Machine Learning Sucks

Getting Machine Learning to work let alone turn it into a sustainable business is a real pain in the ass. It sucks really… But you can do amazing stuff with it!

As a Machine Learning Consultant and Engineering Director at Sinch I train a lot of people to build their own Machine Learning algorithms and turn them into a customer benefit. And although it is not that hard in and of itself, it is really easy to make mistakes, even for the best of us. In this talk I will highlight some of the most common mistakes and how to avoid them. But if you think you will be able to stop making mistakes if you do everything right, you are wrong! Because Machine Learning sucks!