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Google has started a video series on machine learning and I can understand it

281 points by iamkeyur 10y ago

rayalez 10y ago
Amazing video, can't wait for the next one! I have written my hello world algorithm, and I'm very happy about it =) I have been meaning to start learning this stuff for a long time, but it's really hard, most of the resources are above the level I'm currently at. This is so amazing to see an accessible course like this, I really hope they will keep it up. It would be a really fun thing to focus on it during this summer.
- ea016 10y ago
  For those interested, episode 2 is out [0]. There is also a playlist containing all episodes [1] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNa99PG8hR8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNa99PG8hR8 [1] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOU2XLYxmsIIuiBfYad6rFYQU_jL2ryal https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOU2XLYxmsIIuiBfYad6r...
  - simonw 10y ago
    Dumb YouTube question: is it possible to subscribe to a playlist do I get a push notification when new videos are added to it? I don't particularly want to subscribe to the entire high traffic Google Developers channel.
    - rayalez 10y ago
      Nope, but you can subscribe to the RSS feed(just paste the playlist url in feedly). You can also probably setup ifttt to send you an email when the new feed item appears.
IvanK_net 10y ago
Keep in mind, that these videos don't teach you any machine learning. They teach you how to use programs, which perform machine learning for you.
- Roritharr 10y ago
  I first played Video Games, then modded them, then wrote my own. For me that's a natural evolution and I find it hard to accept that in certain fields you are supposed to get in contact with the academical background first before jumping in to actual usage. It's like having to understand the detailed physics of an internal combustion engine before driving or before repairing the car.
  - thaw13579 10y ago
    I would agree that there's plenty of theory that isn't necessary to know, but anyone using a machine learning algorithm should at least understand what the mathematical machinery can and can't do. A big part of this this knowing how best to fit a model to the data, which usually requires knowledge of mathematical obscurities to avoid things like overfitting, local optima, etc. It's not glamorous stuff though, so it usually isn't brought up in presentations like this one.
    - wpietri 10y ago
      I agree people should know that eventually, but I'm suspicious that they really need to know it first, or even early on. My early coding years were spent typing in BASIC game programs from magazines (wumpus hunters represent!), tweaking them, and later making up my own. There was a lot of theory that I could have benefited from, but I never had the motivation to learn it until later, when learning the theory solved problems I had actually experienced.
      - thaw13579 10y ago
        Good point, I was thinking more about people using ML in a professional capacity. It's interesting to think about how best to teach it, and it totally seems reasonable to save the math for later in some cases. Another interesting challenge is that ML fails in less obvious ways than coding in general, and maybe in some way, intuition for that is something to be taught early.
      - njwi332 10y ago
coderKen 10y ago
Thanks for sharing this, been planning to get into Machine learning this year.
Gratsby 10y ago
I think they've done a good job of simplifying things to the point where the viewer feels not only that ML is useful, but it's achievable. There are a lot of people who have been forward thinking enough to see the value and incorporate this into their ideas, but there are so many more who think it's a magical black box that has no relevancy to their world. While some might feel like this is too simple, I think this kind of basic introduction is very powerful.
acconrad 10y ago
The videos are neat but kind of minimal. Is it odd for me to feel uncomfortable and skeptical of this series because of the title? Google has clearly figured out how to market this video, since the "I" changes but the message is the same every time: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4eyyhm/google_has_started_a_new_video_series_teaching/ https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4eyyhm/google_... https://www.reddit.com/r/coding/comments/4f1p35/google_has_started_a_video_series_on_machine/ https://www.reddit.com/r/coding/comments/4f1p35/google_has_s... https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/4f07rp/google_has_started_a_new_video_series_teaching/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/4f07rp/goo... The last one is actually the OP it seems, and each video is a good chunk apart in time posted. Not sure what to make of it, I just don't like it when a title like this is the exact same but is made to seem like it was genuinely written by the person who posted it.
- tlrobinson 10y ago
  It's really common for Redditors to cross-post other peoples' submissions to other subreddits without changing the title.
21 10y ago
Python 2.7 :)

