From the archive · Monday, 17 August 2026

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Paper2015

Hidden Technical Debt in Machine Learning Systems

Sculley et al.

The model is a tiny box in a large diagram; almost all the cost and almost all the failures live in the plumbing around it.

Level: Intermediate
Access: Free
Length: —
Copy: link checked 17 Sept 2026
Filed under: Machine Learning Systems

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