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LM101-086: Ch8: How to Learn the Probability of Infinitely Many Outcomes 35:29

4 years ago35:29

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This 86th episode of Learning Machines 101 discusses the problem of assigning probabilities to a possibly infinite set of outcomes in a space-time continuum which characterizes our physical world. Such a set is called an “environmental event”. The machine learning algorithm uses information about the frequency of environmental events to support lea…

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LM101-085:Ch7:How to Guarantee your Batch Learning Algorithm Converges 30:51

4 years ago30:51

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This 85th episode of Learning Machines 101 discusses formal convergence guarantees for a broad class of machine learning algorithms designed to minimize smooth non-convex objective functions using batch learning methods. In particular, a broad class of unsupervised, supervised, and reinforcement machine learning algorithms which iteratively update …

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LM101-084: Ch6: How to Analyze the Behavior of Smart Dynamical Systems 33:13

4 years ago33:13

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In this episode of Learning Machines 101, we review Chapter 6 of my book “Statistical Machine Learning” which introduces methods for analyzing the behavior of machine inference algorithms and machine learning algorithms as dynamical systems. We show that when dynamical systems can be viewed as special types of optimization algorithms, the behavior …

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LM101-083: Ch5: How to Use Calculus to Design Learning Machines 34:22

5 years ago34:22

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This particular podcast covers the material from Chapter 5 of my new book “Statistical Machine Learning: A unified framework” which is now available! The book chapter shows how matrix calculus is very useful for the analysis and design of both linear and nonlinear learning machines with lots of examples. We discuss how to use the matrix chain rule …

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LM101-082: Ch4: How to Analyze and Design Linear Machines 29:05

5 years ago29:05

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The main focus of this particular episode covers the material in Chapter 4 of my new forthcoming book titled “Statistical Machine Learning: A unified framework.” Chapter 4 is titled “Linear Algebra for Machine Learning. Many important and widely used machine learning algorithms may be interpreted as linear machines and this chapter shows how to use…

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LM101-081: Ch3: How to Define Machine Learning (or at Least Try) 37:20

5 years ago37:20

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This particular podcast covers the material in Chapter 3 of my new book “Statistical Machine Learning: A unified framework” with expected publication date May 2020. In this episode we discuss Chapter 3 of my new book which discusses how to formally define machine learning algorithms. Briefly, a learning machine is viewed as a dynamical system that …

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LM101-080: Ch2: How to Represent Knowledge using Set Theory 31:43

5 years ago31:43

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This particular podcast covers the material in Chapter 2 of my new book “Statistical Machine Learning: A unified framework” with expected publication date May 2020. In this episode we discuss Chapter 2 of my new book, which discusses how to represent knowledge using set theory notation. Chapter 2 is titled “Set Theory for Concept Modeling”.…

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LM101-079: Ch1: How to View Learning as Risk Minimization 26:07

6 years ago26:07

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This particular podcast covers the material in Chapter 1 of my new (unpublished) book “Statistical Machine Learning: A unified framework”. In this episode we discuss Chapter 1 of my new book, which shows how supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning algorithms can be viewed as special cases of a general empirical risk minimization framew…

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LM101-078: Ch0: How to Become a Machine Learning Expert 39:18

6 years ago39:18

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This particular podcast (Episode 78 of Learning Machines 101) is the initial episode in a new special series of episodes designed to provide commentary on a new book that I am in the process of writing. In this episode we discuss books, software, courses, and podcasts designed to help you become a machine learning expert! For more information, chec…

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LM101-077: How to Choose the Best Model using BIC 24:15

6 years ago24:15

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In this 77th episode of www.learningmachines101.com , we explain the proper semantic interpretation of the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) and emphasize how this semantic interpretation is fundamentally different from AIC (Akaike Information Criterion) model selection methods. Briefly, BIC is used to estimate the probability of the training da…

