Hi there!

I’m Alex Gude, a data scientist with a passion for plots and algorithms, as well as cycling and photography. I got my start in the tech industry at Insight Data Science, after previously working as a high energy particle physicist at CERN and a cosmologist at Lawrence Berkeley Labs.

I write about whatever catches my attention here on this site; mostly that means data science, machine learning, deep learning, and software development. My writings on deep learning from my time at Lab41 can be found at Gab41 and rehosted on this page.

If you’re interested in my thoughts in real time (as well as sneak peaks at what I’m writing), follow me on BlueSky or Mastodon.

The code that I write lives on my Github page. Bug reports and pull requests are always welcome!

Recent Writings

I write articles about machine learning, data science, and technology, as well as book reviews. You can find a sample of my most recent writings below:

Book cover of A Mote in Shadow.
A Mote in Shadow by A. N. Alex

A Mote in Shadow is A. N. Alex’s debut novel. It follows two down-on-their-luck outsiders dragged into a war between shadowy mercenary groups: exobiologist Chaeyoung No, whose disagreement with the scientific establishment leaves her in no position to question a too-good-to-be-true offer to fund her research expedition; and space hauler Frederik Obialo, who is more than willing to take a dangerous jobs if it brings him closer to his dream of giving his daughter a permanent home.

A watercolor cartoon illustration of a cheerful robot giving away free pythons. On the left, a smiling light-blue robot with antennae stands behind a wooden counter with a cash register that displays "$0." A sign next to the register reads, "HAPPY PYTHONS - FREE!" The robot has one arm outstretched towards the right, where a small market stall with a striped awning stands. The stall has two shelves filled with small, colorful, and smiling cartoon pythons in various patterns and colors, including green, yellow, orange, and blue. The background is entirely white.
LLMs Make Python Scripts Free
I used to spend hours writing and saving little Python scripts. Now, with LLMs, I can get the same code in under a minute. Python scripts, and small programs in general, are effectively free.
Book cover of The Blue Lotus.
The Blue Lotus by Hergé

The Blue Lotus, by Hergé, is the fifth book in the The Adventures of Tintin. It continues the story started in Cigars of the Pharaoh, ending with Tintin busting an opium ring in China.

Book cover of Not Till We Are Lost.
Not Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. Taylor

Not Till We Are Lost, by Dennis E. Taylor, is the fifth book in the Bobiverse series. It sets up the Quiniverse, introduces a Skippy AI, and explores the discovery of wormhole travel.

Book cover of The Unconquerable.
The Unconquerable by S. M. Stirling et al.

The Unconquerable is the eleventh book in the Bolo series. It’s an anthology of Bolo stories written by seven different authors.