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Ask HN: I'm getting a new job that involves machine learning. How do I kick ass?

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Re: Ask HN: I'm getting a new job that involves machine learning. How do I kick ass?

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Hi, machine learning PhD here - one way you can start is by brushing up on some fundamentals. A book such as Machine Learning, by Thom M. Mitchell is a reasonable start. Also, in terms of applying ML, you could scoot through Andrew Ng's Machine Learning Coursera course (not sure if it's running at the moment, though). Finally... One tip – typically I have always found that when you want to start apply ML to real-worl…

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Re: Ask HN: I'm getting a new job that involves machine learning. How do I kick ass?

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I wonder how did they hire you when you had no prior experience? You're lucky. I also want such job.

Exactly what I would like to know too. I have been trying for a while now with not much luck, although I have picked up a decent amount of ML via self study.
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