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The article is not saying why it is the most popular course. It only says that Ng is a personality and that ML is a hot topic these days. What is this different

The article is not saying why it is the most popular course. It only says that Ng is a personality and that ML is a hot topic these days. What is this different from other hot topics like trading, big data, or social networks analysis?

saraid216 13y ago
In other words, it's the most popular course because it was offered near the beginning of the MOOC craze.
- yen223 13y ago
  Bingo. If I remember correctly, Udacity also started with the excellent AI course by Sebastian Thrun.