Machine Learning for Product Managers Part I -- Problem Mapping

Machine learning(ML) and AI are hot topics these days. So, I find a lot of product managers and would-be product managers come up to me and ask how they can become better ML PMs. Since the intersection of machine learning and product management is a fairly comprehensive topic, one post would not do justice to it. This post will focus on how to figure out if the problem you are trying to solve needs machine learning or not. The first principle of building a great product using machine learning is to focus on user needs.