1 What is machine learning? It is common sense, except done by a computer

In this chapter

  • what is machine learning
  • is machine learning hard (spoiler: no)
  • what do we learn in this book
  • what is artificial intelligence, and how does it differ from machine learning
  • how do humans think, and how can we inject those ideas into a machine
  • some basic machine learning examples in real life

I am super happy to join you in your learning journey!

Welcome to this book! I’m super happy to be joining you in this journey through understanding machine learning. At a high level, machine learning is a process in which the computer solves problems and makes decisions ...

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