better work hours!
Early wake up today to film some videos for YouTube. Here's my home studio behind the scenes!
People used to tell me about Twitter shadow bans, and I wasn’t sure if I believed them.
Now it looks like it’s happening to me!
Can you do me a favor? If you see this post, can you like, share, or comment?
Bought this book in #Tokyo...the Manga Guide to Machine Learning. It even covers TensorFlow and Keras!
I created a series of videos on YouTube (as well as a course on EdX) called 'AI for Anyone' for non techies to begin to understand the possibilities.
Please share and RT. I'd love for as many people to see this as possible!
Ep1: youtu.be/XJ476O86hbU
Monolingual learning...ML bringing more languages to translate. #GoogleIO
My first attempt at an object detection model didn't work very well :)
I bribed them to do it, because I always wanted to be Sandeep! ;)
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Dear @TFUGIndia, How you can misplace the image of @lmoroney 
From beginners to experts, every Tensor knows him. 
From beginners to experts, every Tensor knows him. 
If you've every wanted to learn #MachineLearning, particularly from a coding perspective -- here's your chance. A 10-part training course on YouTube, for free: youtu.be/_Z9TRANg4c0
No math required.
Surgery.success = true;
Laurence.tired = true;
Laurence.painlevel = 9;
while(rest):
painlevel--
So it's time to check out for a bit. Love you all!
The TensorFlow 2.0 RC is now available.
Lots of debate this morning about framework X versus framework Y in the AI/ML community, spurred by an article that was, in my opinion, flat wrong in its premise.
But I think most people are missing the point.
A 🧵
It's been a great weekend. Today I FINISHED writing my "AI for Programmers" book at
Now I'm gonna play some overwatch. Find me online -- gamertag is Yakkidaa!
I've been working on this one for a while! I think you're going to love it...
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We’re excited to announce that our TensorFlow: Advanced Techniques Specialization will launch on November 18.
Sign-up to be notified of upcoming course launches: hubs.ly/H0zjbfZ0
This is one of the projects I've been quietly working on for the last few weeks, please check it out!
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NOW ONLINE: The On-Device ML website
Starting out with on-device machine learning? We just launched a new page with learning pathways to help you master the basics and run ML models client-side in your Android, iOS, and Web app. #GoogleIO
Learn more→ goo.gle/ondevice-ml
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I have now joined the ranks of those who have been tested for Covid-19. Wish me luck!
So I built a little demo connecting a Generative AI backend with Web3 along with my old friend -- and now my twitter is exploding :)
Check it out here:
I shot 27 videos about deep learning and AI today alongside and the folks from
Ready for a large dinner now! 😁
A sneak peek at a fun project from my next set of Courses created with the folkd from
Learn how to build a Zombie Detector!
It's official, I'll be helping teach a course on ML and TinyML this fall at Harvard with their EdX Platform: programs.edx.org/harvard-tiny-ml
Creating Style Transfer lessons for my upcoming specialization with
Here's in the style of Banksy!
It looks a bit like European Money though... :)
My #First7Jobs
1. Children's Clothing sales (quit)
2. Men's Clothing sales (quit)
3. Lab Tech (got poisoned)
4. Youth Center worker (laid off)
5. Accounts Clerk (laid off on Christmas eve!)
6. Recycling machine operator (quit)
7. Programmer (quit)
Something I learned this week: Some toxic people become even more so when you treat them with respect and dignity.
But that shouldn't stop one trying to do the right thing.
I finished the Social Distancing half marathon today. Here’s my goofy finish line crossing!
Dear tech Twitter:
It's really not worth being toxic.
Some go out of their way to offend, and some go out of their way to be offended.
If someone is a jerk, regardless of their gender, race, or creed, just block them, and move on!
Use your energy being kind instead! 💐
One thing to always remind myself: don't let other people, particularly using social media, tell me what my opinion should be. Look at facts, context and circumstances, and always avoid bandwagons.
Announcing my latest MOOC: "AI for Anyone" -- and as its name suggests, it's for anybody! You don't need to be a developer, an academic, or an engineer. Check it out here, with fun examples from games to self-driving cars, medicine and beyond!
laurencemoroney.com/2022/01/05/aif
Google IO: It's happening.
And I'm doing a bunch of stuff. Come say 'hi'!
events.google.com/io/
If you're interested in learning #TensorFlow.js, you can do no better than this amazing book by , endorsed by none other than the amazing , and humbled that I got to write the foreword for!