281 points by iamkeyur 10y ago

Amazing video, can't wait for the next one! I have written my hello world algorithm, and I'm very happy about it =) I have been meaning to start learning this stuff for a long time, but it's really hard, most of the resources are above the level I'm currently at. This is so amazing to see an accessible course like this, I really hope they will keep it up. It would be a really fun thing to focus on it during this summer.

ea016 10y ago
For those interested, episode 2 is out [0]. There is also a playlist containing all episodes [1] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNa99PG8hR8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNa99PG8hR8 [1] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOU2XLYxmsIIuiBfYad6rFYQU_jL2ryal https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOU2XLYxmsIIuiBfYad6r...
- simonw 10y ago
  Dumb YouTube question: is it possible to subscribe to a playlist do I get a push notification when new videos are added to it? I don't particularly want to subscribe to the entire high traffic Google Developers channel.
  - rayalez 10y ago
    Nope, but you can subscribe to the RSS feed(just paste the playlist url in feedly). You can also probably setup ifttt to send you an email when the new feed item appears.

IvanK_net 10y ago

Keep in mind, that these videos don't teach you any machine learning. They teach you how to use programs, which perform machine learning for you.

Roritharr 10y ago
I first played Video Games, then modded them, then wrote my own. For me that's a natural evolution and I find it hard to accept that in certain fields you are supposed to get in contact with the academical background first before jumping in to actual usage. It's like having to understand the detailed physics of an internal combustion engine before driving or before repairing the car.
- thaw13579 10y ago
  I would agree that there's plenty of theory that isn't necessary to know, but anyone using a machine learning algorithm should at least understand what the mathematical machinery can and can't do. A big part of this this knowing how best to fit a model to the data, which usually requires knowledge of mathematical obscurities to avoid things like overfitting, local optima, etc. It's not glamorous stuff though, so it usually isn't brought up in presentations like this one.
  - wpietri 10y ago
    I agree people should know that eventually, but I'm suspicious that they really need to know it first, or even early on. My early coding years were spent typing in BASIC game programs from magazines (wumpus hunters represent!), tweaking them, and later making up my own. There was a lot of theory that I could have benefited from, but I never had the motivation to learn it until later, when learning the theory solved problems I had actually experienced.
    - thaw13579 10y ago
      Good point, I was thinking more about people using ML in a professional capacity. It's interesting to think about how best to teach it, and it totally seems reasonable to save the math for later in some cases. Another interesting challenge is that ML fails in less obvious ways than coding in general, and maybe in some way, intuition for that is something to be taught early.
    - njwi332 10y ago

coderKen 10y ago

Thanks for sharing this, been planning to get into Machine learning this year.

Gratsby 10y ago

I think they've done a good job of simplifying things to the point where the viewer feels not only that ML is useful, but it's achievable. There are a lot of people who have been forward thinking enough to see the value and incorporate this into their ideas, but there are so many more who think it's a magical black box that has no relevancy to their world. While some might feel like this is too simple, I think this kind of basic introduction is very powerful.

acconrad 10y ago

The videos are neat but kind of minimal. Is it odd for me to feel uncomfortable and skeptical of this series because of the title? Google has clearly figured out how to market this video, since the "I" changes but the message is the same every time: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4eyyhm/google_has_started_a_new_video_series_teaching/ https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4eyyhm/google_... https://www.reddit.com/r/coding/comments/4f1p35/google_has_started_a_video_series_on_machine/ https://www.reddit.com/r/coding/comments/4f1p35/google_has_s... https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/4f07rp/google_has_started_a_new_video_series_teaching/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/4f07rp/goo... The last one is actually the OP it seems, and each video is a good chunk apart in time posted. Not sure what to make of it, I just don't like it when a title like this is the exact same but is made to seem like it was genuinely written by the person who posted it.

tlrobinson 10y ago
It's really common for Redditors to cross-post other peoples' submissions to other subreddits without changing the title.

21 10y ago

Python 2.7 :)