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Talking Machines: Getting a start in ML and applied AI at Facebook, with Joaquin Quiñonero Candela


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01 August 2017



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In episode five of season three we compare and contrast AI and data science, take a listener question about getting started in machine learning, and listen to an interview with Joaquin Quiñonero Candela.

For a great place to get started with foundational ideas in ML, take a look at Andrew Ng’s course on Coursera. Then check out Daphne Kohler’s course.

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