[D] Entry level papers? • r/MachineLearning

"I really want to read a proper research paper, and know what innovations are actually taking place in the field, not simply learn from a course and apply." However, getting there from zero is tough. I am dabbling in the field for about 4 years (including a graduate program in ML) in still find it challenging if a paper introduces a truly new concept, or if it is some branch of applied math/statistics/cs that I only vaguely know to that point. But of course, the "easy" papers, which are very method/empirically driven, are convenient to read (given good writing!) at some point. Given that, I would strongly advice to complement Ngs quite nice introductory course with some proper self-study based on books.