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Cutting through the mass of technical literature on machine learning and AI and the plethora of fear-mongering books on the rise of killer robots, Secrets of Machine Learning offers a clear-sighted explanation for the informed reader of what this new technology is, what it does, how it works, and why its so important.

The surge in computer processing power along with the sheer quantities of training data available, means machine learning is now possible in ways wholly unthinkable just five years ago. Computers can recognize potential lung cancer better than doctors, detect fraud better than bankers, and create fake video almost impossible to tell from the real thing. And next, they are likely to drive our cars.

Journalist and news product manager Tom Kohn gets to the heart of the revolutionary new technology that is developing all around us, explaining with precision how the different facets of machine learning work, how companies are using it, and why it is permeating all parts of society right now. The book guides readers through the arcane science and jargon in a clear and understandable way, but is detailed enough that it doesnt gloss over the hard technical concepts.

If you want to know why Siri sometimes misunderstands you, how Netflix recommends your movies, and how machine learning will affect your job read this book.

Contents:

About the Author
Introduction: Its All Just Pixels
Terminology Unjumbled
Recommendation Nation
Search and Seek
Cool Cats and Hotdogs
Smile for the Camera
Drone Swarms and Slaughterbots
Word Miners
Lost in Transliteration
Movement of the Moment
Roomba Rhumba
Sensory Overload
Nation of Workplace Automation
Image Problem
Ethics of Data Lakes
Economist, Forecast Thyself
Lords of Finance
Finding Fraud
Self-Drivers
Dont Believe the Hyperdrive
Adversarial Art
Education, Education, Education
Social Networking
Virtual Assistance
Access Denied
Wild at Heart
Generative Generation
Conclusion
Further Reading
Notes and References
Index

Readership: Pitched at a wide audience, with the educated layperson in mind. It could also be useful to undergraduates who want some idea of where this technology is headed, with an eye toward the workforce. Organizations subject to or involved in machine learning would be appropriate e.g. finance, healthcare, retail, commerce or government technology departments for those who wish to upskill their workers in machine learning.
Key Features:

Interest in the topic of machine learning has exploded in recent years. Everybody wants to read about artificial intelligence
The target audience is the educated layperson, rather than computer science professionals or academics. Specifically, those in industries being disrupted by machine learning, or where AI is changing the nature of clerical work and different sectors of the economy
This book addresses how machine learning affects the futures of the industries it is adopted in, how it works, what its strengths and weaknesses are, what it means for peoples lives and livelihoods, and what skills are needed to navigate it

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Secrets of Machine Learning

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