TensorFlow/Keras Model Loading Error: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xd6

The error message you received, '‘utf-8’ codec can’t decode byte 0xd6 in position 13: invalid continuation byte,' suggests that there is an issue with the encoding of the file you are trying to load ('model.h5').

This error typically occurs when the file you are trying to read is not encoded in UTF-8 format. To resolve this issue, you can try specifying the correct encoding when loading the model. Here’s an example:

model = load_model('model.h5', compile=False, encoding='latin1')

In this example, we specify the encoding as 'latin1' instead of the default 'utf-8'. You can try different encodings (such as 'latin1', 'cp1252', etc.) until you find the one that works for your specific file.

If specifying the correct encoding does not resolve the issue, it is possible that the file you are trying to load is corrupted or not compatible with TensorFlow/Keras. In such cases, you may need to obtain a valid model file to load successfully.