What is machine learning?

Understanding Machine Learning

Lis Sulmont

Curriculum Manager, DataCamp

Understanding Machine Learning

Understanding Machine Learning

Understanding Machine Learning

Understanding Machine Learning

Understanding Machine Learning

Understanding Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI)

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A huge set of tools for making computers behave intelligently

Understanding Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI)

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A huge set of tools for making computers behave intelligently $$

Machine learning is the most prevalent subset of AI

Understanding Machine Learning

Defining machine learning:

A set of tools for making inferences and predictions from data

Robot learning

Understanding Machine Learning

Defining machine learning: what can it do?

  • Predict future events
    • Will it rain tomorrow?
      • Yes (75% probability)
  • Infer the causes of events and behaviors
    • Why does it rain?
      • Time of the year, humidity levels, temperature, location, etc
  • Infer patterns
    • What are the different types of weather conditions?
      • Rain, sunny, overcast, fog, etc
Understanding Machine Learning

Defining machine learning: how does it work?

  • Interdisciplinary mix of statistics and computer science
  • Ability to learn without being explicitly programmed
  • Learn patterns from existing data and applies it to new data
  • Relies on high-quality data
  • ... more to come throughout the course!
Understanding Machine Learning

Data science

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Data science is about discovering and communicating insights from data

Understanding Machine Learning

Data science

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Data science is about making discoveries and creating insights from data $$

Machine learning is often an important tool for data science work

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Machine learning model

A statistical representation of a real-world process based on data

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Understanding Machine Learning

Machine learning model

A statistical representation of a real-world process based on data

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Understanding Machine Learning

Machine learning model

A statistical representation of a real-world process based on data

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Understanding Machine Learning

Machine learning model

A statistical representation of a real-world process based on data

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Understanding Machine Learning

Let's practice!

Understanding Machine Learning

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