Sairam Sundaresan
Sairam Sundaresan

@DSaience

9 Tweets 8 reads Sep 04, 2022
The First-Time Machine Learning Playbook.
(Read this if you want to efficiently learn machine learning, avoid frustration from searching for resources, and build a career in ML.)
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What people think you need:
Most people think you need to be a math and stats expert to learn ML. ML can be math intensive, but it’s not a barrier to entry.
What you need:
• The Ability to code
• An Open and Curious Mind
• A Good starting point
Which leads me to …
Where to Start:
If you can code, then start here: course.fast.ai
The @fastdotai Course is a fantastic place to start. Instead of going from the basics towards an application, it starts from an application and breaks it down piece by piece.
Did I mention it’s free?
@fastdotai What to do next:
Once you’ve completed the FastAI course, how do you use your newfound skills?
Simple Answer: Compete in @kaggle contests.
Just learning skills and concepts without putting them to use is like learning to ride a bike online and then not riding a bike outside
@fastdotai @kaggle The Blue Pill:
You’re now good at applying ML (Kaggle will make sure of it) but you want to learn more theory?
• Try out the Deep learning Specialization on Coursera: deeplearning.ai
• Read papers. Here’s how: youtu.be
@fastdotai @kaggle The Red Pill:
It’s not enough to know how ML works in theory. How do you deploy a model in the real world, test it, debug issues, etc. ?
Take the @full_stack_dl course here: fullstackdeeplearning.com
While it is also free, they also have a paid cohort based version.
@fastdotai @kaggle @full_stack_dl TL;DR
• Start with the FastAI Course
• Compete in Kaggle
• Read papers: youtu.be
• Try the Deep Learning AI Specialization
• Complete the loop with Full Stack DL course
• Specialize
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