How Good Is the Machine With Language?

We have seen how the machine is good at generating original text. But what else can the machine do with language? It turns out, the machine is very versatile. Let’s look at different ways that machine learning is used in Natural Language Processing (NLP). Previous Next Download as PDF

Can the Machine Cause Us Harm?

Consuming digital and social media is fine if we have control over what and how much we consume. But once we lose that control, it can lead to addiction. This is particularly a concern for children. So it helps if they have an awareness of what’s actually at play in the background as they are […]

Can the Machine Be Biased?

Machine learning systems are prone to bias, coming from the data used to train them. This can cause many kinds of issues as the machine makes its judgements. For example, a lack of fairness towards the groups that are not well represented in the data. Let’s understand why that is so. Previous Next Download as […]

How Does the Machine’s Brain Look Like?

The machine can learn in many different ways. These are called algorithms, which are designed by humans. The neural network is becoming an increasingly popular algorithm these days because of its ability to find patterns and extract information from the most complex of data. Let’s understand how it works. Previous Next Download as PDF

What Is This Thing Called Data?

The last decade has seen a tremendous amount of data created, coming from new kinds of sources that never existed before. This abundance of data is the reason why machine learning is flourishing at the moment. And at the rate data is being generated today, it will only continue to flourish. Previous Next Download as […]

How Does the Machine Understand Data?

We have seen how abundant data has become. This opens up a whole new set of possibilities for innovation. But with data coming in all shapes and forms, will the machine be able to make sense of all this? Previous Next Download as PDF

How Good Is the Machine’s Vision?

Computer vision is the machine’s ability to make sense of images and videos. It opens up the path to many exciting applications with the potential to solve the world’s grandest problems. Let’s see some of the ways machine learning is used in computer vision. Previous Next Download as PDF

When Do We Need to Teach the Machine?

Machine learning can be grouped into three main types. They differ in the way the machine learns. Here, we will look at the first one, supervised learning, where the machine learns by being given a set of features and targets. In other words, we need to teach the machine what to look out for. Also, […]

When Should the Machine Learn by Itself?

Machine learning can be grouped into three main types. They differ in the way the machine learns. Here, we will look at the second one, unsupervised learning, where the machine learns by being given a set of features without the targets. In other words, the machine is free to learn by itself about what to […]

When Should the Machine Explore?

Machine learning can be grouped into three main types. They differ in the way the machine learns. Here, we will look at the third one, reinforcement learning, where the machine learns not by being given examples, but by exploration. In other words, the machine will need to gather its own experience. Also, check out the […]