Mad Data Science: Using AI to Build Ridiculous Things

Have you ever gotten into an argument on whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie and thought "If only machine learning could help" or "What could I do to automate my dog's daily routine and make his life easier" or "Is it possible to spend 3 months time to determine if I can sleep in 5 minutes tomorrow morning"? If so, you might get along with Matt Eland. Come join this lighthearted talk as he tours you through some ridiculous uses of AI and Machine Learning with topics ranging from large language models to reinforcement learning to simple regression algorithms. You'll get a brief survey of data science and AI and see how these fascinating technologies can be used for fun and profit—and how simple hobby projects can lead to real learning, growth, and innovation. As a bonus, you'll find out the truth about Die Hard and come away with some helpful starting points for trying your own mad data science experiments.