Fun with Fundamentals!A collection of short videos for beginners and experts alike
Looking for a humorous and fun introduction to AI? Make Friends with Machine Learning (MFML) is a lovable, free YouTube course designed with everyone in mind. yes, EveryoneIf you’re reading this, the course is for you!
Short video: Most of the videos below are between 1 and 5 minutes long. In short, you can upgrade your knowledge in bite-size pieces. A delicious bite! Dive in first or scroll down to find the topic you want to learn more about.
Long video: The course is also available as 4 installments for those who want to learn in a 1-2 hour feast. here.
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unsupervised learning
lazy learning
linear classifier
Decision Trees and Random Forests
ensemble
Naive Bayes
regression model
deep learning
Make friends with machine learning was an in-house exclusive Google course created specifically to inspire beginners and entertain professionals. * Now available to everyone.
This course is designed to give you the tools you need to effectively participate in machine learning to solve business problems and be a good citizen in an increasingly AI-accelerated world. MFML is great for everyone. It focuses on conceptual understanding (rather than mathematical and programming details) to guide the ideas that form the basis of successful approaches to machine learning. It has something for everyone!
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the core concepts of machine learning intuitively and accurately.
- Understand the characteristics of some common machine learning techniques.
- Avoid common errors in machine learning.
- Find out how machine learning can help you in your endeavors.
- Gain insight into the key steps that take a machine learning project from conception to launch and beyond.
- Improve your ability to communicate with ML professionals and non-professionals.
“I was simply blown away by the quality of her presentation. It was a six hour(!) tour de force. was informative.” — Hal AbelsonProfessor of Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“The value of this course being aimed at a general audience cannot be overemphasized.” — HR Specialist
“Great class, and hilarious!” – Software Engineer
“I feel more confident in my understanding of ML…I love it.” — Communications Manager
“It was more useful than any course I took in college.” — Reliability Engineer
“I loved how she structured the course, knew the content, and kept us entertained and navigating this one-day course. I learned 1) machine learning and 2) presentation skills.” – Executive
“Great stuff: I recommend it.” — ML Research Scientist
“…always interesting and holds my attention.” — Senior Leader, Engineering
“…well structured, clear, included at a level suitable for people like me, full of visuals and stories that help you understand and remember. I learned a lot.” — Senior Leader, Sales
“The MFML class was amazing. It laid the foundation for me to understand best practices and gave me more confidence to apply ML.” — Product Technology Manager
“For the first time, I feel like I understand more than 90% of the material. Usually I am always lost and very stupid and want to cry.” – program manager
“Not only is it much higher level than other courses, but it’s also more general and complete. It provides an excellent overview of the topic…filled in a lot of the ‘holes’ I had.” It really demystifies a lot. ” – Software Engineer
“I had studied and used ML in the past (~8 years ago), but got bored with it and wasn’t really interested in recent trends.” – Product manager
“Otherwise, Cathy’s deep subject matter expertise, wit, and humor made esoteric material accessible and enjoyable.” — User Experience Designer
There is a lot of garbage out there, so if you have a chance to think that this course is better than most alternatives, please help us stand out from the noise by sharing it with the community. So, just pick a video that pleases you and post it somewhere.
Have you ever tried pressing the clap button multiple times on the PS Medium and see what happens? 💖
Cathy Kozilkoff A data scientist and leader at Google on a mission to democratize decision intelligence and secure, trusted AI.
original. Reprinted with permission.
