Machine Learning

Applied Machine Learning is a Meritocracy

Last Updated on June 14, 2019

When making a start in a new field it is common to feel overwhelmed.

You may lack confidence or feel as though you are not good enough or that you are lacking some prerequisite.

You will explore these issues in this post and learn that such feelings can lead to actions that can consume a lot of time and resources and leave you feeling disappointed in yourself.

You will learn that there are many paths through the field of machine learning and that like programming, it is a meritocracy.

Dangerous Thinking

Feeling like you are not good enough or that you are lacking some skill that you think you must have before you can make a start in machine learning is dangerous thinking.

I think it is dangerous because it can lead you down paths that consume a lot of time, money and resources that may not be required.

For example, you may feel like you need to have a grounding in mathematics or or computer science or some other subject that you are not really passionate about. You may decide that you simply must: