Genetic Algorithms in Elixir • Sean Moriarity & Bruce Tate • GOTO 2023

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. #GOTOcon #GOTObookclub
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Sean Moriarity - Author of "Genetic Algorithms in Elixir" & "Machine Learning in Elixir" ‪@sean_moriarity‬
Bruce Tate - President at Groxio & Author of many Books

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Sean
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Bruce
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DESCRIPTION
From finance to artificial intelligence, genetic algorithms are a powerful tool with a wide array of applications. But you don’t need an exotic new language or framework to get started; you can learn about genetic algorithms in a language you’re already familiar with. Join us for an in-depth look at the algorithms, techniques, and methods that go into writing a genetic algorithm. From introductory problems to real-world applications, you’ll learn the underlying principles of problem solving using genetic algorithms.

Book description: © The Pragmatic Bookshelf:
https://pragprog.com/titles/smgaelixir

The interview is based on the book "Genetic Algorithms in Elixir":
https://amzn.to/3PdlmZu

TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
00:44 Is Elixir a good language for ML?
04:07 Numerical Elixir (Nx)
10:32 The potential of Elixir & ML together
22:56 Use cases for the Bumblebee library
25:31 Why is Elixir a good fit for ML?
30:53 Behind-the-scenes stories
37:23 Pitching Elixir for ML
38:48 What's next?
40:19 Outro

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Sean Moriarity • Genetic Algorithms in Elixir • https://amzn.to/3PdlmZu
Sean Moriarity • Machine Learning in Elixir • https://pragprog.com/titles/smelixir
Bruce Tate • Programmer Passport: Elixir • https://amzn.to/48cTxJg
Bruce Tate • Programmer Passport: Prolog • https://amzn.to/3PD6dCc
Bruce Tate, Ian Dees, Frederic Daoud & Jack Moffitt • Seven More Languages in Seven Weeks • https://amzn.to/48bzuuV
Bruce Tate • Seven Languages in Seven Weeks • https://amzn.to/3Lkto1v
Svilen Gospodinov • Concurrent Data Processing in Elixir • https://amzn.to/3t0MQtM
Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio & Aaron Courville • Deep Learning • https://amzn.to/48mo9rN
Francois Chollet • Deep Learning with Python • https://amzn.to/3LwDpsC

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