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Carnegie Mellon was the first university to offer a PhD in Machine Learning (via the Machine Learning Department which, again, I think is relatively unique in i
by wgyn 8y ago
Carnegie Mellon was the first university to offer a PhD in Machine Learning (via the Machine Learning Department which, again, I think is relatively unique in its existence). Regardless of how you feel about the hype, they made an early bet on the field and adding an undergraduate degree seems consistent.
Source: https://www.ml.cmu.edu/about/index.html https://www.ml.cmu.edu/about/index.html
- stochastic_monk 8y agoWhat I don't yet understand is how this new AI program differs from machine learning. Is AI about broader questions about conversational interactions and interpretability, closer to the Lisp heydays of 5 decades ago, or more about applications than theory? Edit: years to decades
- willsinclair 8y agoFrom the article: > The bachelor's degree in AI will focus more on how complex inputs — such as vision, language and huge databases — are used to make decisions or enhance human capabilities My understanding is that AI is more about applying ML concepts to mimic human intelligence.