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Taking the plunge: my path to working on artificial intelligence

I thought about large-scale risks to future generations: run-away climate change, nuclear exchange, engineered pandemics, unsafe AI…

8 min readJul 3, 2023

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Taking the plunge: my path to working on artificial intelligence

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Machine Learning for Humans

AI Reading List

For newcomers to the field of artificial intelligence, prioritizing among endless AI resources can be an overwhelming challenge. This list…

5 min readJun 19, 2019

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AI Reading List

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Machine Learning for Humans

A Beginner’s Guide to AI/ML 🤖👶

The ultimate guide to machine learning. Simple, plain-English explanations accompanied by math, code, and real-world examples.

10 min readAug 19, 2017

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A Beginner’s Guide to AI/ML 🤖👶

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The Best Machine Learning Resources

A compendium of resources for crafting a curriculum on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning.

5 min readAug 19, 2017

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The Best Machine Learning Resources

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 5: Reinforcement Learning

Exploration and exploitation. Markov decision processes. Q-learning, policy learning, and deep reinforcement learning.

12 min readAug 19, 2017

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 5: Reinforcement Learning

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 4: Neural Networks & Deep Learning

Where, why, where, and how deep neural networks work. Drawing inspiration from the brain. CNNs and RNNs. Real-world applications.

11 min readAug 19, 2017

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 4: Neural Networks & Deep Learning

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 3: Unsupervised Learning

Clustering and dimensionality reduction: k-means clustering, hierarchical clustering, PCA, SVD.

10 min readAug 19, 2017

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 3: Unsupervised Learning

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 2.3: Supervised Learning III

Non-parametric models: k-nearest neighbors, decision trees, and random forests. Introducing cross-validation and ensemble models.

11 min readAug 19, 2017

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 2.3: Supervised Learning III

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 2.2: Supervised Learning II

Classification with logistic regression and support vector machines (SVMs).

10 min readAug 19, 2017

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 2.2: Supervised Learning II

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Machine Learning for Humans, Part 2.1: Supervised Learning

The two tasks of supervised learning: regression and classification. Linear regression, loss functions, and gradient descent.

13 min readAug 19, 2017

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Vishal Maini

Vishal Maini

13.1K Followers

Strategy & communications @DeepMindAI. Previously @Upstart, @Yale, @TrueVenturesTEC. Views expressed here are my own.

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