The Variable | Towards Data Science https://towardsdatascience.com/category/the-variable/ Publish AI, ML & data-science insights to a global community of data professionals. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:37:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://towardsdatascience.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png The Variable | Towards Data Science https://towardsdatascience.com/category/the-variable/ 32 32 Worried About AI? Use It to Your Advantage https://towardsdatascience.com/worried-about-ai-use-it-to-your-advantage/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606557 This week, we focus on the future of data science and the opportunities that can arise amid uncertainty.

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]]> June Must-Reads: AI Agents, Dashboards, and More https://towardsdatascience.com/june-must-reads-ai-agents-dashboards-and-more/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606559 A selection of our most-read and -shared articles of the past month.

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]]> How to Unlock the Power of Multi-Agent Apps https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-unlock-the-power-of-multi-agent-apps/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606437 This week, we focus on helping you reap the benefits of multi-agent systems without adding unnecessary complexity.

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]]> Core Machine Learning Skills, Revisited https://towardsdatascience.com/core-machine-learning-skills-revisited/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606405 With all the buzz around agents, LLMs, and the tools they power, it’s sometimes easy (or at least tempting) to think that fundamental machine learning workflows—feature selection, model monitoring, and the like—will soon become obsolete. The articles we selected for you this week paint a different and more nuanced picture. Sure, practitioners have powerful new […]

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]]> How AI Agents “Talk” to Each Other https://towardsdatascience.com/how-ai-agents-talk-to-each-other/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:21:14 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606295 Minimize chaos and maintain inter-agent harmony in your projects

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]]> Get Ready for Your Next Career Move https://towardsdatascience.com/get-ready-for-your-next-career-move/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606260 Are you planning to switch roles in the near future? On the lookout for your first data science or machine learning position? Regardless of your career stage, change and growth are likely on your mind — and we’re here to help. At the core of this week’s Variable are articles that center the skills and knowledge […]

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]]> May Must-Reads: Math for Machine Learning Engineers, LLMs, Agent Protocols, and More https://towardsdatascience.com/may-must-reads-math-for-machine-learning-engineers-llms-agent-protocols-and-more/ Fri, 30 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606157 A selection of our most-read and -shared articles of the past month

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]]> How to Evaluate LLMs and Algorithms — The Right Way https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-evaluate-llms-and-algorithms-the-right-way/ Fri, 23 May 2025 14:02:00 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606070 This week, we focus on the best strategies for evaluating and benchmarking the performance of ML approaches

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]]> Explore the New World of Agent Protocols https://towardsdatascience.com/explore-the-new-world-of-agent-protocols/ Thu, 15 May 2025 19:24:57 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606131 This week, we focus on helping you gain a deeper understanding of MCP and other agent-focused protocols.

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]]> April Must-Reads: Agentic AI, Python, and More https://towardsdatascience.com/april-must-reads-agentic-ai-python-and-more/ Thu, 01 May 2025 19:51:32 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606142 This week, we celebrate recent articles that resonated the most with our community.

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]]> How to Integrate AI into Complex Workflows https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-integrate-ai-into-complex-workflows/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:52:25 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606144 This week, we focus on the nitty-gritty details of integrating AI workflows into new contexts.

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]]> On Data Problems, and How to Solve (or Prevent) Them https://towardsdatascience.com/on-data-problems-and-how-to-solve-or-prevent-them/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:47:22 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606146 This week, we focus on the workflows that can help keep your data focused.

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]]> The What, How, and Why of Agentic AI https://towardsdatascience.com/the-what-how-and-why-of-agentic-ai/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:42:19 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606161 This week, we tackle the nitty-gritty details of working with agentic AI.

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]]> On-Premise Computing, Data Career Switches, AI File Readers, and Other March Must-Reads https://towardsdatascience.com/on-premise-computing-data-career-switches-ai-file-readers-and-other-march-must-reads/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:42:53 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606168 A selection of our most-read and -shared articles of the past month.

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]]> How to Streamline Your Work with Agents and LLMs https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-streamline-your-work-with-agents-and-llms/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:56:58 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606172 This week, we focus on helping you improve your workflow with AI.

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]]> Exploring Data at the Cutting Edge of Science https://towardsdatascience.com/exploring-data-at-the-cutting-edge-of-science/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 03:58:46 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606196 This week, we look at the places where data science intersects with emerging fields.

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]]> Can LLMs (Finally) Solve Everyday Problems? https://towardsdatascience.com/can-llms-finally-solve-everyday-problems/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 02:55:15 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606268 This week, we examine the inner workings of large language models.

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]]> AI Agents, Python Project Management, and Other February Must-Reads https://towardsdatascience.com/ai-agents-python-project-management-and-other-february-must-reads/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 03:16:02 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=606269 A selection of our most-read and most-shared articles of the past month.

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