Algorithms are Watching: How Machines Learn

Machine Learning algorithms are everywhere. They're helping you pick out your next gift on Amazon, controlling what you find on Google, they're suggesting new music for you on Spotify, and they're doing their best to keep you on their website. When trying to explain how machines learn we tend to try and describe it in human terms. Unfortunately (or fortunately) machine learning isn't based on how we teach humans. The video is a bit simple in its explanations, but it describes some important concepts.