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Artificial Intelligence

In the last chapter, we saw a collection of scientific Python libraries that allow for really fast and easy processing of large data files. In this chapter, we will use some of these and a few others for machine learning.

Machine learning is a complex subject, and many completely distinct subjects within it are entire branches of research by themselves. This should not discourage you from diving in, however; many of the libraries mentioned in this chapter are really powerful and allow you to get started with a very reasonable amount of effort.

It should be noted that there is a huge difference between applying a pre-trained model and generating your own. Applying a model is usually possible in a few lines of code and ...

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