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OverviewOver the past three decades or so, research on machine learning and data mining has led to a wide variety of algorithms that learn general functions from experience. As machine learning is maturing, it has begun to make the successful transition from academic research to various practical applications. Generic techniques such as decision trees and artificial neural networks, for example, are now being used in various commercial and industrial applications. This text is a research direction within machine learning. Similar to traditional machine-learning algorithms, the methods described induce general functions from experience. However, the book investigates algorithms that can change the way they generalize, for example, practice the task of learning itself, and improve on it. To illustrate the utility of learning to learn, it is worthwhile comparing machine learning with human learning. Humans encounter a continual stream of learning tasks. They do not just learn concepts or motor skills, they also learn bias, meaning, they learn how to generalize. As a result, humans are often able to generalize correctly from extremely few examples - often just a single example suffices to teach us a new thing. A deeper understanding of computer programs that improve their ability to learn can have a large practical impact on the field of machine learning and beyond. In recent years, the field has made significant progress towards a theory of learning to learn along with practical new algorithms, some of which led to impressive results in real-world applications. The book's objective is to investigate the utility and feasibility of computer programs that can learn how to learn, both from a practical and a theoretical point of view. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sebastian Thrun , Lorien PrattPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 1998 ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.540kg ISBN: 9780792380474ISBN 10: 0792380479 Pages: 354 Publication Date: 31 October 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |