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Booking.com reports 80% of ML time wasted on data prep

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A significant portion of machine learning development time, specifically 80% at Booking.com, is consumed by data preparation. This inefficiency stems from duplicated efforts where teams independently rebuild similar features and from discrepancies between model behavior during training and inference. The proposed solution involves implementing reusable computations to ensure end-to-end consistency. AI

IMPACT Highlights critical inefficiencies in ML development, suggesting a need for better MLOps practices and reusable computation frameworks.

RANK_REASON Article discusses inefficiencies in ML development practices based on a talk, not a new release or event.

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Booking.com reports 80% of ML time wasted on data prep

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Why 80% of ML Time Gets Wasted 📉 At # BookingDotCom , 80% of # ML development time went to data preparation. Why? - Duplication: Teams kept rebuilding the same

    Why 80% of ML Time Gets Wasted 📉 At # BookingDotCom , 80% of # ML development time went to data preparation. Why? - Duplication: Teams kept rebuilding the same features differently. - Training-Serving Skew: Models behaved one way in training, another in inference. The Fix: Reusab…

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