@karthikkurra
AI Research & Engineering
AI Engineer specializing in LLMs, Generative AI, Computer Vision, and on-device ML. I build practical AI systems—from training models from scratch to deploying optimized solutions on real hardware. I write about LLM internals, model compression, Vision Transformers, CoreML, and end-to-end AI engineering. Currently building DeepGuard (on-device deepfake detection).
Freelance AI development LLM training, fine-tuning & optimization Model compression & on-device deployment AI consulting Building end-to-end ML systems Technical writing & collaborations Research collaborations (LLMs, CV, optimization)
Dec 2, 2025 · 3 min read · In notation, we write: A ≈ U × Vᵀ But what does this really mean? And why do major AI systems like Netflix, Spotify, Amazon, TikTok, PCA, and SVD rely on it? Let’s break it down clearly. 1. What Matrix Factorization Actually Means A matrix is just a...
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Dec 2, 2025 · 3 min read · What Is Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)? Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) is one of the most powerful ideas in linear algebra and machine learning. It takes any matrix and breaks it into three simple parts: $$A = U , \Sigma , V^\top$$Think of it...
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