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ML Fundamentals

Neural networks, backpropagation, gradient descent — the maths behind AI

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Manipulate vectors and matrices
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Train decision trees, random forests, and neural nets
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Apply k-means and DBSCAN clustering
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Reddit r/artificial 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
I Have the Skills, But Everyone Wants Experience. I'm Just Looking for One Opportunity.
Hi everyone, I'm actively looking for an opportunity as an AI/ML Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Data Scientist, GenAI Engineer, Python Developer, or Data
The Verge 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Margaret Atwood says the problem with AI is ‘garbage in, garbage out’
Maraget Atwood, the storied author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin, was interviewed as part of the Babell Literary and Cultural Festival in Porto,
ZDNet 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
IBM says it can fit nearly 100 billion transistors on a chip - why the milestone matters
The race for the first sub-one-nanometer chip is over, and IBM has won.
Boffin claims Microsoft's supposed quantum leap does not compute due to 'basic Python errors'
The Register 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Boffin claims Microsoft's supposed quantum leap does not compute due to 'basic Python errors'
Nature paper argues researchers cherry-picked data. Redmond insists its work is sound
Reddit r/artificial 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago
Where do you see prediction and decision-making separating in AI systems?
A lot of AI systems are used for prediction tasks like forecasting outcomes, generating outputs, or estimating probabilities based on data. One thing I keep thi
Reddit r/artificial 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago
RNNs vs Transformers vs SSMs: where should AI memory live for continual learning?
the interesting comparison btwn the three is not recurrence vs attention vs state space but it is, whether memory lives in a tiny recurrent state, a growing KV
Reddit r/artificial 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago
Anyone in research
if there's anyone here who is research area of AI like currently working in research for ai please drop a comment here i actually need some guidance and if you'
I coded the biologically possible network training algorithm by nobel prize winner - Jeff Hinton
Reddit r/artificial 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago
I coded the biologically possible network training algorithm by nobel prize winner - Jeff Hinton
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ML in 2010 vs ML in 2026
Reddit r/artificial 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
ML in 2010 vs ML in 2026
The bitter lesson, visualized. submitted by /u/Chadddd92 </a
Reddit r/artificial 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
I built a World Cup prediction tool and the AI behavior was more interesting than the soccer part
I built a free 2026 World Cup prediction tool as a fun side project. The soccer part was fun, but the AI part ended up being more interesting. I tested four dif
TechCrunch AI 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Can tech companies learn to love cheaper AI models?
If those same AI workloads can be handled by cheaper models without affecting quality, it would mean a massive shift in the economics of AI.
How Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry
Wired AI 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
How Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry
From specialized motors to the use of machine learning algorithms, Turkey’s billion-dollar hair-transplant industry is the result of a constant process of innov
Reddit r/artificial 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Do machines think or tokenize?
SAPS — Synthetic Algorithmic Predictive Systems A Conceptual and Operational Framework for Understanding Modern Predictive Systems DMY Labs · 2026 Version 1.4 ·
H2O.ai launches tabH2O, a foundation model that makes predictions from tabular data without any training
The Next Web AI 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
H2O.ai launches tabH2O, a foundation model that makes predictions from tabular data without any training
H2O.ai has unveiled tabH2O, a foundation model purpose-built for tabular data that can generate high-accuracy predictions from structured datasets using a singl
I’m a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?
Wired AI 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
I’m a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?
Apparently anyone can vibe code anything these days. So Claude and I tried to make a database for tracking the petty grievances of the masses.
I built a machine learning model to predict who leaves tech jobs early. The results surprised me.
The Next Web AI 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago
I built a machine learning model to predict who leaves tech jobs early. The results surprised me.
