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Machine Learning with Core ML

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Machine Learning with Core ML

Overview of this book

Core ML is a popular framework by Apple, with APIs designed to support various machine learning tasks. It allows you to train your machine learning models and then integrate them into your iOS apps. Machine Learning with Core ML is a fun and practical guide that not only demystifies Core ML but also sheds light on machine learning. In this book, you’ll walk through realistic and interesting examples of machine learning in the context of mobile platforms (specifically iOS). You’ll learn to implement Core ML for visual-based applications using the principles of transfer learning and neural networks. Having got to grips with the basics, you’ll discover a series of seven examples, each providing a new use-case that uncovers how machine learning can be applied along with the related concepts. By the end of the book, you will have the skills required to put machine learning to work in their own applications, using the Core ML APIs
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Closing thoughts


This tool essentially democratizes machine learning by way of allowing anyone (who is able) to create custom models, but there is always a trade-off between simplicity and expressiveness. So, here is a short list of tools you may want to explore:

  • Turi create: comes from a firm acquired by Apple in 2016; it provides tight integration with Core ML, allowing for easy deployment and custom models. It also provides a more comprehensive suite of machine learning models such as Style Transfer and segmentation. You can learn more about Turi create here: https://github.com/apple/turicreate.
  • IBM Watson Services for Core ML: IBM Watson is IBM's AI platform, exposing an array of common machine learning models as a service. They have recently made available some of these services via Core ML models, allowing your application to leverage IBM Watson's services even when offline. 
  • ML Kit: Google announced an ML Kit in early 2018 as a platform for common machine learning tasks such as image...