Developing Machine Learning for Impact • Anna Via • GOTO 2023

Understand the importance of problem-solving, data quality, explainability, and teamwork in developing machine learning solutions that drive business impact, and discover the keys to successful deployment and collaboration.

Key takeaways
  • Understand the problem before starting a machine learning project: Start from the problem, not the solution. Identify the business understanding, data quality, and features to develop a successful project.
  • Data quality is crucial: Without good data quality, machine learning won’t work. Ensure data is labeled, relevant, and complete.
  • Explainability is important: Models need to be explainable to ensure transparency and trust. Techniques like feature attribution and model interpretability can help.
  • Multidisciplinary teams are essential: Machine learning projects require collaboration between data scientists, machine learning engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure successful deployment.
  • High stakes projects require careful planning: Projects with high stakes require careful planning, testing, and evaluation to ensure success.
  • Experimentation is key: Experimentation and A/B testing are crucial to understand the impact of machine learning models on the business.
  • The importance of deployment: Deployment is a critical step in the machine learning lifecycle. Ensure models are properly deployed and integrated into the platform.
  • Maturity of machine learning platforms: Companies need to have a mature machine learning platform to ensure successful deployment of models.
  • The role of ethics in machine learning: Ethics are important in machine learning. Ensure models are fair, transparent, and unbiased.
  • Collaboration is key: Collaboration between data scientists, machine learning engineers, and other stakeholders is essential for successful machine learning projects.
  • The importance of feedback: Feedback is crucial in machine learning projects to understand the impact of models and make improvements.