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24 alternatives to Distill

An interactive, visual journal for Machine Learning research

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Distill launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
WhatTheFIsML▲110
An illustrated guide to understanding Machine Learning
2016 · its alternatives →
2
Paperspace for Machine Learning▲152
A Linux desktop in the cloud built for Machine Learning
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Apple Machine Learning Journal▲627
Build with Apple's on-device AI, now open to developers
2017 · machinelearning.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Machine Learning▲77
A visual guide for beginners
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Deep Learning▲67
The textbook for modern machine learning
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Nanonets▲135
Turn machine learning into an API call
2017 · nanonets.com · its alternatives →
7
BigML▲64
Machine learning as a service - build predictive apps
2014 · bigml.com · its alternatives →
8
displaCy.js▲13
An open-source AI visualizer for the modern web
2016 · demos.explosion.ai · its alternatives →
9DC
Distilhn.com – Front-Page Articles Summarized with Machine Learning▲34
Hey HN, I've built a little website to show news articles with a summary so that I don't have to RTFA if I just want a rough sense of what it covers :) I also share the summaries in an RSS feed for those who'd prefer to use their own reader. Let me know what you think!
2022 · distilhn.com · its alternatives →
10
MatrixDS▲79
The data community's workbench
2018 · its alternatives →
11
Sonnet▲134
A new library for constructing neural networks from DeepMind
2017 · deepmind.google · its alternatives →
12
DaphnaBI▲91
The visual intelligence server
2016 · daphnabi.com · its alternatives →
13
R2D3▲5
A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning
2017 · r2d3.us · its alternatives →
14
Indico▲72
Machine learning without the PhD
2014 · indicodata.ai · its alternatives →
15
Machine▲8
Machine learning with instantaneous, visual feedback
2017 · its alternatives →
16
Allen NLP▲72
An open-source NLP research library, built on PyTorch
2017 · allenai.org · its alternatives →
17
NotebookJS▲109
Scientific computation for JavaScript
2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →
18
TWiML Talk #1 – Clare Corthell▲62
Open source data science masters, hybrid AI
2016 · twimlai.com · its alternatives →
19
Limk▲66
Smarter Content Recommendations.
2014 · limk.com · its alternatives →
20
The Information's 411 - Allo Like Guv'nor▲58
The difficulty in writing about machine learning
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
21
TensorFlow▲17
An Open Source Library for Machine Intelligence (by Google)
2015 · tensorflow.org · its alternatives →
22AF
ArXiv Feed – An easy way to keep up with AI research▲32
Hey HN! I've always found it hard to keep up with the latest AI research, so I built Arxiv Feed! https://arxiv-feed.vercel.app/ It's basically a feed of AI research papers + a one-liner explaining what problem its solving, etc. You can also click on any paper to get a TL;DR. Right now, I've only indexed a few hundred large language model papers, but will expand to indexing AI papers in other topics. Thinking of also adding a way for people to up-vote/down-vote papers. Would love to hear any thoughts/feedback! :D Thanks!
2023 · arxiv-feed.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Machine Learning▲4
An Artificial Intelligence Approach
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
VectorHack▲7
Machine learning news and insights
2017 · vectorhack.com · its alternatives →

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