Google Colab, Google Cloud TPU, and TensorFlow

Before we get into the details of the example code, let's understand some of the basic features of Google machine learning, all of which are available for free, so that we can develop powerful computer vision and machine learning code:

  • Google Colab: You can open Google Colab from your Google Drive, as shown in the following screenshot. If you're using this for the first time, you have to click on New and then More to install Google Colab to your Drive. Google Colab lets you open Jupyter Notebook without the need to install it. It also has TensorFlow built into it, which means it's far easier to work with all the TensorFlow dependencies that have been included for you:

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