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I don't see a problem with machine learning as a term. Especially since it incorporates more than regression methods - it's useful to have a general term withou
by st1x7 6y ago
I don't see a problem with machine learning as a term. Especially since it incorporates more than regression methods - it's useful to have a general term without having to specify the type of algorithm each time.
- abhinav22 6y agoFair enough. Although I would prefer a less sensational term, I liked “Big Data” a lot in that regard.
- st1x7 6y agoThe terms big data and machine learning describe very different things though. You can't use them interchangeably. I would also argue that big data is the more sensational one of the two. Machine learning can be easily defined as a group of algorithms. Big data on the other hand is a vague notion that doesn't make it clear what is happening at all and this ambiguity allows sensationalizing.