AI & Digital Life · 45 sec
Machine learning
A useful mental model for the technology shaping daily life.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
Machine learning (ML) is a field of study in artificial intelligence concerned with the development and study of statistical algorithms that can learn from data and generalize to unseen data, and thus
- How it works
perform tasks without being explicitly programmed.
- Why it matters
Advances in the field of deep learning have allowed neural networks, a class of statistical algorithms, to surpass many previous machine learning approaches in performance.
Why this matters
Use Machine learning as a lens when judging what a digital tool can — and cannot — do.
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Use Machine learning as a lens when judging what a digital tool can — and cannot — do.
Test your recall
Which idea belongs to the explanation of Machine learning?
- Why it matters
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
Machine learning (ML) is a field of study in artificial intelligence concerned with the development and study of statistical algorithms that can learn from data and generalize to unseen data, and thus