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The master algorithm : how the quest for the ultimate learning machine will remake our world

By: Domingos, Pedro
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, c2015.Description: xxi, 329 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780465065707; 0465065708Subject(s): Knowledge representation (Information theory) | Artificial intelligence -- Social aspects | Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy | Cognitive science -- Mathematics | Algorithms | Theory of knowledge | Information theory | Artificial intelligence -- Social aspects | Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy | Science -- MathematicsDDC classification: 003/.54 Online resources: Location Map
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A guide for understanding the use of algorithms as they are used to learn from data to find books, movies, jobs, and dates for us; manage investments, and discover new drugs. Discusses the search for the ultimate learning algorithm, the five major schools of thought in machine learning, and what the blueprint for the future universal learner looks like, as well as how it will affect business, science, and society.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-311) and index.

The machine learning revolution -- The master algorithm -- Hume's problem of induction -- How does your brain learn? -- Evolution : nature's learning algorithm -- In the church of the Reverend Bayes -- You are what you resemble -- Learning without a teacher -- The pieces of the puzzle fall into place -- This is the world on machine learning.

A guide for understanding the use of algorithms as they are used to learn from data to find books, movies, jobs, and dates for us; manage investments, and discover new drugs. Discusses the search for the ultimate learning algorithm, the five major schools of thought in machine learning, and what the blueprint for the future universal learner looks like, as well as how it will affect business, science, and society.

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