Practical Java Machine Learning: Projects with Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services

© Mark Wickham 2018

Mark WickhamPractical Java Machine Learninghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3951-3_1

1. Introduction

Mark Wickham¹ 

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Irving, TX, USA

 

Chapter 1 establishes the foundation for the book.

It describes what the book will achieve, who the book is intended for, why machine learning (ML) is important, why Java makes sense, and how you can deploy Java ML solutions.

The chapter includes the following:

• A review all of the terminology of AI and its sub-fields including machine learning

• Why ML is important and why Java is a good choice for implementation

• Setup instructions for the most popular development environments

• An introduction to ML-Gates, a development methodology for ML

• The business case for ML and monetization strategies

• Why this book ...