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LM101-076: How to Choose the Best Model using AIC and GAIC 28:17

6 years ago28:17

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In this episode, we explain the proper semantic interpretation of the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and the Generalized Akaike Information Criterion (GAIC) for the purpose of picking the best model for a given set of training data. The precise semantic interpretation of these model selection criteria is provided, explicit assumptions are provi…

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LM101-075: Can computers think? A Mathematician's Response (remix) 36:26

7 years ago36:26

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In this episode, we explore the question of what can computers do as well as what computers can’t do using the Turing Machine argument. Specifically, we discuss the computational limits of computers and raise the question of whether such limits pertain to biological brains and other non-standard computing machines. This episode is dedicated to the …

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LM101-074: How to Represent Knowledge using Logical Rules (remix) 19:22

7 years ago19:22

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In this episode we will learn how to use “rules” to represent knowledge. We discuss how this works in practice and we explain how these ideas are implemented in a special architecture called the production system. The challenges of representing knowledge using rules are also discussed. Specifically, these challenges include: issues of feature repre…

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LM101-073: How to Build a Machine that Learns to Play Checkers (remix) 24:58

7 years ago24:58

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This is a remix of the original second episode Learning Machines 101 which describes in a little more detail how the computer program that Arthur Samuel developed in 1959 learned to play checkers by itself without human intervention using a mixture of classical artificial intelligence search methods and artificial neural network learning algorithms…

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LM101-072: Welcome to the Big Artificial Intelligence Magic Show! (Remix of LM101-001 and LM101-002) 22:07

7 years ago22:07

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This podcast is basically a remix of the first and second episodes of Learning Machines 101 and is intended to serve as the new introduction to the Learning Machines 101 podcast series. The search for common organizing principles which could support the foundations of machine learning and artificial intelligence is discussed and the concept of the …

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LM101-071: How to Model Common Sense Knowledge using First-Order Logic and Markov Logic Nets 31:40

7 years ago31:40

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In this podcast, we provide some insights into the complexity of common sense. First, we discuss the importance of building common sense into learning machines. Second, we discuss how first-order logic can be used to represent common sense knowledge. Third, we describe a large database of common sense knowledge where the knowledge is represented us…

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LM101-070: How to Identify Facial Emotion Expressions in Images Using Stochastic Neighborhood Embedding 32:04

7 years ago32:04

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This 70th episode of Learning Machines 101 we discuss how to identify facial emotion expressions in images using an advanced clustering technique called Stochastic Neighborhood Embedding. We discuss the concept of recognizing facial emotions in images including applications to problems such as: improving online communication quality, identifying su…

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LM101-069: What Happened at the 2017 Neural Information Processing Systems Conference? 23:20

8 years ago23:20

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This 69th episode of Learning Machines 101 provides a short overview of the 2017 Neural Information Processing Systems conference with a focus on the development of methods for teaching learning machines rather than simply training them on examples. In addition, a book review of the book “Deep Learning” is provided. #nips2017…

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LM101-068: How to Design Automatic Learning Rate Selection for Gradient Descent Type Machine Learning Algorithms 21:49

8 years ago21:49

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This 68th episode of Learning Machines 101 discusses a broad class of unsupervised, supervised, and reinforcement machine learning algorithms which iteratively update their parameter vector by adding a perturbation based upon all of the training data. This process is repeated, making a perturbation of the parameter vector based upon all of the trai…

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LM101-067: How to use Expectation Maximization to Learn Constraint Satisfaction Solutions (Rerun) 25:40

8 years ago25:40

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In this episode we discuss how to learn to solve constraint satisfaction inference problems. The goal of the inference process is to infer the most probable values for unobservable variables. These constraints, however, can be learned from experience. Specifically, the important machine learning method for handling unobservable components of the da…

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LM101-066: How to Solve Constraint Satisfaction Problems using MCMC Methods (Rerun) 34:00

8 years ago34:00

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In this episode of Learning Machines 101 (www.learningmachines101.com) we discuss how to solve constraint satisfaction inference problems where knowledge is represented as a large unordered collection of complicated probabilistic constraints among a collection of variables. The goal of the inference process is to infer the most probable values of t…

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LM101-065: How to Design Gradient Descent Learning Machines (Rerun) 30:00

8 years ago30:00

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In this episode rerun we introduce the concept of gradient descent which is the fundamental principle underlying learning in the majority of deep learning and neural network learning algorithms. Check out the website: www.learningmachines101.com to obtain a transcript of this episode!

