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Synthetic Data for Machine Learning

By : Abdulrahman Kerim
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Synthetic Data for Machine Learning

By: Abdulrahman Kerim

Overview of this book

The machine learning (ML) revolution has made our world unimaginable without its products and services. However, training ML models requires vast datasets, which entails a process plagued by high costs, errors, and privacy concerns associated with collecting and annotating real data. Synthetic data emerges as a promising solution to all these challenges. This book is designed to bridge theory and practice of using synthetic data, offering invaluable support for your ML journey. Synthetic Data for Machine Learning empowers you to tackle real data issues, enhance your ML models' performance, and gain a deep understanding of synthetic data generation. You’ll explore the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches, gaining practical knowledge with hands-on examples of modern methods, including Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and diffusion models. Additionally, you’ll uncover the secrets and best practices to harness the full potential of synthetic data. By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered synthetic data and positioned yourself as a market leader, ready for more advanced, cost-effective, and higher-quality data sources, setting you ahead of your peers in the next generation of ML.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1:Real Data Issues, Limitations, and Challenges
5
Part 2:An Overview of Synthetic Data for Machine Learning
8
Part 3:Synthetic Data Generation Approaches
13
Part 4:Case Studies and Best Practices
18
Part 5:Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

Transforming industries – the power of computer vision

In this section, we’ll briefly discuss the main four industrial revolutions as they help us to better comprehend the historical context of AI, data, and computer vision. Then, we will learn why computer vision is becoming an integral component of our modern industries.

The four waves of the industrial revolution

Industrial revolution refers to a global and rapid transformation in the economy. Usually, this transformation brings and utilizes new inventions, discoveries, and technologies to make manufacturing and production processes more efficient. The history of the industrial revolutions can be summarized into four stages:

Figure 10.1 – Industrial revolutions

Figure 10.1 – Industrial revolutions

Next, let’s discuss each of the industrial revolutions shown in Figure 10.1 in greater depth.

Industry 1.0

This refers to the first industrial revolution, which happened in the early 19th century. It supplemented...