Chapter 2. Fundamental concepts: how do machines learn?

In this chapter

  • What are deep learning, machine learning, and artificial intelligence?
  • What are parametric models and nonparametric models?
  • What are supervised learning and unsupervised learning?
  • How can machines learn?

“Machine learning will cause every successful IPO win in five years.”

Eric Schmidt, Google executive chairman, keynote speech, Cloud Computing Platform conference, 2016

What is deep learning?

Deep learning is a subset of methods for machine learning

Deep learning is a subset of machine learning, which is a field dedicated to the study and development of machines that can learn (sometimes with the goal of eventually attaining general artificial intelligence).

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