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LM101-064: Stochastic Model Search and Selection with Genetic Algorithms (Rerun) 28:04

8 years ago28:04

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In this rerun of episode 24 we explore the concept of evolutionary learning machines. That is, learning machines that reproduce themselves in the hopes of evolving into more intelligent and smarter learning machines. This leads us to the topic of stochastic model search and evaluation. Check out the blog with additional technical references at: www…

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LM101-063: How to Transform a Supervised Learning Machine into a Policy Gradient Reinforcement Learning Machine 22:04

8 years ago22:04

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This 63rd episode of Learning Machines 101 discusses how to build reinforcement learning machines which become smarter with experience but do not use this acquired knowledge to modify their actions and behaviors. This episode explains how to build reinforcement learning machines whose behavior evolves as the learning machines become increasingly sm…

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LM101-062: How to Transform a Supervised Learning Machine into a Value Function Reinforcement Learning Machine 31:05

8 years ago31:05

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This 62nd episode of Learning Machines 101 (www.learningmachines101.com) discusses how to design reinforcement learning machines using your knowledge of how to build supervised learning machines! Specifically, we focus on Value Function Reinforcement Learning Machines which estimate the unobservable total penalty associated with an episode when onl…

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LM101-061: What happened at the Reinforcement Learning Tutorial? (RERUN) 29:15

8 years ago29:15

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This is the third of a short subsequence of podcasts providing a summary of events associated with Dr. Golden’s recent visit to the 2015 Neural Information Processing Systems Conference. This is one of the top conferences in the field of Machine Learning. This episode reviews and discusses topics associated with the Introduction to Reinforcement Le…

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LM101-060: How to Monitor Machine Learning Algorithms using Anomaly Detection Machine Learning Algorithms 29:32

8 years ago29:32

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This 60th episode of Learning Machines 101 discusses how one can use novelty detection or anomaly detection machine learning algorithms to monitor the performance of other machine learning algorithms deployed in real world environments. The episode is based upon a review of a talk by Chief Data Scientist Ira Cohen of Anodot presented at the 2016 Be…

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LM101-059: How to Properly Introduce a Neural Network 29:56

9 years ago29:56

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I discuss the concept of a “neural network” by providing some examples of recent successes in neural network machine learning algorithms and providing a historical perspective on the evolution of the neural network concept from its biological origins. For more details visit us at: www.learningmachines101.com…

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LM101-058: How to Identify Hallucinating Learning Machines using Specification Analysis 19:38

9 years ago19:38

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In this 58th episode of Learning Machines 101, I’ll be discussing an important new scientific breakthrough published just last week for the first time in the journal Econometrics in the special issue on model misspecification titled “Generalized Information Matrix Tests for Detecting Model Misspecification”. The article provides a unified theoretic…

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LM101-057: How to Catch Spammers using Spectral Clustering 19:54

9 years ago19:54

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In this 57th episode, we explain how to use unsupervised machine learning algorithms to catch internet criminals who try to steal your money electronically! Check it out at: www.learningmachines101.com

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LM101-056: How to Build Generative Latent Probabilistic Topic Models for Search Engine and Recommender System Applications 27:59

9 years ago27:59

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In this NEW episode we discuss Latent Semantic Indexing type machine learning algorithms which have a PROBABILISTIC interpretation. We explain why such a probabilistic interpretation is important and discuss how such algorithms can be used in the design of document retrieval systems, search engines, and recommender systems. Check us out at: www.lea…

