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I hope I'm not getting downvoted into complete white on white for asking: Is there a good resource to learn myself a little ML for greater good, if I'm a comple

by kika 4y ago

I hope I'm not getting downvoted into complete white on white for asking: Is there a good resource to learn myself a little ML for greater good, if I'm a complete math idiot? Something very practical, start with {this} and build an image recognition to tell birds from dogs. Or start with {that} and build a algo trading machine that will make me a trillionaire. I do have a 4090 in a windows machine which I can turn into a linux machine.

moneycantbuy 4y ago
https://course.fast.ai/ https://course.fast.ai/
jamessb 4y ago
If you're interested in Deep Learning specifically, the fast.ai "Practical Deep Learning for coders" course [1] is often recommended. It says "You don’t need any university math either — we’ll teach you the calculus and linear algebra you need during the course". [1]: https://course.fast.ai/ https://course.fast.ai/
- kika 4y ago
  Thanks! I don't know if it's DL or not, but what I'm mostly interested is "finding patterns". Like I have this very long stream of numbers (or pair of numbers, like coordinates) and I use such streams to train. Then I have a shorter stream and the model infers the rest. Not sure if I'm talking complete nonsense or not :-)
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knolan 4y ago
Andrew Ng’s introductory courses on Coursera are a good way to start. If you’re a bit more comfortable with command line stuff the fast.ai is good.
mjburgess 4y ago
Youtube is pretty full with things like "Make a Netflix Clone" See, then, eg., https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=build+an+image+classifier+using+tensorflow https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=build+an+image+...
- kika 4y ago
  What I'm looking for is more like Rust Book. Concepts explained with examples of more or less real world problems. Like they are not just telling you there's this awkward thing like "interior mutability" but why you may need it.
gmiller123456 4y ago
Math isn't an absolute requirement for training an AI, even programming isn't a requirement, as there are quite a few pre-built tools. I would recommend browsing through some of the many, many books available and see which one(s) speak to your current experience level. You won't compete against world class systems without going deeper, but as long as you're willing to start small, you have to start somewhere just to see if it's something you like doing.
gmac 4y ago
I found François Chollet's Deep Learning with Python to be an excellent intro. https://www.manning.com/books/deep-learning-with-python-second-edition https://www.manning.com/books/deep-learning-with-python-seco...

by kika 4y ago

moneycantbuy 4y ago

https://course.fast.ai/ https://course.fast.ai/

jamessb 4y ago

If you're interested in Deep Learning specifically, the fast.ai "Practical Deep Learning for coders" course [1] is often recommended. It says "You don’t need any university math either — we’ll teach you the calculus and linear algebra you need during the course". [1]: https://course.fast.ai/ https://course.fast.ai/

kika 4y ago
Thanks! I don't know if it's DL or not, but what I'm mostly interested is "finding patterns". Like I have this very long stream of numbers (or pair of numbers, like coordinates) and I use such streams to train. Then I have a shorter stream and the model infers the rest. Not sure if I'm talking complete nonsense or not :-)
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knolan 4y ago

Andrew Ng’s introductory courses on Coursera are a good way to start. If you’re a bit more comfortable with command line stuff the fast.ai is good.

mjburgess 4y ago

Youtube is pretty full with things like "Make a Netflix Clone" See, then, eg., https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=build+an+image+classifier+using+tensorflow https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=build+an+image+...

kika 4y ago
What I'm looking for is more like Rust Book. Concepts explained with examples of more or less real world problems. Like they are not just telling you there's this awkward thing like "interior mutability" but why you may need it.

gmiller123456 4y ago

Math isn't an absolute requirement for training an AI, even programming isn't a requirement, as there are quite a few pre-built tools. I would recommend browsing through some of the many, many books available and see which one(s) speak to your current experience level. You won't compete against world class systems without going deeper, but as long as you're willing to start small, you have to start somewhere just to see if it's something you like doing.

gmac 4y ago

I found François Chollet's Deep Learning with Python to be an excellent intro. https://www.manning.com/books/deep-learning-with-python-second-edition https://www.manning.com/books/deep-learning-with-python-seco...