Practical MLOps

Chapter 10. Machine Learning Interoperability

By Alfredo Deza

Mammalian brains have considerable power for generalized computation but special functions (e.g., subjectivity) commonly require specialized structures. Such a hypothesized structure has been facetiously termed a “subjectivity pump” by Marcel Kinsbourne. Well, that is exactly what some of us are looking for. And the mechanism for subjectivity is double, as shown by the duality of the anatomy, the success of hemispherectomy, and the split-brain results (in cats and monkeys as well as humans).

Dr. Joseph Bogen

Peru has several thousand potato varieties. As someone who grew up in Peru, I find this surprising to hear. It is easy to assume that most potatoes taste somewhat similar, but this is not the case at all. Different dishes call for different potato varieties. You won’t want to argue with a Peruvian cook if the recipe called for Huayro potatoes and you want to use the common baking potato found in most of the US. If you ever have the chance to be in South America (and certainly in Peru), try the experience of walking around a street market. The number of fresh vegetables, including several dozen potato varieties, can make you dizzy.

I no longer live in Peru, and I miss that variety of potatoes. I can’t really cook some dishes and make them taste the same with a common baking potato bought from the local supermarket. It is not the same. I consider that the variety and different tastes provided by such a humble vegetable ...