I went into this research convinced I already knew the answer. After more than a decade in People Analytics, the last few years at Meta, I had a working theory
The world’s oldest cord blood bank is building the stem cell platform the field has been missing
The Next Web AI 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago
The world’s oldest cord blood bank is building the stem cell platform the field has been missing
Most of the umbilical cord blood collected at birth is discarded. The tissue is clamped, cut, and disposed of as medical waste, along with the stem cells it con
Hacker News · vismit2000 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 4mo ago
A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning (2015)
A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning (2015). 30 comments, 399 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · sebg 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 10mo ago
Important machine learning equations
Important machine learning equations. 34 comments, 302 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · furkansahin 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
I counted all of the yurts in Mongolia using machine learning
I counted all of the yurts in Mongolia using machine learning. 97 comments, 250 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · ashvardanian 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
Less Slow C++
Earlier this year, I took a month to reexamine my coding habits and rethink some past design choices. I hope to rewrite and improve my FOSS libraries this year,
Hacker News · Anon84 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
Understanding Machine Learning: From Theory to Algorithms
Understanding Machine Learning: From Theory to Algorithms. 53 comments, 449 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · ibobev 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
Matrix Calculus (For Machine Learning and Beyond)
Matrix Calculus (For Machine Learning and Beyond). 30 comments, 183 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · ibobev 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
Pen and Paper Exercises in Machine Learning (2022)
Pen and Paper Exercises in Machine Learning (2022). 58 comments, 413 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · pavanto 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
Probabilistic Artificial Intelligence
Probabilistic Artificial Intelligence. 97 comments, 352 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · klaussilveira 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
Merlion: A Machine Learning Framework for Time Series Intelligence
Merlion: A Machine Learning Framework for Time Series Intelligence. 19 comments, 175 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · jackcook 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
When machine learning tells the wrong story
When machine learning tells the wrong story. 29 comments, 305 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · antidnan 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
USGS uses machine learning to show large lithium potential in Arkansas
USGS uses machine learning to show large lithium potential in Arkansas. 222 comments, 337 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · rramadass 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
The Pragmatic Programmer for Machine Learning (2023)
The Pragmatic Programmer for Machine Learning (2023). 41 comments, 195 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · taywrobel 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
What's Going on in Machine Learning? Some Minimal Models
What's Going on in Machine Learning? Some Minimal Models. 70 comments, 239 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · todsacerdoti 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
Markov chains are funnier than LLMs
Markov chains are funnier than LLMs. 233 comments, 525 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · Garcia98 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
Linear Algebra for Data Science
Linear Algebra for Data Science. 7 comments, 90 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · johmathe 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 1y ago
Guide to Machine Learning with Geometric, Topological, and Algebraic Structures
Guide to Machine Learning with Geometric, Topological, and Algebraic Structures. 27 comments, 176 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · encroach 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Ask HN: Should I study machine learning or software engineering?
My college offers Bachelor's degrees in computer science with the option to emphasize in software engineering or machine learning. I find software engineer
Hacker News · Gooblebrai 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Ask HN: Machine learning engineers, what do you do at work?
I'm curious about the day-to-day of a Machine Learning engineer. If you work in this field, could you share what your typical tasks and projects look like?
Hacker News · clessg 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Elixir and Machine Learning in 2024 so far: MLIR, Arrow, structured LLM, etc.
Elixir and Machine Learning in 2024 so far: MLIR, Arrow, structured LLM, etc.. 63 comments, 260 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · homarp 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Towards 1-bit Machine Learning Models
Towards 1-bit Machine Learning Models. 157 comments, 351 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · aflip 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Ask HN: What things are happening in ML that we can't hear over the din of LLMs?
What are some exciting things that are happening in the #ML #DataScience world that we are not able to hear over the din of LLMs? I notice that Cynthia rudin is
Hacker News · summm 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Opus 1.5 released: Opus gets a machine learning upgrade
Opus 1.5 released: Opus gets a machine learning upgrade. 138 comments, 387 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · cgadski 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Where is Noether's principle in machine learning?
Where is Noether's principle in machine learning?. 76 comments, 296 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · adamkochanowicz 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Show HN: Predictive text using only 13kb of JavaScript. no LLM
Show HN: Predictive text using only 13kb of JavaScript. no LLM. 39 comments, 207 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · belter 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Jeff Dean: Trends in Machine Learning [video]
Jeff Dean: Trends in Machine Learning [video]. 127 comments, 339 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · jxmorris12 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Why is machine learning 'hard'? (2016)
Why is machine learning 'hard'? (2016). 140 comments, 283 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · Gedxx 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
TinyML: Ultra-low power machine learning
TinyML: Ultra-low power machine learning. 97 comments, 370 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · dmalyugina 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
ML system design: 300 use cases from 80 companies
ML system design: 300 use cases from 80 companies. 6 comments, 66 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · neer201 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Show HN: Multi-Object Tracking in Python
Hello! I've created a small library for tracking, along with a tutorial. I plan to continue developing it. Tracking is an important topic, closely related
Hacker News · gone35 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
High-Dimensional Probability and Applications in Data Science
High-Dimensional Probability and Applications in Data Science. 18 comments, 138 points on Hacker News.
Hacker News · 1wheel 📐 ML Fundamentals ⚡ AI Lesson 2y ago
Do Machine Learning Models Memorize or Generalize?
Do Machine Learning Models Memorize or Generalize?. 210 comments, 454 points on Hacker News.