An ex-Googler's guide to machine learning


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Machine learning is one of those buzzwords that’s often thrown around without any detail to back it up. We’ll cover some concrete techniques and applications where ML is helpful, and discuss their requirements and limitations.
We’ll (quickly) work through examples in real estate, e-commerce, and server management. And to hit some more buzzwords, we’ll finish by talking about forecasting Bitcoin prices!
About Hourann:
Hourann is a specialist in data visualisation and web interface development; he's worked for UWA, several startups in Silicon Valley, and for Google, and is now one of the founders of Datagami.
His startup:
Datagami (http://www.datagami.info/) is a local startup whose products — on the web, mobile, and other devices — make it easy to analyse business data of any size, using machine learning and visualisation techniques that were previously only available to large enterprises.

An ex-Googler's guide to machine learning