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LM101-055: How to Learn Statistical Regularities using MAP and Maximum Likelihood Estimation (Rerun) 35:06

9 years ago35:06

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In this rerun of Episode 10, we discuss fundamental principles of learning in statistical environments including the design of learning machines that can use prior knowledge to facilitate and guide the learning of statistical regularities. In particular, the episode introduces fundamental machine learning concepts such as: probability models, model…

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LM101-054: How to Build Search Engine and Recommender Systems using Latent Semantic Analysis (RERUN) 29:35

9 years ago29:35

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Welcome to the 54th Episode of Learning Machines 101 titled "How to Build a Search Engine, Automatically Grade Essays, and Identify Synonyms using Latent Semantic Analysis" (rerun of Episode 40). The principles in this episode are also applicable to the problem of "Market Basket Analysis" and the design of Recommender Systems. Check it out at: www.…

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LM101-053: How to Enhance Learning Machines with Swarm Intelligence (Particle Swarm Optimization) 26:50

9 years ago26:50

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In this 53rd episode of Learning Machines 101, we introduce the concept of a Swarm Intelligence with respect to Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithms. The essential idea of “Swarm Intelligence” is that you have a group of individual entities which behave in a coordinated manner yet there is no master control center providing directions to all of t…

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LM101-052: How to Use the Kernel Trick to Make Hidden Units Disappear 28:57

9 years ago28:57

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Today, we discuss a simple yet powerful idea which began popular in the machine learning literature in the 1990s which is called “The Kernel Trick”. The basic idea of the “Kernel Trick” is that you specify similarity relationships among input patterns rather than a recoding transformation to solve a nonlinear problem with a linear learning machine.…

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LM101-051: How to Use Radial Basis Function Perceptron Software for Supervised Learning[Rerun] 29:04

9 years ago29:04

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This particular podcast is a RERUN of Episode 20 and describes step by step how to download free software which can be used to make predictions using a feedforward artificial neural network whose hidden units are radial basis functions. This is essentially a nonlinear regression modeling problem. We show the performance of this nonlinear learning m…

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LM101-050: How to Use Linear Machine Learning Software to Make Predictions (Linear Regression Software)[RERUN] 30:32

9 years ago30:32

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In this episode we will explain how to download and use freemachine learning software from the website: www.learningmachines101.com.This podcast is concerned with the very practical issuesassociated with downloading and installing machine learningsoftware on your computer. If you follow these instructions, by theend of this episode you will have in…

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LM101-049: How to Experiment with Lunar Lander Software 34:40

9 years ago34:40

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In this episode we continue the discussion of learning when the actions of the learning machine can alter the characteristics of the learning machine’s statistical environment. We describe how to download free lunar lander software so you can experiment with an autopilot for a lunar lander module that learns from its experiences and describe the re…

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LM101-048: How to Build a Lunar Lander Autopilot Learning Machine (Rerun) 31:27

9 years ago31:27

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In this episode we consider the problem of learning when the actions of the learning machine can alter the characteristics of the learning machine’s statistical environment. We illustrate the solution to this problem by designing an autopilot for a lunar lander module that learns from its experiences. For more information, check out: www.learningma…

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LM101-047: How Build a Support Vector Machine to Classify Patterns (Rerun) 35:29

9 years ago35:29

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We explain how to estimate the parameters of such machines to classify a pattern vector as a member of one of two categories as well as identify special pattern vectors called “support vectors” which are important for characterizing the Support Vector Machine decision boundary. The relationship of Support Vector Machine parameter estimation and log…

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LM101-046: How to Optimize Student Learning using Recurrent Neural Networks (Educational Technology) 23:19

