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It's worth pointing out that "machine learning" is a specific term of art, not a term for AI in general. It refers very specifically to the type of "convolutio
by Jetrel 5y ago
It's worth pointing out that "machine learning" is a specific term of art, not a term for AI in general. It refers very specifically to the type of "convolutional neural networks" that have made a bunch of progress over the past 15-25 years.
The moment you have a paradigm shift, sure, it can be considered "learning done by machines", but it's not "Machine Learning™" anymore.
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This is why the author put it in quotes; because, since it's a term comprehensible to anybody, it's got this unfortunate side effect where people on the outside of the field take the "plain english" meaning of it rather than realizing it's loaded with some extra specific meaning for the practitioners in the field.
- shannifin 5y ago> It's worth pointing out that "machine learning" is a specific term of art, not a term for AI in general. It refers very specifically to the type of "convolutional neural networks" that have made a bunch of progress over the past 15-25 years. In my experience, "machine learning" is more broad than "convolutional neural networks", aligning with Wikipedia's definition: "the study of computer algorithms that improve automatically through experience and by the use of data." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning