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I always felt it was the other way around - using MOOCs or online tutorials makes applying machine learning to business problems in practice a whole lot easier.
by wakkaflokka 9y ago
I always felt it was the other way around - using MOOCs or online tutorials makes applying machine learning to business problems in practice a whole lot easier. But in terms of inventing new algorithms, deeply understanding the theory and origin of things, and doing active ML/AI research, that still seems to be in the realm of requiring a PhD (i.e. the difference between a "data scientist" and an ML/AI researcher).
- minimaxir 9y agoThat's true: the reason I started looking into AI is to broaden my knowledge on how it can be used to solve problems in ways traditional ML/traditional modeling can't. I did have a strong statistical/data background in college beforehand which helped validate which approaches were good/bad/wrong, though. The YouTube/Medium posts however advocate "Learn Machine Learning from scratch in 3 Months!" which is a problem.
- aeorgnoieang 9y agoHow long does it take to 'learn machine learning'? I'm pretty sure I know some about it. I can certainly apply some basic algorithms and there's no shortage of info about lots of variations on the basics I do already know. So what am I missing? How much would I have to learn to be able to claim, per your unstated standard, that I've 'learned machine learning'?