The Master Algorithm
How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
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- £7.99
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
A spell-binding quest for the one algorithm capable of deriving all knowledge from data, including a cure for cancer
Society is changing, one learning algorithm at a time, from search engines to online dating, personalized medicine to predicting the stock market. But learning algorithms are not just about Big Data - these algorithms take raw data and make it useful by creating more algorithms. This is something new under the sun: a technology that builds itself. In The Master Algorithm, Pedro Domingos reveals how machine learning is remaking business, politics, science and war. And he takes us on an awe-inspiring quest to find 'The Master Algorithm' - a universal learner capable of deriving all knowledge from data.
Customer Reviews
Fun and Interesting
It made the topic of machine learning very interesting and highlighted many of the key problems in computer science whilst keeping it relatively simple for the average reader. Towards the end I also enjoyed the fictional style that Pedro adapted to paint his fantasy picture of the Master Algorithm.