by siobhan | Mar 20, 2025 | Sauti Yetu
Dear Indaba Community, As I reflect on my journey, from a fresh engineering graduate with a new interest in machine learning, to my first exposure to research during my MPhil in Cambridge, and now as a Google DeepMind researcher with a PhD in machine learning,...
by siobhan | Feb 5, 2025 | Sauti Yetu
The Deep Learning Indaba’s aim is geared towards fostering and strengthening the machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) community across Africa. Since our inception in 2017, the annual gathering (the Indaba) has served as a platform for African researchers,...
by siobhan | Nov 30, 2024 | Sauti Yetu
Ubuntu is ubiquitous for me as an African, and an avid Linux user. Broadly a philosophy of humanity and connectedness [1], I often see the term used as a self-evident truth or mantra of appreciation for a community. Yet, for this cherished and connected Indaba...
by siobhan | Oct 26, 2024 | Sauti Yetu
This year’s gathering in Dakar was electrifying, inspiring, and filled us all with hope for the future of AI in Africa. I am still buzzing from it. Through the Deep Learning Indaba, we have collectively created a thriving community of AI researchers, builders, and...
by siobhan | Sep 27, 2024 | Sauti Yetu
There’s a principle in the hindu traditions called the 3 gunas. These are three phases which we are thought to enter on periodic cycles across varying timespans. I’ll start with my interpretation of sattwa. This guna (or force) represents inspiration and creativity....
by siobhan | Aug 27, 2024 | Sauti Yetu
The drum beats as we count the days until we reunite in Dakar, Senegal for the 6th Deep Learning Indaba. A gathering of minds and spirits that will take us one step further along our journey – a journey of inclusion, of community, and of AI researchers and...
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