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If you have a background in ML, then yes, a paper is almost always better. I've recommended papers over sources like Towards Data Science etc. here. However, fo
by zone411 3y ago
If you have a background in ML, then yes, a paper is almost always better. I've recommended papers over sources like Towards Data Science etc. here. However, for laypeople, I doubt it would be as effective - they'd need to look up terms like MLP, ReLU, UMAP, Logit, or even what an activation function is, and they are the target audience of this post.
- FeepingCreature 3y agoThere's also a difference in goals. The point of a paper is to convince an expert that the claim is correct. With an article, you can just assume that the claim is correct (or give it any level of credence you want), because the point is to inform more than convince. So the article can skip or sketch all the showing-your-work and steps and proofs and just present the conclusions.