9 years ago23:19

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In this episode, we briefly review Item Response Theory and Bayesian Network Theory methods for the assessment and optimization of student learning and then describe a poster presented on the first day of the Neural Information Processing Systems conference in December 2015 in Montreal which describes a Recurrent Neural Network approach for the ass…

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LM101-045: How to Build a Deep Learning Machine for Answering Questions about Images 21:51

9 years ago21:51

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In this episode we discuss just one out of the 102 different posters which was presented on the first night of the 2015 Neural Information Processing Systems Conference. This presentation describes a system which can answer simple questions about images. Check out: www.learningmachines101.com for additional details!!…

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LM101-044: What happened at the Deep Reinforcement Learning Tutorial at the 2015 Neural Information Processing Systems Conference? 31:38

9 years ago31:38

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This is the third of a short subsequence of podcasts providing a summary of events associated with Dr. Golden’s recent visit to the 2015 Neural Information Processing Systems Conference. This is one of the top conferences in the field of Machine Learning. This episode reviews and discusses topics associated with the Introduction to Reinforcement Le…

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LM101-043: How to Learn a Monte Carlo Markov Chain to Solve Constraint Satisfaction Problems (Rerun of Episode 22) 27:38

9 years ago27:38

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Welcome to the 43rd Episode of Learning Machines 101!We are currently presenting a subsequence of episodes covering the events of the recent Neural Information Processing Systems Conference. However, this weekwill digress with a rerun of Episode 22 which nicely complements our previous discussion of the Monte Carlo Markov Chain Algorithm Tutorial. …

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LM101-042: What happened at the Monte Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) Inference Methods Tutorial at the 2015 Neural Information Processing Systems Conference? 25:46

9 years ago25:46

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This is the second of a short subsequence of podcasts providing a summary of events associated with Dr. Golden’s recent visit to the 2015 Neural Information Processing Systems Conference. This is one of the top conferences in the field of Machine Learning. This episode reviews and discusses topics associated with the Monte Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC)…

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LM101-041: What happened at the 2015 Neural Information Processing Systems Deep Learning Tutorial? 29:38

10 years ago29:38

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This is the first of a short subsequence of podcasts which provides a summary of events associated with Dr. Golden’s recent visit to the 2015 Neural Information Processing Systems Conference. This is one of the top conferences in the field of Machine Learning. This episode introduces the Neural Information Processing Systems Conference and reviews …

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LM101-040: How to Build a Search Engine, Automatically Grade Essays, and Identify Synonyms using Latent Semantic Analysis 28:15

10 years ago28:15

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In this episode we introduce a very powerful approach for computing semantic similarity between documents. Here, the terminology “document” could refer to a web-page, a word document, a paragraph of text, an essay, a sentence, or even just a single word. Two semantically similar documents, therefore, will discuss many of the same topics while two s…

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LM101-039: How to Solve Large Complex Constraint Satisfaction Problems (Monte Carlo Markov Chain and Markov Fields)[Rerun] 35:17

10 years ago35:17

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In this episode we discuss how to solve constraint satisfaction inference problems where knowledge is represented as a large unordered collection of complicated probabilistic constraints among a collection of variables. The goal of the inference process is to infer the most probable values of the unobservable variables given the observable variable…

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LM101-038: How to Model Knowledge Skill Growth Over Time using Bayesian Nets 23:55

10 years ago23:55

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In this episode, we examine the problem of developing an advanced artificially intelligent technology which is capable of tracking knowledge growth in students in real-time, representing the knowledge state of a student a skill profile, and automatically defining the concept of a skill without human intervention! The approach can be viewed as a sop…

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LM101-037: How to Build a Smart Computerized Adaptive Testing Machine using Item Response Theory 34:56

10 years ago34:56

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In this episode, we discuss the problem of how to build a smart computerized adaptive testing machine using Item Response Theory (IRT). Suppose that you are teaching a student a particular target set of knowledge. Examples of such situations obviously occur in nursery school, elementary school, junior high school, high school, and college. However,…