Digital Resources for Chapter 2: Introduction to Machine Learning

Below are digital resources that complement the book Practical Machine Learning with R: Tutorials and Case Studies.



What is AI?


A short (5 min) video by Cassie Kozyrkov, former Chief Decision Scientist at Google. Although AI is not clearly defined in the literature, Cassie Kozyrkov attempts (successfully) to provide a concise definition. 






What is Machine Learning?


A short (3 min) video by Cassie Kozyrkov, former Chief Decision Scientist at Google about what is considered machine learning.






Why Use Machine Learning?


A short (3 min) video by Cassie Kozyrkov, former Chief Decision Scientist at Google. In this video, Cassie Kozyrkov explains why and how machine learning can be useful.






The Basic Idea Behind Machine Learning Algorithms


A short (5 min) video by Cassie Kozyrkov, former Chief Decision Scientist at Google.  In the video, Cassie Kozyrkov gives a very basic and intuitive idea of how some machine learning algorithms work.






Three Amazing AI Applications


This short (14 min) video shows three impressive AI applications together with the related links. Enjoy.






How to Measure Performance: An Intro to Training and Testing Data


A short (3 min) video by Cassie Kozyrkov, former Chief Decision Scientist at Google. The video explains how the performance of machine learning models can be assessed with data - data the model has never seen before. The video also explains why training data can't be used for that purpose.