AI: The Catalyst of the 4th Industrial transformation

Stepping into the heart of the 4th industrial revolution, this blog series examines the future of manufacturing, with AI and data analytics positioned at the core of this momentous transformation.


Voice-Powered Study Agent

AI
I’ve been experimenting with AI tools for a while now, and one area that’s always fascinated me is how we can use AI to…
Feb 28, 2025
Alex Kelly

Open AI deep research tool

AI
It’s been a months since OpenAI released their deep research tool, and I’ve been using it extensively. For those who haven’t tried it yet, deep research is a specialized AI…
Feb 28, 2025
Alex Kelly

Open AI operator mode

AI
Automation tools have evolved from simple rule-based scripts…
Feb 25, 2025
Alex Kelly

Preparing the MS MARCO dataset for RAG

RAG
LLM
Metrics
Evaluation

a look at the MS MARCO dataset and how to prepare it for RAG
Jan 25, 2025

Blue Sky Social Media Data Collector

python
FASTHTML
The social media landscape has dramatically shifted. Twitter (now X) has restricted API access behind expensive paywalls, making data collection nearly impossible for…
Nov 26, 2024
Alex Kelly

Data pipeline using LLMs: part 1 - web scraping

Technology is rapidly evolving, and barriers to entry are lowering. This presents an excellent opportunity to tackle tasks that were previously too difficult…
Nov 19, 2024
Alex Kelly

FastHTML + AI: Building a Revenue-Ready Application from Scratch

fasthtml
htmx
The SafeFast Virtual Tours web app offers an immersive, AI-powered experience that transports you back to ancient Rome through interactive virtual tours. Using a…
Nov 11, 2024
Alex Kelly

Robotics

robotics
AI
I work for a manufacturing company where robots perform tasks like welding and transporting parts. I’m at an interesting intersection where both AI and robotics are my…
Oct 7, 2024
Alex Kelly

Experimenting with FastHTML and HTMX

fasthtml
htmx
Welcome to my thoughts and learnings from developing a FastHTML app. I wanted to learn a web technology that is simple and fun, allowing me to focus on my main project. It…
Sep 18, 2024
Alex Kelly

Cursor AI - The AI code editor

In this blog post, I’ve shared my experience with Cursor AI, a powerful AI-assisted code editor that I’ve been using for a few weeks. Here are the key points:
Aug 18, 2024
Alex Kelly

Co-pilot studio initial thoughts

Someone…
Jul 23, 2024
Alex Kelly

Smart manufacturing expo 2024

First time out of the office in a while but I’ve finally…
Jun 24, 2024
Alex Kelly

Scaling Down to Scale Up: Exploring TinyLLaVA’s Multimodal Framework

The TinyLLaVA paper shows the usual multimodeal model of image and text in and text out but there are many more modalities. One thing I keep asking myself is why am I still…
Apr 22, 2024
Alex Kelly

Paper reading group - Attention is All You Need

AI
NLP
Attention
Transformer
Every 2nd Saturday we have a paper reading group where we submit papers we are interested in reading and vote for our favorite paper to read together. This week we discussed…
Mar 30, 2024
Alex Paul Kelly

The rise of Apache Arrow

data
I came across…
Mar 5, 2024
Alex Paul Kelly

Weights and bias to keep track of training run

The blog will run you through a simple training loop and help understand how to intergrate weights and bias into your training loops using the mini ai from Fast AI.
Feb 22, 2024
Alex Kelly

Leveraging Hugging Face for Deep Learning: A Guide to Datasets to Model Training - part 1 Eye-Tracking

Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
This blog aims to provide a brief overview of the creation of a machine learning workflow from creating a dataset up to…
Feb 6, 2024
Alex Paul Kelly

Eye-Tracking: quick overview of the project

AI
computer vision
eye-tracking
In the realm of human-computer interaction, the mouse has been a stalwart companion. However, with advancements in AI and computer vision and modern hardware…
Jan 22, 2024
Alex Paul Kelly

Navigating the Evolving Landscape of AI Ethics and Regulation: Key Insights from a Recent Discussion with AI Tech North

AI
ethics
regulation
The world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is witnessing a significant transformation, not just technologically, but also in terms of ethics, regulations, and legal…
Jan 19, 2024
Alex Paul Kelly

Adam optimizer with annealing learning rate

The aim of this blog is to explain the role of a optimizer in a neural network training loop. I will explain what a neural network…
Jan 18, 2024
Alex Kelly

AI’s Evolution in Manufacturing: Shaping Jobs and the Workforce of Tomorrow.

AI
manufacturing
jobs
Manufacturing is a key sector for the UK economy, accounting for 10% of GDP and 44% of exports, the UK is the 8th largest exporter in the world, its important. In this article, we delve into the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the manufacturing sector, a pivotal segment of the UK economy.…
Jan 17, 2024
Alex Paul Kelly

The Power of Retrieval-Augmented Generation in AI Language Models

deep learning
nlp
rag
I’ve recently joined a discord group where we discuss deep learning papers and this week its about RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). It consisted listening to the author…
Nov 22, 2023
Alex Paul Kelly

The Importance of Proper Initialization.

I’m watching online videos series by Fast.ai where we are looking at re-creating neural networks from scratch using Python ensuring we fully understand the inner…
Nov 10, 2023
Alex Kelly

Maximizing Your Commute: Learning on the Go with ChatGPT Voice

ai
fastai
chatbot
gpt
nlp
audio
I have 20 minute drive into work and back home everyday where I usually listen to a podcast, audio book or sometimes just stair at…
Oct 26, 2023
Alex Paul Kelly

Exploring GPT4 vision, fastai study hacks and what it means for industry 4.0

ai
manufacturing
fastai
gpt4
chatgpt
rpa
automation
Hi, this is a explority view of GPT4 vision, study hacks and it’s uses in manufacturing and industry 4.0. Its a commentary of microsoft paper TheDawnofLMMs…
Oct 25, 2023
Alex Paul Kelly
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