Neri Van Otten

Neri Van Otten is the founder of Spot Intelligence, a machine learning engineer with over 12 years of experience specialising in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and deep learning innovation. Dedicated to making your projects succeed.

Small Language Models (SLMs): Why Smaller, Cheaper Models Are Winning

Introduction: The Shift Toward Effectiveness Over the past few years, the development of artificial intelligence has largely been driven by…

1 week ago

Latency, Cost, and Token Economics within Real-World NLP Applications

Introduction Natural language processing has moved rapidly from research labs to real business use. Today, LLM-powered systems support customer service,…

1 month ago

Synthetic Data Generation for NLP: Benefits, Risks, and Best Practices

Introduction In today’s AI-driven world, data is often called the new oil—and for good reason. High-quality, diverse datasets are the…

2 months ago

Hallucinations In LLMs Made Simple: Causes, Detection, And Mitigation Strategies

Introduction Large language models (LLMs) have rapidly become a core component of modern NLP applications, powering chatbots, search assistants, summarization…

2 months ago

LMOps Made Simple With Extensive Guide: Including Tools List

Introduction: Why LMOps Exist Large Language Models have moved faster than almost any technology in recent memory. In a short…

2 months ago

Stochastic Modelling Made Simple and Step-by-step Tutorial

Introduction Uncertainty is everywhere. Whether we're forecasting tomorrow's weather, predicting customer demand, estimating equipment failure, or modelling the spread of…

3 months ago

Agentic AI Explained and Made Simple With Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction Over the past few years, artificial intelligence has moved from simple pattern recognition to systems capable of performing highly…

4 months ago

Entropy In Information Theory Made Simple With Examples & Python Tutorial

Introduction In a world overflowing with data, one question quietly sits at the heart of every message we send, every…

4 months ago

Genetic Algorithms Made Simple With Examples And Parameter Tuning

Introduction Imagine nature as the world's most powerful problem solver — endlessly experimenting, selecting, and refining through millions of years…

4 months ago

Taylor Series Made Simple With Examples And Applications

Introduction: The Magic of Approximation Have you ever wondered how your calculator instantly knows the value of sin(30°), e², or…

4 months ago