YƐbƐtumi

I arrive at the venue a few hours early to check the setup and prepare for registration. It’s almost eerily quiet, just the occasional light hum of activity around as volunteers, suppliers and sponsors make last minute adjustments. The calm before the storm. All those...

YƐbƐtumi: We can do it

As a Ghanaian machine learning practitioner in the United States, I’m constantly searching for ways to contribute to capacity building efforts in Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Africa. When I stumbled upon the Deep Learning Indaba in 2018, I...

The Give and Take of Community

A community, by my layman definition, is a group of individuals with a shared mission, goal or purpose. There should ideally be leadership, with distinct roles, policies and platforms that govern the interaction of the community. Communities can be large, vibrant...

Masirouna – Our Destiny

وما نيل المطالب بالتمني  *** و لكن تؤخذ الدنيا غلابا وما استعصى على قوم منال  *** إذا الإقدام كان لهم ركابا The desired goals are not attained through mere wishes  But rather the world is conquered through endeavour No achievement is beyond the reach of...

Our Secret Sauce

It is now at least seven years since the first seeds for the Deep Learning Indaba were planted. I have often wondered what the causal factors are behind the phenomenal growth and impact of the Deep Learning Indaba community. There are communities and teaching events...