Officially available June 1.
amazon.com/Learning-Tenso
Applied for -- Rejected in 15 minutes.
Teaching AI to millions isn't enough, but apparently if I were leading an activism group to protest my own teaching, it might be!
Don't understand this at all!
We could all learn from this little gir!
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The best demonstration of grit, persistence and self-confidence in less than one minute
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People have asked me about impostor syndrome.
Embrace it. It's proof you realize you don't know everything, and you can learn from the people around you.
Seize the opportunity to better yourself it helps you to remember.
And everybody has it! Not just you!
I created a new (free) dataset of Yoga pose images to help you learn Computer Vision, pose detection, and more. Learn about it here:
laurencemoroney.com/2021/08/23/yog
My daughter took this photo today while we were hiking near Snoqualmie Pass. What a great picture!
I have to share my experience as a young immigrant to the US, on an H1-B, woefully underpaid, in a crappy company.
The only way I could skill myself up and out *was* by working for *myself* on weekends. I learned the skills to make myself marketable once I got my Green Card.
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Unpopular opinion: the best thing young people can do early in their careers is to work on the weekends.
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So put me in a headlock. You'll have to watch Stargate Atlantis AI on to find out why... ;)
The perfect start to a Monday morning. Chatting #Stargate #AI and #StargateAI with
Remember StargateAI v2 is coming this Saturday from
I've always loved the saying "It's the quiet ones that change the world".
Think about the ones around you that choose to be quiet. They're likely changing the world.
Think about those that have no choice but to be quiet. They're the ones that need the world changed.
Happy New Year to all my friends on the other side of the date line! :)
Creating slides to teach GANs but my little helper wants to be involved. #TensorFlow
For those of you at #GateCon2022 who attended the panel about #StargateAI and who want the pictures we generated live on stage...here they are:
The future is now.
I don't speak a word of Spanish but...this:
#Google #TensorFlow #AI
youtu.be/ETKf_ll_sVQ
You know you're working with an excellent publisher when the editor emails you asking to check a comma on Page 340.
#TensorFlow
I've been working on some tips and tricks for job hunters in tech, and blogging them. Here's part 1: Tips for your Resume or CV! Please share.
laurencemoroney.com/2021/06/02/res
At Google, on our personal page, we're asked to put a 3-word mission that describes what we do.
Here's mine:
Make AI Easy
What's yours?
It's also a nice hashtag #MakeAIEasy
In my home, dark, sort-of studio preparing and rehearsing a #GoogleIO session.
Looking forward to doing it on stage instead of to a camera someday soon!
Would anybody be interested in a learning dataset for object detection based on MNIST? Idea is that instead of 28x28, it could be NxN, and you predict the bounding box for the digit location.
Example
I've been working hard at a Natural Language Processing project with to explore how ML Models could write a script. We wanted to go beyond anything that has been done before.
These screenshots capture the joy we felt throughout!
Replying to
I once interviewed a very hairy guy in a purple suit and fedora, who obviously went to the school of firm handshakes. He promptly crushed my hand, dislocating a finger. I didn't hire him...
Replying to
When the BS to Good Stuff ratio becomes unacceptable, continues to trend in the wrong direction, and there's no change in sight, it becomes a pretty easy choice...
I joined Google 8 years ago, today. Wow, how the time has flown! Thanks to everybody at this remarkable company for making it fun, challenging, difficult when it needed to be, supportive always, and generally cooler than anything I could have ever imagined!
#Google
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....and LinkedIn suspended me again. 3000+ people added me, and when I accept, it's apparently suspicious activity. You have to accept one by one too...
Taking a (long) vacation from work, and really looking forward to it. Focussing on the 3 r's -- running, (w)riting and relaxing!
A really cool application of Keras and TensorFlow on mobile -- to help detect eye disease.
Now if someone could build an AI model to spot what's hiding in this image... :)
Can you see it?
Spotted in the famous Foyles bookstore in London!
I used to spend so many hours in here, so this feels really surreal!
#AI #MachineLearning #TensorFlow
I think it was just that time of year...
So much fun working on this!
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Less than a week till you can get your hands on the TensorFlow: Advanced Techniques Specialization. While you wait, hear what @lmoroney has to say.
Sign-up to be notified of upcoming course launches: bit.ly/2GsBAhS
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Driving my daughter for Covid-19 testing wasn't how I was expecting this week to start :(
Achievement unlocked: Did a lecture at
Now all I need is to complete the top 5 with and
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